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--- distibution_lists [2024/03/28 22:06] – [Distribution lists] admin
+++ distibution_lists [2024/04/07 11:54] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-**What is a distribution list?**
+==== What is a distribution list? ====
-A list of multiple email recipients that are grouped to create a single recipient by using an alias address.
+It's a list of multiple email recipients that are grouped to create a single recipient by using an ((a nickname for an email address)) [[aliases|Alias Address]].
-**Why do we use it?**
+==== Why do we use it? ====
 To simplify the way, we send bulk emails by eliminating the need to add multiple recipients’ email addresses to a single email.
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 **Example:**
-Suppose you would like to email all the staff members of Lorraine Primary School, instead of adding the address of each staff member to the “To:” field individually, enter one address (//staff@lorraineschool.co.za//) that acts as a container for all staff members.
+Suppose you want to email all the staff members of Lorraine Primary School, instead of adding the address of each staff member individually, you enter one address (//staff@lorraineschool.co.za//) that acts as a container for all staff addresses.
 The IT Department has created the following groups to simplify bulk email messaging within the Lorraine Primary School domain. These addresses are for internal use only.
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-**NOTE:** The addresses above are for __internal use only__ and cannot be reached by third-party email providers that do not use the lorraineschool.co.za domain.
+**NOTE:** The addresses above are for __internal use only__ and cannot be reached by third parties outside the lorraineschool.co.za domain.