Create a Mailing List

Mailing lists are a good way to send a message or series of messages to many people at once. For example, many companies use mailing lists to email newsletters, promotional offers, or information about product updates to subscribers.

NOTE: The mailing list feature must be enabled for the domain before creating a mailing list. For instructions on how to enable mailing lists, please refer to the KB article Enable Mailing Lists for Domains.

Applies to SmarterMail 11.x - 15.x

1. Log in to SmarterMail as the domain administrator.
2. Click the Settings icon.
3. Expand the Domain Settings and Mailing Lists folders.
4. Click Mailing Lists in the navigation pane.
5. Click New in the content pane toolbar.
6. Click the List Settings tab and complete the appropriate fields. The Name and Moderator fields are required. All other list settings are optional. NOTE: Setting the Allowed Posters option to Anyone or Subscribers Only can cause spam issues. Generally, Anyone should never be used, and Subscribers Only should be used for digest mode.
7. Click the Options tab and select the appropriate checkboxes to enable the desired mailing list options.
8. Click Save.

Applies to SmarterMail 8.x - 10.x

Follow these steps to create a new mailing list:

1. Log in to SmarterMail as the domain administrator.
2. Click the Settings icon.
3. Expand the Domain Settings and Mailing Lists folders.
4. Click Mailing Lists in the navigation pane.
5. Click New in the content pane toolbar.
6. Click the List Settings tab and complete the appropriate fields. The Name and Moderator fields are required. All other list settings are optional. NOTE: Setting the Allowed Posters option to Anyone or Subscribers Only can cause spam issues. Generally, Anyone should never be used, and Subscribers Only should be used for digest mode.
7. Click the Options tab and select the appropriate checkboxes to enable the desired mailing list options.
8. Click the Throttling tab and complete the appropriate fields to set up and enable the desired throttling settings.
9. Click Save.

For instructions on how to add emails to the mailing list, please refer to the KB article Add Subscribers to a Mailing List.

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