Creating the mailing list

If you already have a mailing list to which you want to subscribe your visitors, you can skip this page. Here we will look at how to create a mailing list using the Cyberiot list server.

A mailing-list is a collection of email addresses which can be addressed as one. Once we have added a set of email addresses to a mailing list, we can email all the recipients by sending the email to the list address. People request to join and leave the list through subscription and unsubscription requests respectively. Subscription and unsubscription is handled automatically via the list's contol address.

To create a mailing list, follow the step-by-step instructions below

1. Click the Mailing List icon on you Cyberiot Control Panel.
2. Click the button to install it. The mailist server takes about 10 minutes to install.
3. Once the list server is installed, you control your mailing lists from the Mail Manager Control Panel icon
4. Go to your Control Panel and select Mail Manager.
5. On the left-hand side of the Mail Manager screen you'll see a list of your mailboxes, plus a new Mailing list section. Click the New List link within this section.
6. You must now choose a name for your list. Choose something short and simple, without spaces or punctuation. 

   When you click the Add button the list will be created, and you will be given lots of important information about the list you created. 
   Please note down the following information:

   • The request address This is the address to send subscription and unsubscription requests to. It will be in the format listname-request@yourdomain.com
   • The list address This is the address to send mail for the list to. It will have the form listname@yourdomain.com
7. Your new mailing list should now appear on the left-hand side of the Mail Manager window. If you click on the listname, it will allow you to change settings about the list, such as entering the email address of the list maintainer (the person who controls the list).
8.  You now have Three options for your mail list type:
• Newsletter (where only the list maintainer can post to the list)
• Subscriber-only list (where anyone on the list can post to it)
• Moderated list (where the list maintainer approves all the mails to the list before they are sent). It is up to you how you choose to set up your list.

That's all there is to creating a mailing list.

Type of mail server and software used by our system:

Procmail mail processing and SmartList mailing list