Whats the policy on spamming?
First, let’s define spamming: It’s the equivalent of junk mail, that is, a bulk mailing in which you could expect that most recipients wouldn’t be interested. For example, email that offer get-rich schemes are considered spam. On the other hand, if the university administration sent out a bulk mailing to everyone that the university was closed due to bad weather, you could assume that almost everyone would be interested. It’s both the quality and quantity of the mailing that count. Having said all that, we do not allow UB folks to spam. Incoming spam is another question. In general, I suggest you just delete it and move on. Are there any guidelines in setting up university listservs? Listservs can be set up by university students, faculty and staff. The topic must be university related. Student-run listservs-such as student clubs-require a faculty or staff advisor who can be contacted before the listserv will be created. For further details, see the listserv homepage at http://listserv
