Utilities: Administration: Lists: New List
This page allows you to create a list quickly and easily with the settings appropriate for your type of list. You can always edit the settings later in the Utilities: List Settings menu.
Purpose of List
Required. Select the type of list you want to create. This selection will have a significant impact on your default list settings. The list types are:
Email Marketing
(Email sent from one person to many, with marketing features)
All list settings will be appropriate for a list intended for email marketing. The list will be configured so only administrators may send email to the list. If members reply to the message, their responses will go to the message’s author.
Recipient information will be saved so recipients of previous mailings may be purged from subsequent ones. Full personalization of messages (conditional content, mail merge) is possible because full scripting is enabled for administrators. The list will accept messages from other lists as a child list.
The list settings may be changed later in the Utilities: List Settings menu.
Announcement List
(Email sent from one person to many)
All list settings will be appropriate for a one-way announcement list. The list will be configured so only administrators may send email to the list. If members reply to the message, their responses will go to the message’s author.
Unlike an email marketing list, an announcement list does not save recipient information for purging. Messages can be personalized because safe scripting is enabled for administrators.
Messages sent to the list must be approved before they will be sent. The list settings may be changed later in the Utilities: List Settings menu.
Discussion (moderated)
(Email sent to and from many people, moderated)
All list settings will be appropriate for a moderated discussion list. The list will be configured so that all list members may send email to the list. If members reply to the message, their responses will go to the list. Messages sent to the list must be moderated by an administrator, unless they are sent by an administrator using the ListManager web interface. The list settings may be changed later in the Utilities: List Settings menu.
Discussion (unmoderated)
(Email sent to and from many people, unmoderated)
All list settings will be appropriate for an unmoderated discussion list. The list will be configured so that all list members may send email to the list. If members reply to the message, their responses will go to the list. No messages sent to the list will be moderated, unless sent by an administrator using the ListManager web interface The list settings may be changed later in the Utilities: List Settings menu.
Note that lists without moderation may be subject to spamming and flame wars, and are only recommended for small, self-controlled lists.
List Name
Required. Single word name for this mailing list (for example, "jazztalk"). Since this name will determine the list's email address (e.g.,"jazztalk@clio.shelby.com"), we recommend you limit it to fewer than 15 characters. Select the list name carefully -- once configured, it cannot be changed! Use only lower-case alphanumeric characters (a-z, 0-9), hyphens (-),or underscores ( _ ). Do not use spaces.
List Description
Required. A very short description of the mailing list. This description will be visible to users. Also, when email 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>
Message Frequency
Required. Indicate how frequently you will send messages through the list. This selection will determine the error mail settings for your list, so that users who bounce mail will be put on hold and removed from the list appropriately. If you are not sure, select "Twice a Month."
Admin Name
Required. The name of the administrator for this list. (Can be changed later in Utilities: Members: Edit Member.)
List Admin Email
Required. The email address of the administrator for this list. (Can be changed later inUtilities: Members: Edit Member.)
List Admin Password
Required. The password of the administrator for this list. (Can be changed later in Utilities: Members: Edit Member.)
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