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State Library of Queensland  >  Information for...  >  Public libraries  >  News and events  >  Discussion lists  >  List owners  >  Settings

List owner settings

These settings are provided to help Queensland public library list owners manage their lists using the Lyris list management software provided by the State Library of Queensland.

List owners must comply with the compulsory settings. Where the setting status is "optional" or "recommended", list owners should read the Lyris help [new window] to better make an informed decision.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, or you just want to discuss the list administration settings, please do not hesitate to contact the State Library.

• List owner settings, part 1 [new window  1 MB]
• List owner settings, part 2 [new window 1 MB]

To access your list:

• Go to: http://lists.slq.qld.gov.au
• Login with your username and password
• Go to Utilities / List settings

The following settings are compulsory:

Basic information	Basics: List name  Reports: Monthly: send a detailed monthly report on the 1st of the month Delivery reports: Do not email delivery reports to list admins
New subscriber policy	Confirmation  Yes (unless list owner is adding members) Unsubscribe confirmation Yes (it verifies that someone really wants to leave the list and has not been unsubscribed maliciously) Security:  private - administrator must approve new members  (unless list owner is adding members) Allow joining by email:  Allow membership requests by email and through the web (unless list owner is adding members)
Email submitted content	Reject email submissions:   No Only admins can send:  No (except for announcement lists)
Discussion forum interface
Message reading	Enable archive searching: yes  Make available as a newsgroup: no
Discussion group features
Security	Reject posts from non-members: Yes, only members are allowed to contribute to the list Security of member list: Allow only members to obtain the member listing
Message rejection rules
Blanks	Allow blank subject: no Allow blank body: no
Same message rules	Allow duplicate postings:  yes Allow cross-posting:  yes Cross-postings and duplicates: Make sure that multiple copies of cross-postings are removed
Etiquette	Message size limit:  500 kb