Some email distribution lists at Kenyon are optional. If you would like to be on an optional list, you may be able to add yourself to the list. The mail server terminology for adding yourself to a list is "joining a list."

To join a list, send a message to the address listname-request@kenyon.edu, where "listname" is the name of the specific list you want to join. The subject of the message is irrelevant. In the body of the message, put only one line: JOIN. Do not put any text after this! (If you have an automatic signature attached to your outgoing mail, then put a second line: STOP after the JOIN line. This will tell the mail system not to process any more lines after the STOP.) You will receive an automated message from the mail system telling you that you have been successfully added to the list, which takes effect immediately.