Who can create a Mailman mailing list?

Anyone with a current Purdue career account and password can request the creation of a mailing list.  The list owner address must be of the form username@purdue.edu.

How do I create a Mailman mailing list?

If you have a current Purdue career account and password, you can request the creation of a mailing list by sending e-mail to

mailman@lists.purdue.edu

specifying the name of the mailing list to be created.  The requested mailing list will be created within one business day.

When your mailing list is created, you will receive your password and additional configuration information via e-mail.  For security reasons, you must change this initial password within 48 hours or your mailing list will be deleted.

It is recommended that your Purdue University mailing list (Mailman) password be different from your Purdue Career Account password and any other passwords you use.

All usage is governed by the Terms of Use 

How long can a list name be? Which characters can be used?

Mailing list names can have a maximum of 128 characters and use letters, numbers, hyphen(-), underscore(_), and period(.)