Title: How do I establish a Mailman list and learn to be a list owner?

Question:

I've decided to establish a Mailman list here at UWC-UWEX.  How do I make a
request to get it set up?  I also need to be sure that I have the right
information on hand to answer my own questions and those that I'm sure
the subscribers will have. I'm anxious to get the list set up and a welcome
message in place, so I want to know how to go about that.  Can you help me
with these things and tell me where to get assistance if I run into
trouble?

Answer:

Let's start off getting you the basic information you'll need.
There is a UWEX Mailman Reference site on the Web at

        http://www.uwex.edu/infosys/mailman/

It contains information for both list owners and subscribers. If you are a
list owner, it would be good to bookmark

        http://www.uwex.edu/infosys/mailman/owners/

as a reference that should answer many questions.

One of the links available on the Mailman Web pages will take you to a
form where you can request that a Mailman list be established for you.

Once your list has been created, you can access it via Web pages on the
Mailman server. As a list owner, you can configure your list settings, add
and delete members, and do other things at

	http://lists.uwex.edu/mailman/admin/listname

where "listname" is replaced with the actual name of your list. 

Your list members will be able to subscribe, unsubscribe, and update their
personal subscriber settings at

	http://lists.uwex.edu/mailman/listinfo/listname

When you run into problems and need assistance, send an email message to
list-help@uwex.edu with a description of the problem and examples
when possible.