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Userlists

Users can, if authorized, create and maintain userlists in the mail facility. By creating your own personal userlists, or using public userlists, you can send a single message to a group of users simultaneously.

The userlists can contain not only lists of user IDs, but also lists of terminal IDs, application names, or any other type of identifier that can be used to specify mail recipients. This allows users to easily send messages to specific groups of users.

There are three types of userlists, as described in the following table:

Type of Userlist

Description

General
  • Created or modified by any system administrator.
  • Can be used by any user.
  • The creator can specify that users cannot browse or copy the contents of the list.

Group
  • Owned by a user group.
  • Can be created or edited by any user administrator who is authorized to administer the user group that owns the list.
  • Can always be used, browsed, and copied by members of the user group.
  • The creator can specify that users outside the user group cannot use and/or browse and copy the contents of the list.

Personal
  • Created or modified by a single user.
  • The creator can specify that other users cannot use and/or browse and copy the contents of the list.