(optional) Defines the level of security regarding new
members joining this mailing list. The possible choices are:
1) open - anyone can join
(no approval needed)
2) private - administrator must approve new members
3) password - new members need to know the password to join
4) closed - only an administrator can add new members
An Open mailing list means
that anyone who finds this mailing list can request to join (either by email or
using the Lyris Web Interface) and they will be immediately and automatically
approved. After joining, they will have full member status.
A Private mailing list means
that anyone who finds this mailing list can request to join (either by email or
using the Lyris Web Interface) but they will not be automatically approved. A
List Administrator will have to approve their request to join before the person
becomes a member. List Administrators who have their settings defined to
receive Admin Mail will receive an email notice when a person requests
to join a Private mailing list. When the list admin receives a request
to join a private list, and the request was done by email, the notification
email message that Lyris sends out also includes the original requestor's email
message, which can be helpful determining if the person should be allowed onto
the list.
A Password protected mailing
list means that anyone who finds this mailing list can request to join (either
by email or using the Lyris Web Interface) , and will be automatically approved
only if they know the password. If they do not know the password, they will be
automatically rejected. The password is defined in a field further down this
page. For subscription requests that arrive via email, the password is entered
at the end of the subscription request, as in:
subscribe jazz-discuss open-sesame
A Closed mailing list is one
in which non-members are not able to apply for membership. If a request for
membership arrives by email, it will be automatically denied. On the Lyris Web
Interface, the Join button will not be a choice on the Enter Mailing List page.
New members to a Closed mailing list must be added by the List Administrator.
Note: you can change the Security
status of a mailing list at any time. For instance, you can start out as an
Open mailing list (so that anyone can join), and then become a Private mailing
list (so that new members must be approved by a List Administrator).