1. What is the Mailing List
feature and what can it do?
We have Mailman v. 2.1.2 installed on our servers. You
can read a basic summary of what it can do at Mailman site for specific details and
docs.
2. How do I set up a new mailing
list?
- Go to your Control Panel
- Click on the "Mailing Lists" (under the "Mail" icon)
- Create a list by clicking on "Add Mailing List"
- Enter the Admin name and the Admin password you want
to use for the list
- Click Create.
Your list is now created.
3. How do I administer the
list?
You will need to know the Admin ("Maintainer") email
address and password to administer the list. The results of
the commands will be sent to the list admin's email address.
Go to Mail icon then Mailing Lists then click "Edit" button.
Edit List allows the administrator of the list these
management options:
- General Options
- Passwords
- Language options
- Membership Management
- Non-digest options
- Digest options
- Privacy options
- Bounce processing
- Archiving Options
- Mail<->News gateways
- Auto-responder
- Content filtering
- Topics
- Tend to pending moderator requests
- Go to the general list information page
- Edit the public HTML pages
- Go to list archives
4. Can I delete specific messages
sent by members once they have been posted?
Unfortunately no. This is why we recommend adjusting your
list settings to require that a moderator review messages
before they are posted. The only way to delete a message is
to delete the entire list. Therefore when you are setting up
a new list, we also suggest that you create a test list
first, do some test messages so you get a feel for how it
works, then delete the entire test list and create your
"real" list anew.
As always, if you need any help at all, feel free to email
us at support@hostinpak.com or use the PHP Live button on the
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