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Pip: /* Things You Might Want to Change */

2026-09-14T13:22:35Z

Things You Might Want to Change

Pip: Mailman's web interface is on a separate server now

2026-09-11T17:57:13Z

Mailman's web interface is on a separate server now

Phil: support.cs.jhu.edu is now all SSL all the time, so make all links to it default to SSL

2022-04-18T13:18:58Z

support.cs.jhu.edu is now all SSL all the time, so make all links to it default to SSL

Steve410: /* INTRO */

2021-11-12T18:34:05Z

INTRO

Phil: /* Subscribing to a CS Mailman Mailing Lists */

2020-09-24T20:57:24Z

Subscribing to a CS Mailman Mailing Lists

Steve410: /* INTRO */

2020-09-01T13:08:14Z

INTRO

Steve410: /* INTRO */

2020-09-01T13:07:49Z

INTRO

Steve410: /* If You Receive a "1 moderator request(s) waiting" Message */

2020-07-24T13:11:54Z

If You Receive a "1 moderator request(s) waiting" Message

Steve410: /* If You Receive a "1 moderator request(s) waiting" Message */

2020-07-24T13:11:12Z

If You Receive a "1 moderator request(s) waiting" Message

Steve410: /* If You Receive a "1 moderator request(s) waiting" Message */

2020-07-24T13:06:18Z

If You Receive a "1 moderator request(s) waiting" Message

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 :* '''subscribe_policy''' - The default setting, "Require approval", will require you (or a designated list admin or moderator) to approve each subscription request.  This maximizes list privacy, but is more work than most lists require.  Setting it to "Confirm" allows anyone to subscribe if they want to.
-:On the "Archiving Options" page, you can control whether Mailman keeps a history of all the emails sent to your list.  (Note that nothing can prevent list subscribers from keeping their own archives if they so choose.)  The default setting for '''archive_private''', "private", will only allow list subscribers to see the archives.  If you change that to "public", anyone on the Internet will be able to see them.
+:On the "Archiving Options" page, you can control whether Mailman keeps a history of all the emails sent to your list.  (Note that nothing can prevent list subscribers from keeping their own archives if they so choose.)  The default setting for '''archive_private''', "private", will only allow list subscribers to see the archives.  If you change that to "public", anyone on the Internet will be able to see them.  If you simply set the '''archive''' option to "No", no history will be kept.
 === Special Settings for Announcement Lists ===

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 :* '''Public List:''' The public can see what lists are available and manage their subscriptions to those lists at:
-::: https://www.cs.jhu.edu/mailman
+::: https://lists.cs.jhu.edu/mailman
 :* '''Private List:''' List does not display on the public list of CS Mailman lists.
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 :** Subscribers to private Mailman mailing lists can manage their subscription information for such a list at:
-::::<tt><nowiki>https://www.cs.jhu.edu</nowiki>/mailman/listinfo/''listname''</tt>
+::::<tt><nowiki>https://lists.cs.jhu.edu</nowiki>/mailman/listinfo/''listname''</tt>
 ===Getting Help With Your Mailman list Subscription===
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 :After we have created your new mailing list, you will receive an email with your list administration password and links to the webpages for managing your mailing list.  In general, a list named "''listname''" can be managed from the webpages at:
-:: <tt><nowiki>https://www.cs.jhu.edu</nowiki>/mailman/admin/''listname''</tt>
+:: <tt><nowiki>https://lists.cs.jhu.edu</nowiki>/mailman/admin/''listname''</tt>
 : You should go there now and make sure it's configured the way you will want it.
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 :* They're set up as discussion lists, which means that anyone who is subscribed to the list may post to the list and have their post sent to all of the other subscribers.  ''Only'' list subscribers can send to the list; non-subscribers will have any attempted posts held until a moderator can review them.
-:* Lists are largely private by default.  They're not advertised publicly (on the [https://www.cs.jhu.edu/mailman/listinfo "list of lists" page]); their archives are only available to list subscribers; and the subscriber list is only available to list moderators.
+:* Lists are largely private by default.  They're not advertised publicly (on the [https://lists.cs.jhu.edu/mailman/listinfo "list of lists" page]); their archives are only available to list subscribers; and the subscriber list is only available to list moderators.
 :* Moderator approval is required before anyone can subscribe to the list.  Most lists will want to change this setting, but it at least prevents people from using the list until the owner is ready.
 === Things You Should Change ===
-:On the "General Options" page, which is the first page you'll see when you go to <tt><nowiki>https://www.cs.jhu.edu</nowiki>/mailman/admin/''listname''</tt>, there are a few items you should definitely change:
+:On the "General Options" page, which is the first page you'll see when you go to <tt><nowiki>https://lists.cs.jhu.edu</nowiki>/mailman/admin/''listname''</tt>, there are a few items you should definitely change:
 :* '''owner''' - This is your email address and the email addresses of anyone else who will have complete control over the list (if you're sharing list administrative duties).
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 :On the "Privacy Options > Subscription rules" page, you can control how public your mailing list will be.  The most notable settings are:
-:* '''advertised''' - If you set this to "Yes", your mailing list will appear on the list of CS-based lists at https://www.cs.jhu.edu/mailman.
+:* '''advertised''' - If you set this to "Yes", your mailing list will appear on the list of CS-based lists at https://lists.cs.jhu.edu/mailman.
 :* '''subscribe_policy''' - The default setting, "Require approval", will require you (or a designated list admin or moderator) to approve each subscription request.  This maximizes list privacy, but is more work than most lists require.  Setting it to "Confirm" allows anyone to subscribe if they want to.
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 ===Administrative Password===
-: By default, your list has one ''administrative password''.  Anyone who knows that password can log in and change anything about your list configuration.  This means that the way you give someone access to your list is simply to tell them the password.  If you need to remove administrative access for someone, you will have to go to the administrative interface at <tt><nowiki>https://www.cs.jhu.edu</nowiki>/mailman/admin/''listname''</tt>, go to the "Passwords" page, change the administrator password, and then share the new password with anyone else who still needs to have administrative access.
+: By default, your list has one ''administrative password''.  Anyone who knows that password can log in and change anything about your list configuration.  This means that the way you give someone access to your list is simply to tell them the password.  If you need to remove administrative access for someone, you will have to go to the administrative interface at <tt><nowiki>https://lists.cs.jhu.edu</nowiki>/mailman/admin/''listname''</tt>, go to the "Passwords" page, change the administrator password, and then share the new password with anyone else who still needs to have administrative access.
 ===Moderator Password===
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 :By default, if the mailing list gets an email from someone who isn't subscribed to the list then it will hold on to the email until a list admin or moderator comes along and decides what to do with the email.  List admins and moderators will get daily emails with lists of held messages and links to the "pending moderator requests" page:
-::<tt><nowiki>https://www.cs.jhu.edu</nowiki>/mailman/admindb/''listname''</tt>
+::<tt><nowiki>https://lists.cs.jhu.edu</nowiki>/mailman/admindb/''listname''</tt>
 :That page makes it pretty easy to deal with spam.  You can easily skim through the list of held emails, click to approve any that should be let through, and then click one button to delete the rest.

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 *'''Currently, you must be a CS faculty or staff member (or CS student that has approval from the student's instructor) to request a CS mailing list.'''
-* Please fill out our [http://support.cs.jhu.edu/forms/mailing-list-request mailing list request form].
+* Please fill out our [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/forms/mailing-list-request mailing list request form].
 **  We will let you know when your new mailing list is ready.
 ** We will have some default settings in place for you.  You'll be able to configure/customize your list settings after you receive the list.

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	:Most user-controlled mailing lists in the CS Department are now run on our [https://wiki.list.org Mailman] system. (Older CS mailing lists are [http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/ Majordomo]-based.)		:Most user-controlled mailing lists in the CS Department are now run on our [https://wiki.list.org Mailman] system. (Older CS mailing lists are [http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/ Majordomo]-based.)
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		+	'''NOTE: Although the CS IT Support Team can create the actual mailing list, we do not manage the content of user-requested mailing lists. That is managed by the user or their designee.'''

	==Subscribing to a CS Mailman Mailing Lists ==		==Subscribing to a CS Mailman Mailing Lists ==

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 :* '''Private List:''' List does not display on the public list of CS Mailman lists.
-:** For a Mailman private list, subscriber will have to know what the list's name is.  The list's name is in the list's email address, so if one sends email to and receives email from "''listname@cs.jhu.edu''", the list's name would be "''listname''".
+:** For a Mailman private list, subscribers will have to know what the list's name is.  The list's name is in the list's email address, so if one sends email to and receives email from "''listname@cs.jhu.edu''", the list's name would be "''listname''".
 :** Subscribers to private Mailman mailing lists can manage their subscription information for such a list at:

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 ==INTRO==
-:Most user-controlled mailing lists at the CS Department are now run on our [https://wiki.list.org Mailman] system.  (Older CS mailing lists are [http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/ Majordomo]-based.)
+:Most user-controlled mailing lists in the CS Department are now run on our [https://wiki.list.org Mailman] system.  (Older CS mailing lists are [http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/ Majordomo]-based.)
 ==Subscribing to a CS Mailman Mailing Lists ==

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 ===If You Receive a ''"1 <your list> moderator request(s) waiting"'' Message===
-Should you receive a message that indicates you have one (or more) "moderator requests waiting", that typically means you are the owner of a Mailman mailing list, and a message arrived that you have to moderate.  Specifically, this message means that someone tried to send an email to the list, but the sender wasn't on the list of approved senders.  When that happens, the list is configured to hold onto the message and let the list owners/moderators know about it.  Then, you can follow the link provided and decide what to do about the message.
+Should you receive a message that indicates you have one (or more) "moderator requests waiting", that typically means you are the owner of a Mailman mailing list, and a message arrived that you have to moderate.  Specifically, this message means that someone tried to send an email to the list, but the sender wasn't on the list of approved senders.  When that happens, the list is configured to hold onto the message and let the list owners/moderators know about it.  Then, as the list owner (or one of the list owners), you can follow the link provided and decide what to do about the message.
 <!--== General Mailman Documentation==

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 To allow a list subscriber to send to the list, go to the "Membership Management > Membership List" page, find the entry for the person you want to allow (either by finding them in the table or by putting their email address into the search field and clicking "Search"), uncheck their box in the "mod" column, and click the "Submit Your Changes" button.
-===If You Receive a "1 <your list> moderator request(s) waiting" Message===
+===If You Receive a ''"1 <your list> moderator request(s) waiting"'' Message===
 Should you receive a message that indicates you have one (or more) "moderator requests waiting", that typically means you are the owner of a Mailman mailing list, and a message arrived that you have to moderate.  Specifically, this message means that someone tried to send an email to the list, but the sender wasn't on the list of approved senders.  When that happens, the list is configured to hold on to the message and let the list owners/moderators know about it.  Then, you can follow the link provided and decide what to do about the message.