Help for Add E-mail List


Description of the information displayed

The Add Mail List page lets you add a new E-mail List to the system. The newly added e-mail list will be configured to send postings to the list of e-mail addresses.

To create a e-mail list, provide the requested information, and click Submit.

List Name The name of the e-mail list. A valid e-mail list name consists of one or more characters, including mixed case characters, numerals, underscores, and hyphens.
Password The password of the new e-mail list. This password is not stored or sent via e-mail in an encrypted form. Do not use any system passwords. This password can be any combination of characters and is case sensitive.
Confirm Password Retype the new e-mail list password to confirm that you typed the password you intended.
Allow User Subscriptions (Optional) This option, when selected, permits anyone to subscribe to this e-mail list. By default, this option is turned off; therefore all subscription requests must be approved.
Allow Unsubscribed Postings (Optional) This option, when selected, permits anyone to post to this e-mail list. By default, this option is turned off; therefore, only users with subscriptions are allowed to post.
E-mail Addresses This is a list of e-mail addresses that receive postings to this e-mail list. At least one valid e-mail address must be included. Validation consists only of verifying the characters entered are of the form: userid@hostname.



Description of the buttons and actions available

submit Click this button to add a new e-mail list with the specified options.
cancel Click this button to show a list of e-mail lists.