Mailman user self-service options

Included in this article:

• Subscribe to a Mailman list

• Unsubscribe from a Mailman list

• View list of the Mailman lists to which you are subscribed

• Set your vacation settings for Mailman list(s)

Subscribe to a Mailman list

1. 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]
   
   
   

2. On the page section with the heading: Subscribing to… [list_name], the subscriber will need to enter the following:

   1. Email address

   2. Name (optional)

   3. Pick a password

   4. Re-enter your password 

3. Then click the Subscribe button. 

4. A moderator will receive your request, and will approve or deny it. You will be notified via email when a decision has been made. 

Unsubscribe from a Mailman list 

1. Go to the mailing list information page, https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/[list_name] and scroll down to the bottom.
   
   

2. Enter your email address in the lower box, then click the Unsubscribe or edit options button.
   
   
   

3. Scroll down the mailing list options page to Unsubscribe.
   
   
   

4. Click on the Unsubscribe button.

5. An email is sent to the address and the member will only be removed if they send a confirmation response.

View all of the mailman lists to which you are subscribed

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. 

1. Click on your email address to visit your subscription options page.

2. In the second section on the right: 'Your other mailman.uwaterloo.ca subscriptions' click the 'List my other subscriptions' button
   
   
   

3. A page will appear of your mailman.uwaterloo.ca subscriptions. 

Set your vacation settings for Mailman list(s)

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.) 

1. From the Subscription Options page browse down to Mail Delivery. 

2. Click Disabled and then Set globally.
   
   
   

3. Scroll down to the page bottom and click the Submit My Changes button.

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