Email Mailing Lists

Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ)

To help you locate information quickly, this list of frequently-asked questions is grouped into two categories:

Member Questions

  1. How do I subscribe to a Mailman mailing list?
  2. Why do I need a list member password?
  3. How can I find my list member email address or password?
  4. How do I unsubscribe from a Mailman mailing list?

Administrator Questions

  1. How do I create a mailing list?
  2. How do I delete a mailing list?
  3. How do I change the name of a mailing list?
  4. How can I obtain a list of all the email addresses on my list?
  5. I am a list administrator who has forgotten my list password. Can you tell me what it is?
  6. I want to control the distribution of messages to my list. How do I moderate my list?
  7. How do I authorize other people to be able to review and dispose of held messages?
  8. How do I configure Mailman to limit the distribution of messages to list members and a few specific other individuals (but hold all other messages for review and disposal)?
  9. How do I configure Mailman to accept messages from the members of my list and messages from anyone at UVa (but hold all other messages for review and disposal)?
  10. How do I configure Mailman to send messages from anyone on my list, but hold all other messages for review and disposal?
  11. How can I determine why a message is held for review?
  12. How do I configure Mailman to stop holding some messages?
  13. How do I configure Mailman to send notices about held messages only once a day?
  14. People sending messages to my list are notified that their messages are held for approval. How can I prevent this notice being sent to them?
  15. How do I disable the extra headers and footers that appear on messages sent to members of my Mailman list?
  16. How do I transfer administrative responsibilities of my list to someone else?
  17. How can I reduce the amount of spam sent through my list?
  18. How do I establish a vacation message for my list and authorize a moderator to tend to pending messages while I am away?

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