Utilities: Administration: Topics: New Topic: Basics

Topic Name

Required. Single word which identifies the general topic for a list (for example, "sports"). Use only lower-case alphanumeric characters (a-z, 0-9), hyphens (-), or underscores (_). Do not use spaces. This name is only seen by administrators.

Description

(required) A few words used to describe this topic (for example, “Sports Lists”).

Hide This Topic

This option will hide the given topic from non-administrative users of the web interface. Mailing lists which are categorized under this topic will also be hidden.

The main purpose of a topic is to organize mailing lists. Thus, you would usually want a topic to be visible, so that your users can easily find their way around.

However, there are several circumstances where you might want to hide a topic:

* Your new topic and mailing lists are not ready yet (you are still configuring them), so you don't want them to be visible

* Your topic is private, not of general interest, or you only want people you tell to know about the mailing lists.

Mailing lists that are categorized under a hidden topic are also considered to be hidden. The "lists" command honors the hidden topic setting, and does not display mailing lists that are part of a hidden topic.

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