Creating, Editing, and Deleting Suppression Lists

Suppression lists give you the ability to specify which email addresses should not receive a specific message. For more information about suppression lists, see About Suppression Lists.

If you have the Edit Global Email Settings permission, you can create, edit, and delete suppression lists.

To create a suppression list

1. On the Lists page, click Add List and select Suppression List.

The Add Suppression List dialog opens.

2. In the List Name field, type a unique name for the list.

3. Click OK.

The suppression list is created and appears on the Lists page.

Tip: You might have to scroll down the table to see the new list.

4. You can now add email addresses to the suppression list.

To rename a suppression list

Renaming a suppression list does not affect any messages linked to that suppression list.

1. On the Lists page, select Suppression List from the List Type drop down list.

The list of all suppression lists opens.

2. Do one of the following:

Point at the name of the list and select Edit.
Select the checkbox of the list, click More Actions, and select Edit.

The Edit Suppression List dialog opens.

3. In the List Name field, type the new list name. The new name must be unique.

4. Click OK.

The list is renamed.

To delete one suppression list

When you delete a suppression list, its email addresses are not removed from any mailing lists.

1. On the Lists page, select Suppression List from the List Type drop down list.

The list of all suppression lists opens.

2. Do one of the following:

Point at the name of the list and select Delete.
Select the checkbox of the list, click More Actions, and select Delete.

A confirmation message opens.

3. Click OK.

The list is deleted.

To delete several suppression lists at once

When you delete a suppression list, its email addresses are not removed from any mailing lists.

1. On the Lists page, select Suppression List from the List Type drop down list.

The list of all suppression lists opens.

2. Select the checkboxes of the lists you want to delete.

3. Click More Actions and select Delete.

A confirmation message opens.

4. Click OK.

The lists are deleted.