> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.noxity.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Mailing Lists

> Run announcement or discussion lists with GNU Mailman. One address fans out to many subscribers.

Mailing Lists in cPanel are powered by **GNU Mailman**. The basic idea is exactly what you'd expect: people subscribe to one address (e.g. `team@yourdomain.com`), and any mail sent to that address fans out to every subscriber. The richer features are around moderation, subscription management, archives, and digest mode.

Open it from cPanel home → **Email** → **Mailing Lists**.

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  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/noxity/images/cpanel/email-management/mailing-lists/page-dark.png" alt="Mailing Lists page with subscriber counts and Manage buttons" className="hidden dark:block" />
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## Two kinds of lists

When you create a list, you pick its purpose:

* **Announcement list.** Only you (the list admin) can send to it. Subscribers receive but can't reply to the list. Useful for newsletters and broadcast updates.
* **Discussion list.** Any subscriber can post. Replies fan out to everyone. Useful for team discussion or community lists.

## Create a list

<Steps>
  <Step title="Click Add Mailing List">
    Top of the Mailing Lists page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick the list address and password">
    The list runs at `<listname>@yourdomain.com`. Set an admin password — you'll use it for the Mailman web interface later.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick public or private">
    **Public** lets anyone subscribe and lists the list publicly. **Private** requires admin approval to join and isn't listed publicly.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    The list is live. cPanel gives you a link to the Mailman admin panel for further configuration (subscribe options, moderation, archives, digest settings).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Manage subscribers and settings

cPanel hands off the deeper configuration to Mailman's web UI. From the Mailing Lists page, click **Manage** next to a list to:

* Add or remove subscribers manually
* Approve pending subscription requests
* Read and moderate the message archive
* Tune posting policies (who can post, message size limits, header munging)
* Enable digest mode (subscribers receive one bundled email per day instead of every message)

The Mailman UI is dated but functional. Most settings have inline help text.

## Tips

* **Mailing lists vs forwarders.** A forwarder pointing to multiple destinations works for tiny lists (under \~5 people). Above that, use a Mailing List for the unsubscribe handling, archive, and bounce processing Mailman gives you for free.
* **Sending from the list address.** Replies sent to `team@yourdomain.com` fan out to subscribers. Replies sent to an individual subscriber's address don't (unless they reply-all).
* **Bounce handling.** Mailman automatically pauses or removes subscribers whose addresses bounce repeatedly. Saves your domain's reputation when stale addresses pile up.

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