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Request a Majordomo List be Setup for Library Staff

Majordomo at Northwestern University Library

This form allows Library Staff to make a request for a mailing list to be setup. Mailing lists will be setup for Library or University related activities only . Please fill in the form completely. While this form may be used to apply for a list, it does not guarantee that the requested list will be created.

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Personal Information

Please fill out the information below. If you are filling this out for somebody else in your department, please make sure designate the List Owner in the section below.

Your Name:
Department:
Phone Extension:
E-mail:

Mail List Information

What would you like to name your list?
  • Only use letters, digits, underbars _ or dashes - in list names
  • Case does not matter lists will be lowercase

Who will be the list owner?
The list owner deals with subscribe, unsubscribe, errors and other list maintenance issues

Same as above
Different Person (if so, please fill out information below)

List Owner Name:
Department:
Phone Extension:
PH Alias:

Please provide a single line (50 characters max) description of the list
This is sent back to users who send "info" commands to majordomo about mail lists on server

Mail List Attributes

Do you want to provide a digest mode of the list?
Digest mode allows multiple messages to be sent out on a daily basis as a single message.
Regular List
Digest List

How do want to control list subscriptions?
Open (allows people to subscribe themselves to the list)
Closed (requires owner approval for all subscribe requests to the list)
Auto (allows anybody to subscribe anybody to the list without owner approval)

Do you want to moderate the list messages?
Moderated (you must approve all messages sent to the list)
Unmoderated (all messages are posted automatically)

Do you wish to restrict message posting to list subscribers only?
Restrict Posts (only list subscribers can post)
Unrestricted Posts (anyone can post messages to the list)

How Do you want reply messages handled?
Original Sender of message gets reply
Reply goes to the entire list

Intial Information about the Mail List
This is sent to new subscribers and also sent out to those who ask for "info" on your list (as a list owner you can always change this.)

Do you want to create an initial subscribers List?
Yes I want want my list to be setup with an initial list of subscribers (listed below)
No, I will give users instructions on subscribing themselves to the list, (the list owner will be the only subscriber) .

(If yes to above) Initial subscribers to the Mail List?
If you have a initial list of subscribers, put their email addresses in the box below. Separate each name with a return or line feed. If possible please use PH Aliases only. Optionally you can put the name of the subscriber in parentheses after the address, such as jdoe@northwestern.edu (Jane Doe)

Web Archives

Do you want to provide a web archive of your list?
Web Mail List Archives allow you to provide a web interface to mail archives.
Yes, create a web archive site
No, just the list please

If yes to above, do you wish to provide full functionality from the web interface or just provide the archive?
Yes, give me the works (subsrcibe, unsubscribe, review and other basic commands)
No, just provide access to the web archive and list information

Do you wish to have the archive linked in the Public or NUL pages or on both?
Public Mail List Page only
NUL Mail List Page only
Both, List on both the Public and the NUL pages

Note:You will automatically be sent a copy of this message to the e-mail address you have indicated above.