Distribution list
{{Short description|Application of email client programs}}
{{One source|date=June 2024}}
A distribution list{{Cite web |title=Distribution lists |url=https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/output-manager/3.1.0?topic=configuration-distribution-lists |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=www.ibm.com |language=en-us}} is an application of email client programs that allows a user to maintain a list of email addresses and send messages to all of them at once. This can be referred to as an electronic mailshot. Sending mail using a distribution list differs from an electronic mailing list or the email option found in an Internet forum as it is usually for one-way traffic and not for coordinating a discussion. A distribution list is an email equivalent of a postal mailing list. Can also be called "Distro".