How do I subscribe to a Mailman list?
- A person can submit a subscription request to a list by going to the Mailing list Information page: https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/[list_name]
- On the page section with the heading: 'Subscribing to… [list_name]', the subscriber will need to enter the following:
- Email address
- Name (optional)
- Pick a password
- Re-enter your password
- Then click the 'Subscribe' button.
- A moderator will receive your request, and will approve or deny it. You will be notified via email when a decision has been made.
How do I unsubscribe from a Mailman list?
- Go to the mailing list information page, https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/[list_name] and scroll down to the bottom.
- Enter your email address in the lower box, then click the 'Unsubscribe or edit options' button.
- Scroll down the mailing list options page to 'Unsubscribe'.
- Click on the 'Unsubscribe' button.
- An email is sent to the address and the member will only be removed if they send a confirmation response.
How can I view all of the lists for which I am a member?
- Go to one of your lists’ 'General Information' pages, and browse down to the 'Mailing List Subscriber' fields to “Enter your address and password to visit the subscribers list.”
- Click on your email address to visit your subscription options page.
- In the second section on the right: 'Your other mailman.uwaterloo.ca subscriptions' click the 'List my other subscriptions' button
- A page will appear of your mailman.uwaterloo.ca subscriptions.
Vacation settings
- From the Subscription Options page browse down to 'Mail Delivery'.
- Click 'Disabled' and then 'Set globally'.
- Scroll down to the page bottom and click the 'Submit My Changes' button.
Use this if you want to make the same membership option changes to your other subscriptions – for example: when you go away temporarily on vacation. (Please remember to reset things by clicking 'Enabled' and 'Set globally' when you come back.)
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