Options - List mailbox

These are the properties available on this page

 

Property

Description

Forward method

Allows the forwarding options for this mailbox to be defined.

Do not forward

No forwarding.

Forward and keep

Forward the message to the defined address in the ‘Forward To:’ below, and leave a copy of the message in this mailbox.

Forward and delete

Forward the message to the defined address in the ‘Forward To:’ below, and delete the message.

Forward to:

Who to send the forwarded message to. This should be the full email address of the recipient, even if the recipient is local. It can also be a list of email addresses separated by semicolons.

List owner

Defines who owns the list or who is responsible for it.

Allow SUBSCRIBE

Enabling this will allow new members to join the list by emailing to the list with "subscribe" (no quotes) in the subject line.

Log SUBSCRIBES

Records in the log who has subscribed/unsubscribed.

Confirm SUBSCRIBES

Sends a message to the user who is subscribing for them to confirm they wish to be on the list.  This helps prevent other people subscribing you "for a laugh".

 

If the user does not reply to the confirmation request, the user is not subscribed.

Hide from server LIST command

This option prevents the list from being included in the response to the list servers "LIST" command.

Maintain archive of postings

Keeps the messages in the mailbox folder for that mailbox.

Moderated

Only the list owner can post to the list when this option is enabled.  This forces all messages to the list to be sent to the list owner who can then decide which messages are suitable for publishing.

 

This is useful when the list is a "Customer list" and you only wish the sales manager to be able to send messages to the customers via the list.

Only allow list members to post messages

Users must subscribe before posting to the list, if not the messages will be rejected.

Include Sender in postings

Sends a copy of the message to the sender.

Set header "Reply to:" to this list

Forces any reply to be posted to the list, when using the ‘reply’ button/option in the mail client.

Auto-manage members

Removes any address from which messages have bounced, after sending a second message and a confirmation request "do you still wish to be on this list?" This keeps the list current, with only valid email addresses on the list.

Limit postings to

Set the maximum size (using the drop-down list of sizes) of any message (including any attachment) the list will accept.

Subject identifier

Enter a name or short description for the list, which may be the topic or purpose of the list.  This will appear in the subject line of each message passing through the list.