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Viewing current mailing lists

To view mailing lists, click View on the Mailing List Manager. The Mailing Lists window opens, showing the current mailing lists on the domain.

Creating a mailing list

To create a mailing list:

1. On the Mailing List Manager, click Create .

The Create a New Mailing List window opens.



2. Use the following information to complete the mailing list form.

In this field:	Enter:
List name	A name for the new mailing list. The name must be in lowercase letters.
List Maintainers Email Address	The email address of the mailing list administrator.
Maintenance Password	The password for the mailing list administrator. Enter the password again in the Confirm Maintenance Password field.
Description (optional)	A description of the mailing list; what the list will be used for.
Introductory Message (optional)	An introductory message that will be sent to all the members on this mailing list, introducing the mailing list and what it should be used for.
Forwarded Mail Footer (optional)	Useful information related to the mailing list, such as the name of the mailing list, the email address of the mailing list, and the Web site address.

3. Click Create .

Sending Majordomo commands using email

Once you have created mailing lists, you can issue certain commands regarding these lists to Majordomo by sending email to majordomo@ <site name>. In the body of the email, you can include one or more of the commands listed in Table 6-1.

Note: The email must include only commands; no other text.

Table 6-1 lists the commands you can insert into an email and what the commands do.

Table 6-1. Majordomo email commands

Insert this command:	To:
help	Receive an email with detailed help about Majordomo
info < mailing list name >	Receive an email stating when the mailing list was created or modified
lists	Receive an email listing all the mailing lists on the domain
which < email address >	Receive an email indicating the mailing lists to which the user at the email address you specify has subscribed
who < mailing list name >	Receive an email listing the users who have subscribed to this mailing list
subscribe < mailing list name > < email address >	Add the user at the email address you specify to the mailing list you specify
Unsubscribe < mailing list name >	Remove yourself from the mailing list you specify
signoff < mailing list name >	Remove yourself from the mailing list you specify

Adding members to a mailing list

Once you have created a mailing list, use the View option of the Mailing List Manager to add members to a list.

To add members to a mailing list:

1. On the Mailing List Manager, click View .

The Mailing Lists window opens, showing the current mailing lists on the domain.



2. In the Actions column, click  next to the mailing list to which you want to add members.

   The Member Management window opens.

   

3. Enter the email addresses of the members you want to add to the list. Separate the addresses with commas.
4. Click Subscribe .

Majordomo sends an introductory message to each new member of the list.

Removing members from a mailing list

Use the View option of the Mailing List Manager to remove members from a list.

To remove members from a mailing list:

1. On the Mailing List Manager, click View .

The Mailing Lists window opens, showing the current mailing lists on the domain.



2. In the Actions column, click next to the mailing list from which you want to remove members.

   The Member Management window opens.

   

3. In the Action column, click next to the address of the member you want to remove from the list.

Removing a mailing list

To remove a mailing list:

1. On the Mailing List Manager, click View .

The Mailing Lists window opens, showing the current mailing lists on the domain.



2. In the Actions column, click next to the mailing list you want to remove.