Ted:

You can set up an announcement list where only you can send by making the following setting changes:

(1) "General Settings" the bottom setting:

"Should postings include the List-Post: header?" change to "NO."

This will omit the email address to post messages.

(2) In "Privacy Options," under "membership exposure" the setting:

"Who can view subscription list?" change to "LIST ADMIN ONLY."

This will keep others from viewing and sending to membership addresses outside of the list. It will also reduce the possibility of spamming.

(3) After you open "Privacy Options" four sub-options links will appear. Click on "sender filters" and the setting

"By default, should new list member postings be

moderated?" set to "YES."

From this point on, all new subscribers will be moderated. They can try to post a message by sending it to the list-post address, but unless you (the moderator) approves the message, it will not be posted. You can also make settings to automatically discard attempted posts, if you wish.

(4) Go back to "Membership Management" and under "Additional Member Tasks" the setting:

"Set everyone's moderation bit, including those members not currently visible" change to "ON" and click the SET button.

This will ensure that anyone who subscribed before you made the above changes, will be moderated.

(5) Lastly, at "membership list" search for your name, click to remove the moderation setting checkbox and click the SUBMIT YOUR CHANGES button. This will make you (and only you) unmoderated, allowing you to send your announcements to the list.

Hope this helps.

Stan

--- Ted Vieira <contact@tedvieira.com> wrote:

I'd like to set up a mailinglist that would only be for the purpose of sending out a monthly newsletter.

I don't want the subscribers to use the list to send messages, I only want them to subscribe so that they can get the monthly newsletter.

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