A moderator is a privileged user who generally controls activities on the mailing list. Typically, the responsibilities of a moderator may include
- regulating subscriptions to the list,
- reviewing and filtering message postings etc.
- In some cases, posting to a mailing list can also be limited to the moderators
Adding Moderators for a mailing list
When you create a mailing list, you need to specify at least one moderator. However, you can choose to add multiple users as moderators for a mailing list at any time. To add moderators -
1. Go to Mail >> Manage Mailing Lists in your control panel.
2. Click on the list for which you wish to add moderators.
3. On the settings tab that follows, click on Add Moderators.
4. Enter the email addresses of the users you wish to set as moderators, and click on Add.
Removing Moderators from a mailing list
You can remove specific users as moderators from a mailing list. However, at least one moderator must be specified for each list. To remove any additional moderators
1. Navigate to the mailing list settings tab as described above
2. Identify the email address of the moderator you wish to dismiss, and click on Remove.