| How do I subscribe to a public list? |
| How do I create a list? |
| How do I access my list? |
| How do I subscribe members? |
| Can I subscribe more than one user at a time? |
| How do I remove a user from my list? |
| I want someone else to manage the list. How do I change the owner? |
| How do I change the administrator's password for my list? |
| How do I give my list a description? |
| How do I make my list private? |
| How do I hide my subscriber list from the public? |
| How do I keep unwanted people from joining my list? |
| How do I restrict who can post to my list? |
| How do I set the archive for my list? |
| How do I make my archives private? |
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How do I subscribe to a public list?
- Choose a public list from the main page of listserver.udmercy.edu
- In the Subscribing to {list name} section, enter your full email address and a password.
- Click the Subscribe button.
- Depending on how the list administrator has configured his list, you may have to respond to a confirmation email, wait for the list administrator's approval or both.
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How do I create a list?
- Choose Create a list from the main page of listserver.udmercy.edu.
- At the login prompt enter your Online Directory username and password.
- Enter a List name.
Your list name can be any combination of alphanumeric characters. Hyphens (-) and underscores ( _ ) are allowed but spaces are not. The list name must be in all lowercase letters. The creation process will convert any uppercase letters to lowercase.
The list owner's email and password will be filled in for you from the online directory. If you are not managing this list yourself; please fill in the proper list owner's email and password.
- At Subscribe list owner? choose wether or not to subscribe to the list.
You do not need to be subscribed to a list to administer it. However, if you do not subscribe to the list you will not be able to submit or receive any messages to or from the list. If you choose not to subscribe now, you can subscribe yourself from the administration page of your list at any time.
- Press the Submit button.
Your list is now submitted to the automated creation process. This should only take 30 minutes. If you do not receive an email confirming your list creation contact admin@listserver.udmercy.edu.
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How do I access my list?
When a list is created, the list owner is sent a confirmation email which contains all the administrative URL's to the list. Save this email for future reference. If your list is a public list you can also access it from the Administer a list link located on the main page. If your list is a private list you must enter the URL in by hand in the form of http://listserver.udmercy.edu/mailman/admin/{list name} replacing {list name} with the name of your list. |
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How do I subscribe members?
- Access your list management screen.
- Choose Membership Management from Configuration Categories
- In Mass Subscribe Members section; enter the full email address of the person in the text box.
- If you want them to receive a welcome message, including their password and configuration instructions, in their email, check yes. Otherwise check no.
- Click the Submit Your Changes button to subscribe the new members.
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Can I subscribe more than one user at a time?
- Access your list management screen.
- Choose Membership Management from Configuration Categories
- In Mass Subscribe Members section; enter the full email address of the people you wish to subscribe in the text box entering one address per line.
- If you want them to receive a welcome message, including their password and configuration instructions, in their email, check yes. Otherwise check no.
- Click the Submit Your Changes button to subscribe the new members.
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How do I remove a user from my list?
- Access your list management screen.
- Choose Membership Management from Configuration Categories.
- Under Membership List find the user you wish to delete.
- The first column next the list of address is labeled subscr, uncheck this box next to the addresses you wish to remove.
- Click the Submit Your Changes button to remove the checked addresses.
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I want someone else to manage the list. How do I change the owner?
- Access your list management screen.
- Choose General Options from Configuration Categories
- In the general options section, locate the option for The list admin's email address - having multiple admins/addresses (on separate lines) is ok.
- In the text box, replace your email address with the new list administrator's address. To add multiply list administrators, place each address on a separate line.
- Click the Submit Your Changes button to apply the new list administrators.
NOTE: The list password will stay the same unless you change it.
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How do I change the administrator's password for my list?
- Access your list management screen.
- At the bottom of the General Options page, find the To Change The Administrator Password fields.
- Enter in your current and new passwords.
- Click the Submit Your Changes button to change your password.
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How do I give my list a description?
- Access your list management screen.
- Choose General Options from Configuration Categories
- Locate the option for A terse phrase identifying this list.
- In the text box, enter a short phrase, 6-12 words, describing your list.
- Click the Submit Your Changes button to apply the new list administrators.
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How do I make my list private?
- Access your list management screen.
- Choose Privacy Options from Configuration Categories
- Under the Subscribing section, locate the option for Advertise this list when people ask what lists are on this machine?
- Check No.
- Click the Submit Your Changes button to apply the privacy options.
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How do I hide my subscriber list from the public?
- Access your list management screen.
- Choose Privacy Options from Configuration Categories
- Under the Membership Exposure section, locate the option for Who can view subscription list?
- Check one of the three options depending on your needs:
Anyone - Subscriber list is public, viewable by the world.
List Members - Subscriber list is private, viewable by the list members only.
List admin only - Subscriber list is private, viewable by the list administrators only.
- Click the Submit Your Changes button to apply the privacy options.
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How do I keep unwanted people from joining my list?
- Access your list management screen.
- Choose Privacy Option from Configuration Categories
- Under Subscribing, the second option is What steps are required for Subscription?
- Set this option to either require approval or confirm+approval.
- Click the Submit Your Changes button to make the selection active.
NOTE: All subscription requests after this point will cause the Listserver to send you an email stating that someone is trying to subscribe to your list. The email will contain the URL where you can go to either deny or permit their subscription.
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How do I restrict who can post to my list?
- Access your list management screen.
- Choose Privacy Option from Configuration Categories
- Under the General Posting Filters section there are three opitons.
Must posts be approved by an administrator? - No/Yes
- If yes is checked, all postings are reserved for the adminstrators review.
- If no is checked, all posting are immediately delivered to membership.
Restrict posting privilege to list members? (member_posting_only) - No/Yes
- If yes is checked, posting from list members are immediately delivered to membership. Posting from non-members are held for the administrator to review.
- If no is checked, all posting are immediately delivered to membership.
Addresses of members accepted for posting to this list without implicit approval requirement. (See "Restrict ... to list members" for whether or not this is in addition to allowing posting by list members.
- Entering address of people in this field (one per line), allows their posts to be immediately delivered to membership.
NOTE: Please see the table below for more information on who can post to your list.
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| Must posts be approved | Restrict to members | Accept without approval |
Who's posts are immediatly delivered |
| No | No | No addresses | All posts |
| No | No | Addresses listed | Posts from listed addresses only |
| No | Yes | No addresses | Posts from members only |
| No | Yes | Addresses listed | Posts from members and listed addresses only |
| Yes | No | No addresses | None, all posts require approval. |
| Yes | No | Addresses listed | Posts from listed addresses only |
| Yes | Yes | No addresses | Posts from members only |
| Yes | Yes | Addresses listed | Posts from members and listed addresses only |
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How do I set the archive for my list?
- Access your list management screen.
- Choose Archival Options from Configuration Categories
- Locate the option for Archive messages?
Check Yes to archive your messages.
- Locate the option for How often should a new archive volume be started?
Check one of the five options to set how often a new archive is started your messages.
- Click the Submit Your Changes button to apply the archival settings.
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How do I make my archives private?
- Access your list management screen.
- Choose Archival Options from Configuration Categories
- Locate the option for Is archive file source for public or private archival?
- Check private to allow only list members to view the archives.
- Click the Submit Your Changes button to apply the archival settings.
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