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WiscList : Creating your first mailing list

Note: This tutorial is only applicable when logging into ListManager for the first time.

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  1. Login to Lyris ListManger (click here for assistance).

  2. Assuming this is your first time logging into ListManager, you should see the following screen:



  3. Let's fill in the information for your first mailing list:

    1. Purpose of list: choose one of the following from the drop-down menu:

      1. announcements - A one way communication typically used to distribute information about a service, an event, a newsletter or other noteworthy information. Only the individuals you grant privileges to can send e-mail to the list, regular members will be rejected.

      2. feedback / open discussion - Allows anybody to post to the mailing list, even non-members. Only members of the list will see the posts, providing a quick and easy way to send feedback to a group of people.

      3. discussion (moderated) - Only members may post and receive list messages. Before a post is sent to the list, it must be approved by a moderator, appointed by the list administrator. Moderators may also edit posts. Moderating the list will assure discussions stay on-topic.

      4. discussion (unmoderated) - Only members may post and receive list messages. Posts are not screened before they are sent to the list. This type of list avoids the interruption of discussions due to moderating.

        You are not restricted to these four types of lists. After creating a list, you can configure it to your exact specifications.

    2. List name: choose a one-word name for the list. It is important to choose a simple name, because this name will determine the list's e-mail address: listname@lists.wisc.edu. List name may only contain lower-case alphanumeric characters [a-z, 0-9], underscores, and hyphens. Spaces are not allowed. Please note that this name cannot be changed.

    3. List description: enter a short description for the list. Commas and the "<" and ">" symbols are prohibited.

    4. List Admin name: enter the name of the person who is to be the administrator for the list. A full name is preferred, but you may type in whatever name you wish. This will be the primary list administrator. Multiple list admins can be created later after the list is created.

    5. List Admin email address: enter the email address of the list's administrator (named above). This email address will be the list administrator's login username when accessing ListManager.

    6. List Admin password: enter a password for the list administrator. This password will be used by the list administrator to login to ListManager.

  4. Click on to create the list. If you filled everything out correctly, "saved" will appear on your screen, then the browser will redirect you to the ListManager home screen, shown below. If it was not successful, double-check you used acceptable characters in the List name and List description fields, and that you filled in every field.



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