How to Create and manage mailing lists in cPanel
Mailing lists allow you to send emails to multiple recipients in one go. This feature is very useful when you need to send a newsletter or send emails to a group of people.
Steps to set up a mailing list and mass subscribe users :
- Login to you cPanel account > Go to Mail Section > Mailing Lists tab.
- In the next page add the following fields :
- List Name : Enter the mailing lists name
- Password :Type the mailing lists password, Or generate strong password from the button.
- Password (Again): Re-type the password.
- Access Type : Public: subscriptions are open.Private: the administrator must approve subscriptions.
- Click Add button to add the new mailing lists.
- To addd users to mailing list “Mass Subscription” and assigns administrative rights to available users “Delegation” , follow the Managing mailing lists after creations.
Managing mailing lists :
All the mailing lists you’ve created will be listed in Current Lists section:
the list contains the following fields :
- List Name: name of the Mailing List
- Usage: amount of the disk space that the mailing list uses
- Access: private or public type
- Administrator: mailing list administrators
- Functions: administrative action functions for the mailing list:
- Delete: remove the mailing list
- Change Password: allows changing the mailing list password.
- Manage: redirects to the mailing list management dashboard:
for Mass Subscription: click Membership Management > Mass Subscription: to subscribe new users or send invitations. You should only add a required email address into a corresponding field (2) or import it from a file (3). Once done, click Submit Your Changes (4).
Other Options available on manage mailing list : - Mass Removal : option removes users from your mailing list
- Privacy options
- Subscription rules: this section allows you to configure subscription and membership exposure policy
- Sender filters: this section contains the controls for moderation of both member and non-member postings
- Recipient filters: this section allows you to configure various filters based on the recipient of the message
- Spam filters: this section allows you to configure various anti-spam filters posting filters, which can help reduce the amount of spam your list members end up receiving
- Delegation: assigns administrative rights to available users. Use arrows to add/exclude selected users from the list of administrators and click Save:
