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Dealing with user requests

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Dealing with user requests

- [Voiceover] Now I'm going to switch back to the administrator's view of the list. As the list administrator, you have certain powers and responsibilities for the maintenance of the list. For example, if the list is configured to require administrative approval for new subscriptions, you must approve or reject those subscription requests when they come in, or if the list is configured to allow only list subscribers to post, you must approve or reject messages posted by other people. If something happens on the list that requires your attention, you'll receive an email letting you know about it. These emails are sent out once a day as long as there are any outstanding requests, but you can also configure the list to send you an immediate notification for each administrative request. This is controlled on the general options page with the option should the list moderators get immediate notice of new requests as well as daily notices about collected ones. There it is. As you see this…

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