How Do I Create a Mailing List and Send Bulk E-mail?
 

Introduction

Webboard offers several different ways to communicate with groups of users.  The most common way is to use the Webboard interface to post and read messages.  However, when Webboard users are signed up to a mailing list, they receive the posts to that conference via e-mail as well as on the board.  This function is often used with a conference for important announcements, so announcements are not only posted on the board, but also e-mailed directly to the users. Once you have added the ability to have a mailing list to a conference (Part One, Lesson 2: How do I create a conference? ), users may subscribe to the list, or you can subscribe users to it.  You can also send bulk e-mail to users, without posting the message to the board.
Subscribing yourself to a mailing list

Menu bar

More options screen

To subscribe yourself to a mailing list, follow the steps in the table below.
 
Step Action
1 Click on MORE on the menu bar at the top of the screen.
2 Click on MAILING LISTS.
3 Check the boxes next to the mailing lists you want to subscribe to.
4 Click SAVE.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Subscribing users to a mailing list You can direct your students to subscribe to a mailing list using the above procedure, or you can subscribe them yourself.  To subscribe users to a mailing list, follow the steps in the table below.
 
Step Action
1 Click on MORE on the menu bar at the top of the screen.
2 Click on MANAGER.
3 Click on MANAGE MAILING LISTS.
4 Select the mailing lists you want to subscribe users to.
5 Click SHOW USER LIST.

Result: The search screen appears.
6 Click SEARCH.

Result: A list of all board users appears.
7 Click on the names of the users you want to subscribe.
8 Click SUBMIT.
Sending bulk e-mail To send an e-mail to a group of users without posting the message to the conference, follow the steps in the table below.  (You do not need to have any mailing lists set up to send bulk e-mail.)
 
Step Action
1 Click on MORE on the menu bar at the top of the screen.
2 Click on MANAGER.
3 Click on SEND EMAIL.
4 Choose the group you wish to send the e-mail to.
5 Type a subject in the subject line.
6 Type a message in the message box.
7 Click on PREVIEW.
8 Click on SEND.
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