Members: Ban Addresses

ListManager can automatically deny subscription requests and postings from addresses you specify by using bans. ListManager's bans can be used as a suppression list, to prevent those who have complained about being sent email from you from being added to a list or from receiving future list postings.

Subscription requests from a banned address will be rejected, and administrators will not be able to add or import banned addresses.

Bans can be created for domains, user names, or complete email addresses. There is no "wildcarding" (e.g., "example.*"). If a domain is banned, subdomains are banned as well (e.g., "example.com" bans "host.example.com").

You may enter bans one by one, or import a list of bans.

There are three types of bans:

     1. Always accept

     2. Conditionally accept

     3. Reject

Always Accept

"Always accept" bans addresses other than accepted addresses from joining. All other addresses will be rejected, unless there are "Always accept" or "Conditionally accept" bans for them. If you want to restrict membership to a particular domain, use "Always accept".

Once an address matches an "Always accept" ban, no further checks will be done on it. Therefore, an "Always accept" ban overcomes a "Reject" ban.

For example, if you have an "Always accept" rule for example.com, but a "Reject" rule for joe@example.com, joe@example.com will still be able to join. If you do not want joe@example.com to join, use "Conditionally accept" for example.com. Those who do not have an example.com address will not be able to join (e.g., aol.com, yahoo.com, hotmail.com, etc.).

Note that "Always accept" ban rules require a domain.

Conditionally Accept

"Conditionally accept" bans other addresses from joining, except those explicitly rejected with a "Reject" ban. All other addresses will be rejected, unless there are "Always accept" or "Conditionally accept" rules for them.

For example, if you have a "Conditionally accept" rule for example.com but a "Reject" rule for joe@example.com, everyone at example.com will be able to join except joe@example.com. Those who do not have an example.com address will not be able to join.

Note that "Conditionally accept" ban rules require a domain.

Reject

"Reject" bans the specified addresses from joining, except those with an "Always accept" rule. This is the most frequently used ban rule.

For example, if you have a "Reject" ban for the address mary@example.com, mary@example.com will be rejected; all other addresses will be able to join.

Viewing Bans

To view or edit a particular ban, click the user name or edit. You will be taken to the Members: Ban Addresses: Edit Ban page.

You may change the order members are displayed by clicking on the up or down triangles on the column headings. The headings are:

Username

The user name associated with this ban (everything before the @ sign in the email address).

Domain

The domain associated with this ban (everything after the @ sign in the email address).

Applies To

Specifies the list this ban applies to.

Type

The type of ban: Always accept, Conditionally accept, or reject.

Created

The date and time this ban was created

Ban Options

For each ban, you have the following options:

Edit

Edit this ban.

Copy

Copy this ban. The User Name, Domain, and Type will be displayed.

Delete

Delete this ban.

Find Ban

Takes you to Members: Ban Addresses: Find Ban, which allows you to search for bans.

Show All

Displays all bans after searching for a ban

Import Bans

Lets you create multiple ban rules at once.