Basic Information

List Name

(required) Defines the name of the mailing list. This must be a single word and should be in lower case letters. This name is the official Mailing List Name - it is what both administrators and users will see. It also defines the email address for list mail. For example, if the name is jazz-discuss and the Site's host name is minerva.acme.com, the mailing list's email address will be

jazz-discuss@minerva.acme.com

Be sure to choose the name of the mailing list carefully. Once the mailing list is created with this name, it cannot be easily changed.

List Description

(required) A very short description of the mailing list. This description will be visible to users. Also, when electronic mail goes out from the group, this description will be in the email message. Do not use any commas or "<" or ">" characters in your description. For example, if the Description is Jazz Discussion, the Reply-To: field for mailing list email will be:

Reply-To: Jazz Discussion <jazz-discuss@minerva.acme.com>

Topic

(required) Defines the Topic under which this Mailing list will be categorized. When users go the web interface for your Site, they will need to choose the Topic you select here in order to get to this mailing list.