How to Create a Majordomo Mailing List

You can create a Majordomo Mailing list via our web interface. Use a web brower to connect to the CalMail web site:

http://calmail.berkeley.edu
and then click on "Manage Your Lists", login, etc.

Or you can use a short cut to get there by going directly to

http://lists.berkeley.edu/
You can send questions to consult@listlink.berkeley.edu.

How to Subscribe to Your Mailing List

You can now also manage your mailing list via the web interface.

Or, if you prefer you can send email directly to majordomo@lists.berkeleye. When your list is created it is set up as a Majordomo list and you will maintain and administer your list by sending Majordomo commands via mail addressed to:

majordomo@listlink.berkeley.edu
Your first task will be to subscribe yourself to the list. You can subscribe by sending mail to "majordomo@listlink.berkeley.edu" that includes this line:
subscribe bird_list
in the body of the message.

If your list is "open", then you will automatically be subscribed.

If your list is "closed", then you will need to approve your own request to subscribe. You will receive a message from majordomo that looks something like this: 


   From postmaster Tue Feb 27 16:23:47 1996
   Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 16:23:46 -0800
   To: bird_list-approval
   From: Majordomo@uclink4.Berkeley.EDU
   Subject: APPROVE bird_list
   Reply-To: Majordomo@uclink4.Berkeley.EDU

   --

   kirsten@uclink.berkeley.edu (K. Jones) requests that you
   approve the following:

      subscribe bird_list kirsten@uclink.berkeley.edu (K. Jones)

   If you approve, please send a message such as the following back to
   Majordomo@listlink.berkeley.edu (with the appropriate PASSWORD
   filled in, of course):

      approve PASSWORD subscribe bird_list kirsten@uclink.berkeley.edu (K. Jones)

   If you disapprove, do nothing.

   Thanks! Majordomo@listlink.berkeley.edu
Kirsten can approve the subscription request by sending this command:
approve xyz subscribe bird_list kirsten@uclink.berkeley.edu (K. Jones)
to majordomo@listlink.berkeley.edu.

For most purposes, your mailing list is now ready to be used.

There are many Majordomo configuration options that you can use to customize your mailing list. For more details, you can refer to:

If you encounter problems creating a mailing list or you need more assistance, please send mail to consult@uclink.berkeley.edu.