Designating a List Administrator
When you set up a mailing list, you designate at least one user to administer it.
This administrator has access to the other list settings pages for all lists on the server.
You can designate more than one list administrator and change any subscriber to or from being a list administrator. You can add, remove, or change the list administrator using these instructions.
List administrators do not need to be users (neither administrator nor regular) on the server. They are listed as mail addresses. Giving list administrator privileges to a subscriber does not give them privileges on the mailing list server other than making and removing lists and editing list preferences.
To designate a list administrator:
1In Server Admin, select a computer in the Servers list, then select Mail.
2Click Settings.
3Select the Mailing Lists tab.
4Select the list that has the subscriber to be given list administrator privileges.
If the user isn’t subscribed to the list, you must add him or her first. For more information, see “Maximum Number of Mail Messages Per Volume” on page 81.
5Select the subscriber.
6Click the Admin checkbox in the subscriber list, if wanted.
7Click OK.
Accessing Web-Based Administrator Options
List administrators set preferences for mailing list behavior. They also view pending moderation requests for mailing lists that are being run on a server. These and other tasks are accomplished through the server’s
Server Admin does not give access to the wide range of preferences available for a mailing list. List administrators are encouraged to use the web interface for all but the most basic setup tasks.
Information about what options are available via the web interface can be found at www.list.org/docs.html.
To access a list’s web-based options:
1In a web browser, enter the URL of the list administration page.
This is usually server.domain.tld/mailman/admin/listname.
2Enter the master list password.
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