Email - OSU Inform-C Distribution Lists

Issue/Question

• What are the Inform lists?
• I am not receiving messages sent to Inform.
• How do I send to the Inform lists?

Environment

• Oregon State University
• Employee
• eMail / Distribution Lists 

Explanation

Overview

The Inform lists are used to send official email communications to OSU employees and associates, and as such fall under Campus Leadership. 

For more information see "Communicating with Campus Community Policy" on the Policies and Guidelines Leadership page.

Known Issues

1. I am not receiving messages sent to an Inform distribution list.
   • Employees are listed on the Inform list with their primary email address.  This is automatically populated, and will be your primary Exchange email address.
   • Employees will be on different Inform lists depending on their employee type.  Not all inform messages are sent to all lists.
   • The inform lists are official communication lists to employees, and are populated based on coding set by HR.  If you are a new hire or recently changed jobs, HR may need to update the Inform list coding in your profile.
   • If your position include the Advisor duties you may need to contact Amanda Ronay to be added to the Advisor list.
2. How do I send a message to an Inform Distribution list?
   • The Inform lists are in the Exchange address book. Posting to the lists is moderated.
     • Senders should contact Gigi Bruce or Amanda Ronay before sending to the campus wide Inform lists (Inform C01-C14).
     • For the Cascades specific lists (Inform C26-C29), senders should first contact Windy Adoretti or Kate Moses.
3. How do I remove myself from an Inform list?
   • The inform lists are for official communication approved by the Provost office to employees.  Membership is not optional.

For assistance, contact the Service Desk.