Managing an opt in mailing list is one of the best ways to generate
long term traffic to your site. All of our packages come with a basic mailing
list feature designed to help maintain mailing lists.
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You can use the mailing
list to maintain a list of subscribers for your
newsletters.
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They can subscribe and
unsubscribe automatically using the appropriate email addresses
below.
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Subscription and
Unsubscribe requests include automated auto responders for
confirmation.
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Using Our Mailing Lists
To use your mailing lists choose the Mailing List icon from
the Control panel and click Install Mailing List. After approx. 10
minutes you'll be able to manage your mailing list through the Mail
Manager icon.
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Once on the Mail
Manager screen, you'll see the left hand navigation says:
Where XX
is the number of mailing list your plan offers.
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Click New
List just underneath that.
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You will be taken to a
screen that invites you to create a new list, enter the list name in
the box and Press ADD.
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Enter the email
address of the person that will be maintaining the list
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Choose a password to
go with the list
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Choose a Newsletter, Subscriber-Only List, or a Moderated
List
The difference between the different
list types:
Newsletter: Only the maintainer can send out anything to
the list
Moderated: all messages have to be approved before they
are sent to the list
Subscriber Only: any subscriber can send messages to
the list
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You will then see the
instructions for people to subscribe and unsubscribe your lists:
To subscribe to the
mailinglist, simply send a message with the word 'subscribe' in the
Subject: field to the -request address of that list
To: LISTNAME-request@yourdomain.com
Subject: subscribe
To subscribe to the digest,
simply send a message with the word 'subscribe' in the Subject: field to
the following address.
To: LISTNAME-d-request@yourdomain.com
Subject: subscribe
To send email to the
mailinglist, write to the following address:
To: LISTNAME@yourdomain.com
To unsubscribe from the
mailinglist, simply send a message with the word 'unsubscribe' in the
Subject: field to the -request address of that list
To: LISTNAME-request@yourdomain.com
Subject: unsubscribe
To unsubscribe from the
digest, write a email like this:
To: LISTNAME-d-request@yourdomain.com
Subject: unsubscribe
(Keep in mind LISTNAME
will be replaced with the name you chose in Step Three and yourdomain
will be replaced with your domain name.)
To maintain your lists
you'll need to exit the Mail Manager and then re-enter.
You'll then see the new list you added in the list on the left.
You can then Edit List,
Delete List, Administer List.
For the actual mailing to
the list you will need to email it yourself using an email program
or you will need to rent mailing services. This feature is strictly
to maintain the list.
The mailing list manager is included in all our
hosting
packages.
