Email Distribution Group Request

Service Overview

  • Request an email distribution group from OTDI

What Is Included

  • OTDI will create an email distribution group (sometimes known as a "list" or "listserv") for university business.

Eligibility

  • Available to OSU faculty and staff.

Standard Availability

  • Service available 24/7; requests fulfilled during normal business hours per OTDI guidelines.

Cost

  • Free to eligible users.

Special Considerations

How to Request

  1. Navigate to https://go.osu.edu/IT
  2. If you are not logged in, click the red “Sign in to your account” button
  3. Click Order Services in the left side menu
  4. Click the Messaging & Collaboration Services category
  5. Click the University Email Service – Distribution Group Request service
  6. Enter the following:
    1. Alternate account owner
    2. Distribution group name
      1. This will be the part after the “COP-“ in the address, i.e. entering “Admissions” would result in an address of COP-Admissions@osu.edu and a distribution group name of COP Admissions.
    3. List of users that should be a member of the distribution group
    4. List of student "S" accounts that should be a member of the distribution group
  7. Click the red Next button
  8. If you wish to deviate from the standard naming convention, you can check the Edit These Values box. This will lengthen the time that it takes OTDI to complete your request.
  9. Click the red Next button, then click Order Now.