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Kl188 at 18:46, 23 March 2026

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	* Click "Membership Management..." -> Choose "Mass Subscription".		* Click "Membership Management..." -> Choose "Mass Subscription".
	[[File:Mailman_Step1.png]]		[[File:Mailman_Step1.png \|alt=Screenshot of Mailing List Administration General Options Section showing indicated fields]]
	[[File:Mailman Step 2.png]]		[[File:Mailman Step 2.png \|alt=Screenshot of Mailing List Administration Membership Management Section showing indicated fields]]
	* In the "Mass Subscriptions" panel, enter one address per line of users you would like to subscribe.		* In the "Mass Subscriptions" panel, enter one address per line of users you would like to subscribe.
	* Click "Submit Your Changes" button.		* Click "Submit Your Changes" button.
	[[File:Mailman Step_3&4.png]]		[[File:Mailman Step_3&4.png \|alt=Screenshot of Mass Subscriptions showing indicated fields]]
	* You can verify by choosing "Membership List" under "Membership Management..." and finding each user's address.		* You can verify by choosing "Membership List" under "Membership Management..." and finding each user's address.
	* After completion, click "Logout".		* After completion, click "Logout".

Mbaney at 16:11, 11 March 2026

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Mbaney at 15:55, 10 October 2023

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	===How can I post from 2 or more addresses to a "members-only" list?===		===How can I post from 2 or more addresses to a "members-only" list?===
	If you're subscribed to a members-only list as USER@umiacs.umd.edu and accidentally post as USER@~~cfar.~~umd.edu, your message will not go through.		If you're subscribed to a members-only list as USER@umiacs.umd.edu and accidentally post as USER@umd.edu, your message will not go through.

	The solution is to actually subscribe both addresses to the list, but to disable delivery from all but one of the addresses. So in the above example, I'd subscribe USER@umiacs.umd.edu and USER@~~cfar.~~umd.edu, but I would disable delivery to USER@~~cfar.~~umd.edu.		The solution is to actually subscribe both addresses to the list, but to disable delivery from all but one of the addresses. So in the above example, I'd subscribe USER@umiacs.umd.edu and USER@umd.edu, but I would disable delivery to USER@umd.edu.

	You can disable delivery to an address by going to the personal options page for that address and setting "Mail delivery" to "disabled".		You can disable delivery to an address by going to the personal options page for that address and setting "Mail delivery" to "disabled".

Mbaney at 20:15, 13 April 2020

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	===How do I post to a mailing list?===		===How do I post to a mailing list?===
	Members of a ~~mailman~~ list can post by sending mail to:		Members of a Mailman list can post by sending mail to:

	<span style="color:blue;">list-name</span>@lists.umiacs.umd.edu		<span style="color:blue;">list-name</span>@lists.umiacs.umd.edu
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	===How do I add users to a mailing list?===		===How do I add users to a mailing list?===
	* Login to the mailing list's adminstration page ~~use your mailman~~ admin password.		* Login to the mailing list's adminstration page with the admin password for the list.

	http://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/admin/MAILINGLISTNAME		http://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/admin/MAILINGLISTNAME

Hiteesh at 20:07, 13 April 2020

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	* Click "Membership Management..." -> Choose "Mass Subscription".		* Click "Membership Management..." -> Choose "Mass Subscription".
			[[File:Mailman_Step1.png]]
			[[File:Mailman Step 2.png]]
	* In the "Mass Subscriptions" panel, enter one address per line of users you would like to subscribe.		* In the "Mass Subscriptions" panel, enter one address per line of users you would like to subscribe.
	* Click "Submit Your Changes" button.		* Click "Submit Your Changes" button.
			[[File:Mailman Step_3&4.png]]
	* You can verify by choosing "Membership List" under "Membership Management..." and finding each user's address.		* You can verify by choosing "Membership List" under "Membership Management..." and finding each user's address.
	* After completion, click "Logout".		* After completion, click "Logout".

Mbaney at 13:47, 30 April 2019

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	<span style="color:blue;">list-name</span>@lists.umiacs.umd.edu		<span style="color:blue;">list-name</span>@lists.umiacs.umd.edu
	Please make sure to substitute <span style="color:blue;">list-name</span> for the name of your list.		Please make sure to substitute <span style="color:blue;">list-name</span> for the name of your list.


	===How do I add users to a mailing list?===		===How do I add users to a mailing list?===
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	* Resend the message to the list using a Resent-To: header containing the list posting address. Also include an Approved: header containing the list's admin password.		* Resend the message to the list using a Resent-To: header containing the list posting address. Also include an Approved: header containing the list's admin password.

	===Why don't some messages get to the list===		===Why don't some messages get to the list?===
	* Some lists may have spam filters turned on by staff to eliminate problems		* Some lists may have spam filters turned on by staff to eliminate problems.
	* These filters are under "Privacy options..." -> "Spam filters"		* These filters are under "Privacy options..." -> "Spam filters".
	* The most common of these that will be applied is to restrict posts with [QUAR] in the subject		* The most common of these that will be applied is to restrict posts with [QUAR] in the subject.

Sabobbin at 12:26, 30 April 2019

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			===How do I post to a mailing list?===
			Members of a mailman list can post by sending mail to:

			<span style="color:blue;">list-name</span>@lists.umiacs.umd.edu
			Please make sure to substitute <span style="color:blue;">list-name</span> for the name of your list.


	===How do I add users to a mailing list?===		===How do I add users to a mailing list?===
	* Login to the mailing list's adminstration page use your mailman admin password.		* Login to the mailing list's adminstration page use your mailman admin password.

Mbaney at 14:48, 19 September 2017

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 ===Is there an easy way to discard all messages waiting to be reviewed?===
 If you have a list where non members can post but their messages are moderated, you'll have to deal with a lot of spam. After sometime, just a small percentage of them will be good posts.
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 ===How do I turn off HTML messages/attachments?===
 On the admin page, go to the Content Filtering section.
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 ===How can I post from 2 or more addresses to a "members-only" list?===
 If you're subscribed to a members-only list as USER@umiacs.umd.edu and accidentally post as USER@cfar.umd.edu, your message will not go through.
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 ===How do I change a member's password or send them their password?===
 Go to the Membership Management page, click the address in question. The page that appears allows you to set a user's password or mail them their existing password by clicking on
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 ===How can I restrict the list so only authorized persons can post?===
 Turn on the moderation flag for all your existing users. Go to the Membership Management page, and use the Additional Member Tasks to turn on the mod flag for all users.
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     Set the generic_nonmember_action to Reject or Discard.
 ===How do I unsubscribe users without them getting an unsubscribe message?===
 By default, they will not get an unsubscribe message. You need only go to the membership page and click the "unsub" button next to each of their names and press "submit" or go to the Mass Removal subpage under Membership Management and add all the addresses into the  window and click "submit".
 ===How do I edit a held message before approving it for the list?===
 * Use the "forward this message" feature in the admindb page to forward the message to yourself.
 * At the same time, discard the original held message. You may want to do this later, after you're sure the message was properly forwarded to you.
 * Edit the message in your mail reader. You should include a notice in the message explaining that the list moderator has edited the message. Please use proper netiquette!
 * Resend the message to the list using a Resent-To: header containing the list posting address. Also include an Approved: header containing the list's admin password.
 ===Why don't some messages get to the list===
 * Some lists may have spam filters turned on by staff to eliminate problems
 * These filters are under "Privacy options..." -> "Spam filters"
 * The most common of these that will be applied is to restrict posts with [QUAR] in the subject

Ridge at 16:37, 30 June 2017

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	* After completion, click "Logout".		* After completion, click "Logout".

			===Why don't some messages get to the list===

			* Some lists may have spam filters turned on by staff to eliminate problems

			* These filters are under "Privacy options..." -> "Spam filters"

			* The most common of these that will be applied is to restrict posts with [QUAR] in the subject

Mbaney at 14:29, 24 August 2016

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	* Login to the mailing list's adminstration page with the admin password for the list.		* Login to the mailing list's adminstration page with the admin password for the list.

	~~http~~://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/admin/MAILINGLISTNAME		https://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/admin/MAILINGLISTNAME

	* Click "Membership Management..." -> Choose "Mass Subscription".		* Click "Membership Management..." -> Choose "Mass Subscription".
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	They just need to go to		They just need to go to

	~~http~~://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/listinfo/LISTNAME		https://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/listinfo/LISTNAME

	and fill in the form. They can also subscribe/unsubscribe by email by sending to		and fill in the form. They can also subscribe/unsubscribe by email by sending to
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	Don't forget that members can have their password sent to them anytime they like by clicking the appropriate button on their personal page. There is no need for you to change their password if they forget their password. They just have to go to		Don't forget that members can have their password sent to them anytime they like by clicking the appropriate button on their personal page. There is no need for you to change their password if they forget their password. They just have to go to

	~~http~~://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/options/LISTNAME/USERNAME%40DOMAINNAME		https://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/options/LISTNAME/USERNAME%40DOMAINNAME

	e.g.:		e.g.:

	~~http~~://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/options/umiacs/johndoe%40umiacs.umd.edu		https://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/options/umiacs/johndoe%40umiacs.umd.edu

	===How can I restrict the list so only authorized persons can post?===		===How can I restrict the list so only authorized persons can post?===

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	If you have a list where non members can post but their messages are moderated, you'll have to deal with a lot of spam. After sometime, just a small percentage of them will be good posts.		If you have a list where non members can post but their messages are moderated, you'll have to deal with a lot of spam. After sometime, just a small percentage of them will be good posts.

	The admindb page has a checkbox that allows you to discard all held messages that are marked Defer. On heavy lists with lots of spam holds, this makes clearing them much faster.		The admindb page has a checkbox that allows you to discard all held messages that are marked Defer. On heavy lists with lots of spam holds, this makes clearing them much faster.

	To make sure that all mail from non-members is automatically deleted, go to the privacy page followed by the sender-filter sub-page. At the bottom of the page, set to "discard" the value for "Action to take for postings from non-members for which no explicit action is defined."		To make sure that all mail from non-members is automatically deleted, go to the privacy page followed by the sender-filter sub-page. At the bottom of the page, set to "discard" the value for "Action to take for postings from non-members for which no explicit action is defined."

	On the same page, at the top, you can do the same thing for postings by members (if your list is moderated such that users can't post)		On the same page, at the top, you can do the same thing for postings by members (if your list is moderated such that users can't post).

	===How do I turn off HTML messages/attachments?===		===How do I turn off HTML messages/attachments?===
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	===How can I post from 2 or more addresses to a "members-only" list?===		===How can I post from 2 or more addresses to a "members-only" list?===

	If you're subscribed to a members-only list as USER@umiacs.umd.edu and accidentally post as USER@cfar.umd.edu, your message will not go through.		If you're subscribed to a members-only list as USER@umiacs.umd.edu and accidentally post as USER@cfar.umd.edu, your message will not go through.

	The solution is to actually subscribe both addresses to the list, but to disable delivery from all but one of the addresses. So in the above example, I'd subscribe USER@umiacs.umd.edu and USER@~~Ccfar~~.umd.edu, but I would disable delivery to USER@cfar.umd.edu.		The solution is to actually subscribe both addresses to the list, but to disable delivery from all but one of the addresses. So in the above example, I'd subscribe USER@umiacs.umd.edu and USER@cfar.umd.edu, but I would disable delivery to USER@cfar.umd.edu.

	You can disable delivery to an address by going to the personal options page for that address and setting "Mail delivery" to "disabled".		You can disable delivery to an address by going to the personal options page for that address and setting "Mail delivery" to "disabled".

	The list manager can disable delivery to an address by going to the membership page and clicking "no mail" ~~nect~~ to the address in question.		The list manager can disable delivery to an address by going to the membership page and clicking "no mail" next to the address in question.

	===How do I change a member's password or send them their password?===		===How do I change a member's password or send them their password?===

	Go to the Membership~~-management~~ page, click the address in question. The page that appears allows you to set a ~~users~~ password or mail them their existing password by clicking on		Go to the Membership Management page, click the address in question. The page that appears allows you to set a user's password or mail them their existing password by clicking on

	"Email my password to me"		"Email my password to me"

	Note all the other options you can set for the user here.		Note all the other options you can set for the user here.

	Don't forget that members can have their password sent to them anytime they like, by clicking the appropriate button on their personal page. There is no need for you to change their password if they ~~forgettheir~~ password. They just have to go to		Don't forget that members can have their password sent to them anytime they like by clicking the appropriate button on their personal page. There is no need for you to change their password if they forget their password. They just have to go to

	http://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/options/LISTNAME/USERNAME%40DOMAINNAME		http://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/options/LISTNAME/USERNAME%40DOMAINNAME

	EG:		e.g.:

	http://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/options/umiacs/johndoe%40umiacs.umd.edu		http://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/options/umiacs/johndoe%40umiacs.umd.edu

	===How can I restrict the list so only authorized persons can post?===		===How can I restrict the list so only authorized persons can post?===

	Turn on the moderation flag for all your existing users. Go to the ~~membership management~~ page, and use the Additional Member Tasks to turn on the mod flag for all users.		Turn on the moderation flag for all your existing users. Go to the Membership Management page, and use the Additional Member Tasks to turn on the mod flag for all users.

	Then go to Privacy Options -> Sender filters and set the default_member_moderation flag to Yes so that new users are automatically set as moderated.		Then go to Privacy Options -> Sender filters and set the default_member_moderation flag to Yes so that new users are automatically set as moderated.
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	Set the member_moderation_action to Reject and add a nice rejection notice text to the following text box.		Set the member_moderation_action to Reject and add a nice rejection notice text to the following text box.

	Set the generic_nonmember_action to Reject or Discard.		Set the generic_nonmember_action to Reject or Discard.

	===How can someone subscribe without my doing anything?===		===How can someone subscribe without me doing anything?===

	They just need to go to		They just need to go to

	http://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/listinfo/LISTNAME		http://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/listinfo/LISTNAME

	and fill in the form. They can also subscribe/unsubscribe by email by sending to		and fill in the form. They can also subscribe/unsubscribe by email by sending to

	LISTNAME-subscribe		LISTNAME-subscribe

	or to unsubscribe,		or to unsubscribe,

	LISTNAME-unsubscribe		LISTNAME-unsubscribe

	In ALL of the above cases, the user will receive email confirming their action. They need to just reply to the mail for this to take affect.		In ALL of the above cases, the user will receive email confirming their action. They need to just reply to the mail for this to take affect.
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	===How do I unsubscribe users without them getting an unsubscribe message?===		===How do I unsubscribe users without them getting an unsubscribe message?===

	By default, they will not get an unsubscribe message. You need only go to the membership page and click the "unsub" button next to each of their names and press "submit" or go to the Mass~~-removal~~ subpage under Membership~~-management~~ and add all the addresses into the window and click "submit".		By default, they will not get an unsubscribe message. You need only go to the membership page and click the "unsub" button next to each of their names and press "submit" or go to the Mass Removal subpage under Membership Management and add all the addresses into the window and click "submit".

	===How do I edit a held message before approving it for the list?===		===How do I edit a held message before approving it for the list?===


	* Use the "forward this message" feature in the admindb page to forward the message to yourself.		* Use the "forward this message" feature in the admindb page to forward the message to yourself.
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	* Edit the message in your mail reader. You should include a notice in the message explaining that the list moderator has edited the message. Please use proper netiquette!		* Edit the message in your mail reader. You should include a notice in the message explaining that the list moderator has edited the message. Please use proper netiquette!

	* Resend the message to the list using a Resent-To: header containing the list posting address. Also include an Approved: header containing		* Resend the message to the list using a Resent-To: header containing the list posting address. Also include an Approved: header containing the list's admin password.
	the list's admin password.

	~~===How do I add users to a mailman mailing list?===~~

	* Login to ~~the mailman~~ mailing list ~~adminstration's page use your mailman admin password~~		===How do I add users to a mailing list?===

	~~http://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/~~mailman/admin~~/MAILINGLISTNAME~~		* Login to the mailing list's adminstration page use your mailman admin password.

			http://lists.umiacs.umd.edu/mailman/admin/MAILINGLISTNAME

	* Click "Membership Management..." -> Choose "Mass Subscription"		* Click "Membership Management..." -> Choose "Mass Subscription".

	* In the "Mass ~~subscriptions~~" panel, enter ~~user's address~~ one address per line		* In the "Mass Subscriptions" panel, enter one address per line of users you would like to subscribe.

	* ~~click~~ "Submit Your Changes" button.		* Click "Submit Your Changes" button.

	* You can verify it by ~~choose~~ "Membership List" under "Membership Management..."~~, find the~~ user's address.		* You can verify by choosing "Membership List" under "Membership Management..." and finding each user's address.

	* After completion, click "Logout"		* After completion, click "Logout".