Email List Management with Majordomo
The mailing list software in use at UNSW@ADFA is Majordomo.
To access the Majordomo list management page, go to: http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/cgi-bin/maillist/majordomo from where it is possible to: browse available lists; create a new list; delete a list or modify the configuration of any list by the list administrator.
List Cleanup (annual maintenance)
Every year, on or the third Friday in December, the owner of
each list is sent an email requesting confirmation that the list is
active and that the membership is current.
If no reply is received, the list is deleted on the last day of the
following January.
List Creation
To create a new list select the CREATE button.
Specify a name for the list; a meaningful description; an
administration password and personal email address (e.g.
j.bloggs@adfa.edu.au). The list is created, and ICTS is informed of the
request. Within 2 working days of the request a confirmation email that
the list is ready for use is sent following approval by ICTS.
Set up Info and Intro files as soon as possible after creation. This is
information sent to new subscribers of the list and is set up from the MODIFY
button.
List Deletion
To delete a list which is no longer required select the DELETE
button. Note that this does not require ICTS approval and the list is
removed as soon as the button is selected.
List Renaming
To rename a List, a new list with the new name must be created as the RENAME
option in Majordomo does not work.
List Modification
A list maintainer has access to many features via the MODIFY
button. Firstly, subscribers can be added and removed. Secondly,
various configuration options (e.g. subscription policy, admin
password, moderation status, pre-defined header and/or footers, etc)
can be set and altered. Only the most common ones are displayed by
default, however, there is a pull-down menu that displays all available
options.
IMPORTANT: One setting that cannot be modified is
“List Owner”. If the owner of a list leaves UNSW@ADFA, the list must be
deleted and re-created (if the list is to remain active).