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Mailing List Administrator Information Requesting A List Faculty, staff, and student organizations at UW Oshkosh can request a mailing list by filling out the online request form. Within a working day or two you will receive confirmation that the list was created, the URL for configuration, and the initial password to log in with. Administrative Login All configuration for mailing lists is done through an interactive web form. You will receive the URL for the administration interface when you request a list. If your list is publicly advertised, you may visit the list administration page and choose the list to edit. Enter your list password to enter the administration mode. Changing The Password The first thing you need to do with a new list is change the password. In the menu at the top of the screen, click on "Passwords." Enter a new password in the boxes for administrator password. Click the "Submit Your Changes" button to update the password. If this list is moderated, you may also set a separate password for the moderators of the list if you don't want to give them the administrator password. Pick a password which you can remember but that is difficult to guess - your list can be configured from anywhere on the Internet and you don't want everyone to be able to do so. Suggested Configuration Changes Most options are fairly well described on the page. Initially you will probably want to make sure the "terse phrase identifying this list" accurately describes your list. You may also wish to include a longer description in the "introductory description" field. If you have questions about list configuration, you can E-Mail mailman-owner@lists.uwosh.edu. Subscribing Users To add users to the list, Click "Membership Management" at the top of the page, then click the "Mass Subscribe" link. The first large box on the mass subscribe allows you to enter E-Mail addresses, one per line, to add to the list. You will not automatically receive messages posted to the list, so be sure to subscribe yourself if you wish to receive posts others send to the list. If the send welcome message option is selected, each user will receive a message containing the URL for the list home page, a randomly-generated password, and any text you have added to the welcome message. If you are adding lots of people, and don't want them to know they have been subscribed, be sure to turn off the welcome message. Additionally, you may wish to turn off subscribe/unsubscribe notifications if they are enabled (off by default.) You may also upload a file containing addresses, again they must be one per line and plain text. Unsubscribing Users To unsubscribe users from your mailing list, click "Membership Management" and select "Membership List." Simply check the "unsub" box next to their E-Mail address and click the button at the bottom of the page to unsubscribe those users. If there are lots of users on your list, there will be letters at the top to click to view addresses starting with that letter, and groups of addresses at the bottom if there are more than 30 starting with that letter. Mass Subscriptions If you have a lot of E-Mail addresses to subscribe, you may find it easier to provide a text file to the administrator. A list can have addresses bulk-loaded or synchronized to a text file to quickly subscribe or unsubscribe a lot of users. Send E-Mail to mailman-owner@lists.uwosh.edu for details. Back to Mailing List Information |