Marc-

Here's a trick I've used many times when confronted with the same "there's a list, but we don't know who owns(ed) it" problem.  This comes up most often in the case of people who want to get off of a list but can't get any response using the proper channels.

Send an email to [log in to unmask]

In the body of the message enter:

review [log in to unmask]

Obviously replacing "nameoflist".

Send the message. 

What you will get back is essentially an error response (because unless you're having serious memory issues, you're not the owner of the list in question) saying that the server isn't going to give you the list of subscribers.  But it also returns the list header, which gives you the email addresse(s) and names of the owner(s).

> *
> * CS 205 class discussion
> *
> * Subject-Tag= cs205
> * Subscription= Open,Confirm
> * Send= Private
> * Review= Private
> * Notebook= Yes,/home/listserv/htdocs/archives/cs205,Monthly,Public
> * Confidential= No
> * Owner= [log in to unmask] (Craig Damon)
> *
> * Errors-To= [log in to unmask]
> * Reply-To= List,Ignore
> * Default-Options= SUBJ,Repro,conceal
> * Validate= Yes
> * Auto-delete= Yes,Semi-auto
> *
> *
> * Total number of "concealed" subscribers:          32
> * Total number of users subscribed to the list:      6  (non-"concealed" only)
> * Total number of local host users on the list:      0  (non-"concealed" only)

There is a Craig Damon still at UVM, not sure if it's the same person:

http://www.uvm.edu/directory/?Page=query_results.php&name=damon&phone=&department=&uid=#Craig.Damon

All that Craig needs to do is login into the http://list.uvm.edu web based list management interface, put someone else on the list as manager and take himself off.

If Craig isn't still at UVM then Account Services can help you out.

On Feb 11, 2010, at 11:40 AM, Marc Farnum Rendino wrote:

> 
> 
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:12 AM, David Todd <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Can't they also use features in Blackboard?
> 
> Ah; a very good point - coming into UVM sort of "sideways", I haven't yet been exposed to Blackboard, however it sounds like just the ticket.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Marc 

Andrew Hendrickson
CAS, IT Administrator
UVM, College of Arts & Sciences
438 College Street #402
Burlington, VT
05405

802-656-7971
802-656-4529 (fax)

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