Populate A Mailing List

[joeyjojojo]

I have a new mailing list that I am attempting to populate with address from a previous system that I was using. It would seem that I can only enter one addresses one at a time. Is there a facility to import multiple addresses from a file to a mailing list? Can't seem to figure this one out.

[nobaloney]

It's a standard majordomo server; you can send multiple subscribe lines in the body of an email like this:

subscribe listname user1@example.com
subscribe listname user2@example.net

etc.

Each member will get a new welcome message, and if double-opt-in is set, they'll need to opt in, but that's probably a good thing

:)

Jeff

[cooperti]

Like another user in this thread, I'm trying to move my mailing list from an Ensim2 server to DirectAdmin. I've tried sending a message with multiple "subscribe <listname> <e-mail address> lines. Here's what I get back:

Your request to majordomo@computerhomecare.net:

subscribe chwm-list <line 1 email address>

has been forwarded to the owner of the "chwm-list" list for approval. This could be for any of several reasons:

You might have asked to subscribe to a "closed" list, where all new additions must be approved by the list owner.

You might have asked to subscribe or unsubscribe an address other than the one that appears in the headers of your mail message.

When the list owner approves your request, you will be notified.

If you have any questions about the policy of the list owner, please contact "chwm-list-approval@computerhomecare.net."

For one thing, majordomo seems to only process the FIRST line. The other problem is that it's seeking approval from the owner. I am the owner and I'm not receiving any notifications to approve. I have the SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE policies set to OPEN.

What am I doing wrong? Thanks.

[cooperti]

I realize this might be somewhat redundant to past postings, but I thought I would share my experience with others who may be in a similar situation. My hosting provider is killing off an old ENSIM server which hosts my website and 172-member mailing list. They moved me to a new DA server which also includes MajorDomo. Here's the process I used to migrate my list:

1. Retrieve the existing list of subscribers from the old server by sending an e-mail message to MAJORDOMO@YOURDOMAIN using the WHO <LIST NAME> command. You should get a reply that includes a list of your subscriber e-mail addresses.

2. Edit the e-mail message and delete everything before and after the list of subscriber e-mail addresses, then save the response message in TXT format.

3. Open the TXT file in Excel.

4. Add a column to the left of the column that contains the e-mail addresses.

5. Type APPROVE <ADMIN PASSWORD> SUBSCRIBE <LIST NAME> in the first cell of the left column, then copy this cell downward to populate all of the cells in the first column. The command above should preceed EVERY e-mail address on the list.

6. Save the spreadsheet in TXT format.

7. Open the TXT file in Notepad.

8. Copy and paste the contents of the TXT file into a new e-mail message.

9. Send the message to MAJORDOMO@YOURDOMAIN.COM, from the administrator's e-mail account.

This should subscribe everyone to the mailing list on the new server. By default, all subscribers will get another WELCOME message. Before migrating the list, it's a good idea to let the subscribers know that they will receive another WELCOME message. (I think you can turn OFF the WELCOME message in the DA MajorDomo interface.)

Hope this helps others who may be in my shoes.