Mailman List

Mailman is a mailing list management application which allows list owners to manage their lists directly through the use of a Web interface.  It supports a wide range of types of mailing lists, such as general discussion lists and announcement-only lists and has extensive privacy control features.  The Mailman list service superceded Majordomo at Headquarters effective January 31, 2008. 

Mailman list owners can control many aspects of how the list operates, and configure it directly using the Mailman interface.  For example, list owners can add and delete mailing list members themselves, without having to submit a request to the IT Help Desk to make those changes.  List owners can specify whether or not to review messages before they are sent to the entire list, and can control whether to review or automatically grant requests to join the list.

Any NASA Headquarters employee (civil service or support service contractor) may request a mailing list by contacting the IT Help Desk at 358-HELP (4357) or service@hq.nasa.gov. Please include the following information (Note: you will have an opportunity to identify your e-mail subscribers later):

• Name of the list (see our FAQ’s page for details about naming conventions)
• Name of list owner
• Brief description of purpose and audience of list

After your list has been created, you will receive immediate e-mail notification from mailman-owner@hq.nasa.gov.  This message will contain login instructions and your password.

DOCUMENTATION

FAQ's
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User Documentation
(Available within the Mailman application)

MAILMAN LIST SERVICE TEAM