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Moderating your Mailing List

Your mailing list is initially set up so that only you, as the list owner, can send messages to your subscribers. If you wish, you can change these settings.

To change mailing list moderation settings:

  1. Go to http://civic.cumberlandfirst.net/lists/admin/your_listname/ or http://vbi.cumberlandfirst.net/lists/admin/your_listname/

  2. Log in using your Admin Username and List Administrative Password listed in your set-up instructions.

  3. Under "Configuration Categories" at the top of the page, click the "Privacy Options" link.

  4. Scroll down to the "General posting filters" section.

  5. Choose whether or not posts must be approved by an administrator.
    If yes, all messages sent to your mailing list will have to be approved by you before they go to the rest of the subscribers.
    If no, all messages sent to your mailing list will go straight to the subscribers.

  6. Choose whether or not to restrict posting privilege to list members.
    If yes, only people who are subscribed to the list can send messages to it.
    If no, anyone, even non-subscribers, can send a message to your list.

  7. If you choose yes in number 6 above and you would like someone who is not a subscriber to the list to be able to send messages to it, you can put their email address in the box labeled "Addresses of members accepted for posting to this list without implicit approval requirement".

  8. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the "Submit Your Changes" button.

How you set up your list depends on how you want it to be used. We recommend always restricting posting privilege to list members, to avoid spam.