Accessing and Logging into the Discussion Forum Interface
Accessing the Main Discussion Forum Interface
You may access the discussion forum interface by going to the server's main discussion forum URL. For example:
http://listmanager.example.com/read/
Please remember to include the final slash after read. This URL will take you to the All Forums tab for the server's first site. To see forums available in other sites, access a particular forum in that site and click on All Forums.
Accessing the Discussion Forum Interface for a Particular Forum
You may access a particular forum by specifying it at the end of the URL with ?forum=listname. For example:
http://listmanager.example.com/read/?forum=listname
Accessing the Discussion Forum Interface for a Different Site
Depending on the server settings in Utilities: Administration: Server: Server Settings: Security: User Limits, the main discussion forum interface URL either brings you to the first site alphabetically on the server, or to all lists available on the server.
If the server is configured to bring you to the first site instead of showing all lists the list you log into determines the site. If you do not specify a list, the site that comes first alphabetically will be displayed. For example, if you have two sites on a server, cars and boats, the main discussion forum URL may bring you to the lists on the boats site, as it comes first alphabetically. The All Forums tab will only show those lists belonging to those sites. To access all lists for a different forum, use the URL for a list in that site.
For example, if you wished to access all lists in the cars site, you would go directly to a discussion forum interface URL that belongs to the cars site, and then select All Forums.
Logging Into the Discussion Forum Interface
Many forums will require that you log in in order to view messages. Others will require that you log in in order to post a message to the forum. If this is the case, you will be prompted to provide your email address and password.
Note that if you are a member of several forums on the server with different email addresses or passwords, the lists you have access to will depend on the email address/password combination you provide. If you do not have a password for some lists, but you have one for others, you will need to provide your password to access any of your lists, even those for which you do not have a password. If you try to log into a forum that you are not a member of, you will not be able to get in, and you'll be asked to log in again.
Site and server administrators have access to see and read all messages in the discussion forum interface. However, to post messages, they must first join the list as a member.
If you forget your password, and enter an incorrect password, you will be warned that an incorrect password has been entered for that email address. You can then click email password and you will immediately be sent an email informing you of which lists you are subscribed to, and the password for each list. You can then log in with the correct password.
Viewing Lists by Topic
In pre-6.0 versions of ListManager, lists were organized by topics in the user interface. After the 7.0 discussion forum interface, lists are organized by site only, not by topics.
More
1. The Discussion Forum Interface for Members
2. Accessing and Logging into the Discussion Forum Interface
3. Navigating the Discussion Forum Interface
4. Viewing and Subscribing to Forums
9. Learning More About a Forum
10. RSS
12. Conferencing with Other Members
13. Administrator Discussion Forum Functions
14. Discussion Forum Interface FAQ
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