Mailing List Mode

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Used for marketing, public discussion lists, and public mailing lists.

  • Subscribers may remove themselves at any time, using the Unsubscribe Links in mailing list messages.
  • Unsubscription Links in mailing list messages are mandatory

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Used for internal mailing lists, and private discussion mailing lists.

  • Mailing List Unsubscriptions are managed only by the List Owner.
    (Subscription Options can be customized, below)
  • Unsubscription Links in mailing list messages are optional
  • Unsubscription Links work as Requests to Unsubscribe - the List Owner will be required to approve the unsubscription.

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  • This mailing list will not be listed on the main screen
  • This mailing list will still have a List Page
  • People will still be able to subscribe/unsubscribe with the proper information
  • You will also have to manually enter this mailing list's Short Name when logging into the list control panel

Advanced Options

Subscriptions

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Closed List

Your Mailing List will be closed to all new subscriptions

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Invitation-Only Mailing List

Subscribers must be Invited (or Subscribed) in the List Control Panel

Subscription Confirmation
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STRONGLY recommended: Subscribers will have to reply to a confirmation email sent to their address before they are joined to the list.

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A user that already has a profile may already have a confirmed email address. The user will still need to be logged in when making the subscription request.

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Users will need to manually request additional subscription confirmation emails, if they try to subscribe more than once. This is to stop abuse of the confirmation process.

Disabled. The CAPTCHA system () needs to be successfully configured.

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A CAPTCHA will need to be solved, before another confirmation email is sent.
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Usually, if a subscriber attempts to subscribe to a list they're already subscribed to, they'll receive an error stating that they are already subscribed to a particular list. This could be seen as an easy way for a third party to find out if an individual is subscribed to a list, by simply entering the email address they want to check, when subscribing.

With this option checked, an email will instead be sent to the subscriber, stating they are already subscribed, and an error will not be raised by .

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Completing the Subscription
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Before someone is allowed to subscribe, they will have to type in a random string of letters that appear in an image that they are also presented with. This theoretically stops web-bots from subscribing themselves to your list.

Disabled. The CAPTCHA system () needs to be successfully configured.

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When a Subscription Confirmation is complete, hold the address for the Subscription to be Approved/Denied by the List Owner.

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After the Subscription
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After a person subscribes, an email will be sent to them to announce the subscription.

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Visitors that sign up themselves will receive a copy of the last archived message after they complete the subscription process.

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(Inviting Subscribers will always be available)

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Unsubscriptions

Private List Mode

The List Owner will be sent a notification of any Subscribers who have requested to be removed from your mailing list.

By Users:

Completing the Unsubscription
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The Unsubscription Form will have the user's email address partially shown to help users fill out the form, with the correct email address.

Example: will be shown as,

After the Unsubscription
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After a person unsubscribes, an email will be sent to them to announce the unsubscription.

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In the List Control Panel:

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Black List is Enabled.

  • Addresses Unsubscribed will be moved over to the Black List.
  • Users may still Subscribe themselves to your mailing list
  • Users may not Subscribe themselves to your mailing list
  • You will still be allowed to Subscribe a Black Listed address in the list control panel.
  • You will not be allowed to Subscribe a Black Listed address in the list control panel.
Misc.
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When a request to subscribe is submitted by an individual the domain of the address will be checked for its existence. (Add/Invitations in the list control panel currently do not use MX Lookups.)

Disabled. The Net::DNS module needs to be installed.