Articles about using Mailman for group email discussion, and e-newsletters.

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Pinned Article Get Started with Mailman

UAA Mailman is a web-based email distribution list manager that allows staff, faculty, and university departments and organizations to use email lists for distribution of news, upcoming events, and/or general discussion among subscribers.

Pinned Article Mailing List Policy

Mailing list owners must agree to the following polices when applying for, and using a mailing list. All mailing list usage is subject to university's Electronic Mail Policy.

Configure a List Where Only Owners, and Moderators Can Post

How to configure a Mailman list so that only owners, and moderators can post.

Configure a List Where Only Subscribers Can Post

How to configure a Mailman list to allow only subscribers to post.

General Guidelines for Posting Messages to a Mailing List

Information, and general best practices when sending an email message to a Mailing list.

Mailing List Roles

Understand the different roles within a Mailman mailing list.

Mailman Guide for List Administrators

An introduction to Mailman for individuals responsible for managing a mailing list.

Notifications Sent by Mailman

Mailman sends notifications to the list administrators, moderators, or list members under a number of different circumstances.

Request a New Mailing List

Information pertaining to how University of Alaska Anchorage staff, faculty, departments, and organizations can request standard, or dynamic mailing lists.

Resolve Issue Where Emails Sent to Listserv Disappear

Information for list administrators on resolving an issue where emails sent to a mailing list appear to disappear.

UAA Dynamic Mailing Lists

Information about UAA dynamic mailing lists.

Use Regular Expressions with Mailing Lists

A brief introduction on the use of Regular Expressions (regex) with mailing lists.

Why are messages from the list owner moderated?

Information on why mailman might be blocking messages sent to a list from the list owner.