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howto:sscs:mailman_info [2023/08/15 22:35] – [Managing Your Email Lists With Mailman] jnilssonhowto:sscs:mailman_info [2023/08/15 22:42] (current) – [How to Add/Change Moderators] jnilsson
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 ==== How to add Members ==== ==== How to add Members ====
-Use the link in the initial email you have already received to log in. Click the link for "Membership Managementnear the top, then the link for "Mass subscription"+Click the link for **Membership Management** near the top, then the link for **Mass Subscription**
-You can then paste a list of email addresses (one per line) into the text box. I recommend leaving the options at the top at the default values: "Subscribe" means they will be immediately subscribed, and "No" to the options for sending a welcome message and notification message. Click the "Submit your changesbutton at the bottom to save the change.+You can then paste a list of email addresses (one per line) into the text box. I recommend leaving the options at the top at the default values: "Subscribe" means they will be immediately subscribed, and "No" to the options for sending a welcome message and notification message. Click the **Submit your changes** button at the bottom to save the change.
  
 +==== How to remove Members ====
 +
 +=== Option 1 ===
 +Click on **Membership Management**, then **Mass Removal**. Enter the email addresses to be removed, one per line. Click **Submit your changes** at the bottom to apply the removal. I recommend leaving the options to send unsubscription acknowledgement and notifications to "No".
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 +=== Option 2 ===
 +Click on **Membership Management**. On the **Membership List** page, you can check the box to the left of any members you want to remove, then click on **Submit your changes** at the bottom to apply.
 ==== How to Moderate the Lists ==== ==== How to Moderate the Lists ====
 The lists are set up to only allow email messages from pre-approved senders. If anyone else sends to the list, you will receive an email with details about the new message and a link to click where you can log in to approve/discard/reject the message. Moderators can then decide to approve the message, reject the message (it will send a rejection notice to the original sender), or discard the message (no notification sent to the original sender). They can also decide to permanently allow or discard messages from that sender. The lists are set up to only allow email messages from pre-approved senders. If anyone else sends to the list, you will receive an email with details about the new message and a link to click where you can log in to approve/discard/reject the message. Moderators can then decide to approve the message, reject the message (it will send a rejection notice to the original sender), or discard the message (no notification sent to the original sender). They can also decide to permanently allow or discard messages from that sender.
  
 ==== How to Add/Change Moderators ==== ==== How to Add/Change Moderators ====
-If you want someone else to also be a moderator of the list, then go to the list admin website and click on the "General Optionslink at the top, then add a new email address in the text box for "The list moderator email addresses.Click the "Submit your changesbutton at the bottom of the page to save your changes.+If you want someone else to also be a moderator of the list, then go to the list admin website and click on the **General Options** link at the top, then add a new email address in the text box for **The list moderator email addresses.** Click the **Submit your changes** button at the bottom of the page to save your changes.
  
 Then simply share the moderator password with them so that they can also login. Then simply share the moderator password with them so that they can also login.
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