Mailman Lists at the City of Loveland

Mailman is a web based mail list manager used by the City of Loveland.
The software is used for managing electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists. The software enables City staff to more effectively use e-mail for mass mailings. E-mail distribution lists in an e-mail client such as Outlook do not provide adequate options for; privacy, control over who can subscribe, control over who can post, and moderation of postings.

Mailman provides roles for use as a subscriber and / or list moderator. Individual list owner and system administration roles are used by the Information Technology Department of the City of Loveland.

• Subscriber: Someone who has subscribed to a list, receives messages posted to the list, and may also post messages for distribution to the list is a subscriber. Who may post, and how it is done, may be controlled by the list owners. A subscriber has no administrative power over list operation, but can change a few of his or her own subscription settings. For example, a subscriber can decide to receive message "digests" rather than individual postings.

• List Moderator: List moderators are assigned by the list owners and can manage list subscriptions and postings.

• List Owner: IT staff will act as each list owner and will be responsible for configuration, maintenance and operation of the list. The list owner will establish list moderators to manage member subscription and list posting.

Mailman Usage Policy

This server is a resource operated by the City of Loveland government. Its use is governed by federal, state and local laws and policies. Employees of the City of Loveland may use this resource and lists only for activities related to the operation of the City of Loveland government. Use and administration of any list is subject to the approval of their departments and supervisors.

List Request Form