Last modified: 2025 July 8

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Overview

This document describes how to use the third-party Mailman application to manage mailing lists that you create in cPanel’s Mailing Lists interface (cPanel » Home » Email » Mailing Lists). For more information on managing Mailman mailing lists, read the Mailman documentation.

Access the Mailman interface

To manage a Mailman mailing list, you must first access its administration interface. Perform the following steps to go to the Mailman administration interface:

1. In cPanel’s Mailing Lists interface (cPanel » Home » Email » Mailing Lists), find the name of the mailing list you want to manage in the Current Lists section of the interface. Or, enter part of the mailing list name in the Search box and click Go.
2. In the Functions column, click Manage next to the name of the mailing list. The system automatically logs you in to the Mailman application. The Mailman administration interface for that list will appear.

Add addresses to a mailing list

Perform the following steps to add email addresses to a Mailman mailing list:

1. Go to the Mailman administration interface.
2. Click Membership Management…, then click Mass Subscription. The Mass Subscriptions section will appear.
3. Select Subscribe in the Subscribe these users now or invite them? row.
4. If you want to send a welcome message to the addresses you add, select Yes in the Send welcome messages to new subscribers? row. Otherwise, select No in that row.
5. If you want the system to notify you when you add the new addresses to the list, select Yes in the Send notifications of new subscriptions to the list owner? row. Otherwise, select No in that row.
6. In the Enter one address per line below… text box, enter the addresses you want to add, one per line. Or, click the button next to …or specify a file to upload: to upload a text file that contains the addresses, one per line.
   Important:

   Each address you enter, either in the interface or from a file, must be on a separate line.

7. Optionally, add a message in the Below, enter additional text to be added to the top of your invitation or the subscription notification. Include at least one blank line at the end… text box. If you selected Yes in the Send welcome messages to new subscribers? row, Mailman will include this message at the top of the welcome message to the addresses you entered.
8. Click Submit Your Changes.

Remove addresses from a mailing list

Perform the following steps to remove email addresses from a Mailman mailing list:

1. Go to the Mailman administration interface.
2. Click Membership Management…, then click Mass Removal. The Mass Removals section will appear.
3. If you want to send a notification to the addresses you remove, select Yes in the Send unsubscription acknowledgement to the user? row. Otherwise, select No.
4. If you want the system to notify you when you remove the addresses from the list, select Yes in the Send notifications to the list owner? row. Otherwise, select No.
5. In the Enter one address per line below… text box, enter the addresses you want to remove, one per line. Or, click the button next to …or specify a file to upload: to upload a text file that contains the addresses, one per line.
   Important:

   Each address you enter, either in the interface or from a file, must be on a separate line.

6. Click Submit Your Changes.

Enable spam filters for a mailing list

To enable spam filters for a mailing list, perform the following steps:

1. Go to the Mailman administration interface.
2. Click Privacy options…, then click Spam filters. The Privacy options… section will appear.
3. Enter the filter rules that you wish to apply. For more information, read our How to Create Mail Filter Rules For Mailing Lists documentation.
4. Click Submit Your Changes.