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Email & Mailing Lists > Mailman FAQ

Go to the A&S Public Mailing Lists to view current public lists.
Click the name of the list you wish to access.
To access an unadvertised private list, you must go directly to its url, which is constructed as follows (replace red text with the name of your list):
https://trinity.aas.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yourlistname

Select the list you want to join.
In the subscription section, type your e-mail address and then select and confirm a password. DO NOT use your NetID password or other sensitive password: your list password will be sent via email and otherwise treated insecurely.
At "Would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" select "Yes" or "No"
Click the subscribe button to add yourself to the list.
In some cases the Mailman list administrator will return an e-mail message requesting confirmation of your subscription request. Just follow the instructions in the email (normally a simple reply is all that is needed).
In some cases the lists have restricted access (a "Closed" list) and the list administrator will determine if you are allowed to subscribe or not.
After successfully confirming your subscription, Mailman will send you a welcome note.
The note will include the following important information:
1. The URL that takes you directly to the list's information page.
2. The URL that takes you directly to your personal settings page.
3. Your password.

How do I unsubscribe to a list?

Go to your configuration page
Under the "Unsubscribing from [list name]" enter your password and click the "Unsubscribe" button.
You should receive email confirmation that you have been removed from the list.

Go to your configuration page
Under "Change Your Password" enter your current password, your new password and your new password again as confirmation.
Then click the "Change My Password" button.

Go to your configuration page
Under "Forgotten Your Password?" Click the "Email My Password To Me" button to have your password emailed to your list delivery address.

Some mail lists produce many messages each day, through out the day. As each new message appears as a new email message, a high volume can cause substantial interruptions over the course of the day. A digest resolves this problem by bundling of all the day's messages into a single email, which Mailman sends at a specific time every day.