Adding Members (Administrators)

add

The add command lets a list administrator add a member to their list. The syntax of the add command in its simplest form is:

add listname [sendconfirm] emailaddress [name] [quiet]

The sendconfirm, user name and quiet modifiers are optional. Here is an example:

add jazztalk bob@example.com Bob Smith

The add command without modifiers subscribes the member as a normal member and sends them the default hello message. The administrator sending the command receives email notification if the command succeeded or failed. To suppress this notification message, the admin may end the message with end quiet.

If you do not specify a user name, the user will be created with no name in their member record.

If the list you are adding the user to is set to require passwords, one will be created automatically for that member. It is useful if you include the %%url.resetpassword%% tag in your hello message allowing the recipient to reset the password.

ListManager will not resubscribe existing members, or change a membership status from unsub to normal unless the subform modifier is used.

sendconfirm

The sendconfirm modifier subscribes the member in confirm status and sends a confirmation message asking the member to confirm.

Example:

add jazztalk sendconfirm bob@example.com Bob Smith

quiet

The quiet modifier suppresses sending the new member the default hello message.

Example:add jazztalk bob@example.com Bob Smith quiet

This command adds the member without sending the member notification. The administrator sending the add command will still receive notification of the success or failure of the add command unless the message ends with the end quiet command.

subform

Unless the subform modifer is used, the add command will not change the subscription status of current members. The subform modifier adds members so their membership status will be normal, even if they were previously in the list in an inactive status.

For example:

add jazztalk subform user1@example.com

would change the status of user1@example.com from unsubscribed to normal.