3.3. MAIL MENU

CHAPTER 3. HOW DO I USE CPANEL?

Note: It is a good idea to be aware of spam and its definition before setting up a mailing list   refer to page 22

for more information.

To add a mailing list:

1. Click on the Lists link in the Mail Menu area.

2. Click on the Add List link.

3. Enter the name of the mailing list in the List Name field, the password for the list in the Password field,

and the domain it is for in the Domain drop down list.

4. Click on the

button. The list is created in the /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/lists

folder.

Figure 3.16: Add a mailing list

Editing a mailing list

There are many different configurable options available with the Mailman script. This procedure shows you how

to open up the Administration panel so that you can modify the script options. Use the Mailman documentation

that is included in the Administration panel to answer any specific questions you might have.

To edit a mailing list:

1. Click on the Lists link in the Mail Menu area.

2. Click on the

button.

3. Log in to the mailing list with your password. You are now in the Mailman Administration panel and can

adjust options as you require.

Deleting a mailing list

Delete a Mailman mailing list when you no longer want the list to be active. Warning: Deleting the mailing list

will delete all archives, current mail, and members email addresses. If you want to keep any of this information,

be sure to download or otherwise copy these files before deleting the mailing list. Once the mailing list is deleted

the information is unrecoverable.

To delete a mailing list:

1. Click on the Lists link in the Mail Menu area.

2. Click on the

next to the mailing list that you want to delete.

3. Click on the

button.

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