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Mailing List Request


 List Manager Name:

  
This should be the person, usually a list member, who is responsible for the list. The amount of effort required by the list manager will depend on the subscription and moderation policies. A list will not be created without a list manager. If a list loses its manager, a new one must be found or the list will be deactivated.

 List Manager's e-mail Address:

  
We suggest that all e-mail addresses be given as MailCentral addresses, if possible (i.e. First_Last@hmc.edu).

 Name of List:

  
Please try to keep the name of the list short, but not so cryptic that the purpose of the list is not obvious. List names should consist of alphanumerics and dashes ("-"). All list names will end in "-l".

 Initial List Password:

  
All of Majordomo's list maintainer commands require the maintainer password. For example if you need to subscribe someone or if you need to unsubscribe someone, or if you need to change the info file or the config file. Also if you are requesting a closed list or a moderated list you need the password to approve subscriptions and messages to the list.

 List Subscription Policy:

  
If a list is auto+confirm, then subscription requests are automatically granted, i.e. anyone can gain access to the list. If a list is closed, then subscription requests are forwarded to the list manager. Subscription requests for a closed list must be granted by the list manager.

 List Moderation Policy:

  
If a list is moderated, then all postings to the list must be approved by a moderator before being sent to the list. If a list is unmoderated, then any posting to the list is automatically sent to every member of the list.

Description of List: 

  
A short description of the mailing list. The description must have less than 50 characters and be on a single line.

 List Information:

  

The information about the list can be as long as you wish. Typical items in the list information file include:

List manager's name
Purpose of the list
Subscription and unsubscription information
List policies

You can put whatever you want in this file. However, a list will not be created unless the list manager's name and the purpose of the list are given. To retrieve information on a list, send the command: info <list name> to the listkeeper address listkeeper@hmc.edu . This information is also given to new subscribers to the list.

 Initial Subscribers:

  
Please insert the initial subscribers to the list. The list manager is by default considered a member of the list. Please insert e-mails one per line.

 List Advertisement Policy:

  
Should information on the list be restricted to certain addresses? The list description can be restricted to machines in the hmc.edu domain, machines in any of the Claremont Colleges domains, or can be unrestricted.

 Special Requests:

  
You can fill this part if you have any special requests for your list. By default the moderator of a list is the list manager but you can request the moderator to be a different person. Just specify the name and the e-mail of the list moderator. Also lists are by default listname-l@hmc.edu but you can request a claremont.edu list. That is: listname-l@claremont.edu.

 

Please double check your answers to make sure that they are correct. Thank you for your time...