Create a Discussion List

Overview

The following explains how to create a Discussion List in the panel.

Creating a Discussion List

To create a Discussion List:

1. Navigate to the Discussion Lists page.
2. Click the Create New Discussion List button at the top.

   The Creating Discussion List page opens:

   

3. Enter the following information about your Discussion List.
   • List Name: the name of your Discussion List. For example, if your list is for dog owners, you can name it "doglovers" or something similar. This is also the first part of the list's email address, e.g., doglovers@lists.example.com.
   • List Owner Email Addresses, one per line: the email addresses for the owners/admins of the list, who will then have full access to edit it within the panel. You can set multiple owners of the list if necessary.
   • List Password: your chosen password for the list. Just like any password, you want this to be secure. Visit the Passwords overview article for details on how to create a secure password. Also, note that this password only applies to this list, and nothing else within your account.
   • Select ONE of the following:

     The Use an existing domain option will only appear if you have previously set up a discussion list. Otherwise, you will need to use the Create a new sub-domain option. The subdomain is always included in the discussion list URL and it is NOT possible to configure a list without it.

     • Use an existing domain: Select an existing domain from the drop-down menu. The discussion list URL automatically prepends 'lists' to an existing subdomain.
     • Create a new sub-domain: Enter a name for the discussion list on the new sub-domain. The second field is a drop-down menu for you to select which domain you want the list to be created under.
   • Create Convenience Addresses: If you check this box, a series of forward-only email addresses are created specifically for your list. For example:

     Convenience Address	List Address
     admin@example.com	admin@lists.example.com
     subscribe@example.com	subscribe@lists.example.com
     owner@example.com	owner@lists.example.com

   • The Create Convenience Addresses option is checked by default and most often it’s a good idea to create these addresses.
   • These convenience addresses only function if you’re hosting email with DreamHost. If you’re using a third-party email host such as Google, convenience addresses will NOT function.

4. Click the Create Discussion List Now! button to create the list.

Since the subdomain is a new DNS record, it requires some time for the DNS to update online and may take up to 6 hours. The list itself should only take about 30 minutes to create in your panel.

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