How can I add, delete or change Mailman list owners?

Question: I'm the owner of a Mailman list and I want to change the ownership. How can I do that?

Answer:

As a Mailman list owner, you can add or delete owners at any time as long as there is at least one owner who is a current faculty, staff, or student at the UW and all of the owners to be added have a UW NetID. Faculty and staff can request a sponsored UW NetID for non-UW affiliated list owners by sending email to help@u.washington.edu

To change ownership of your list, go to your list's administration pages at

http://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/admin/listname

where "listname" is replaced with the actual name of your list. Log in with your UW NetID.

Under "General Options" you will find an owner setting where you can specify the email address(es) of the current list owner(s). Simply add or delete email addresses to add or remove list owners. Please note that all Mailman list owners must have a UW NetID and owner addresses are required to end in @u.washington.edu. When you are finished, click on the "Submit Your Changes" button. It is a good idea to then double-check the spelling of the owner addresses.

Date: 07/2002 Author: R. Skiver Thompson