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How do I create a distribution list?
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Customers subscribed to Business Class Email & Calendaring have access to a fully-featured control panel. Follow the step-by-step process below to create a new distribution list:

  1. Open a web browser and go to https://control.apparatus.net.
  2. Enter the username and password for the administrative user account and click Login.
  3. Click Hosting across the top navigation bar.
  4. Click Exchange in the left navigation.
  5. Click Distribution Lists in the left navigation.
  6. Click the Add New Distribution List button in the right window pane.
  7. Complete the requested information:
  • Name: enter a unique name (i.e., marketingMyCompanyName)
  • Display name: this will reflect the name shown in the From field
  • E-mail address: this should be the alias you expect to use when contacting members of the distribution list (i.e. marketing@)
  1. Select the desired security levels for the distribution list and click the Submit button.

Add Members to the List

Once the distribution list is created, it is important you define its members (users that will receive emails when a message is sent to the distribution list). Complete the steps below to configure its members:

  1. Open a web browser and go to https://control.apparatus.net.
  2. Enter the username and password for the administrative user account and click Login.
  3. Click Hosting across the top navigation bar.
  4. Click Exchange in the left navigation.
  5. Click Distribution Lists in the left navigation.
  6. Click the distribution list in the right window pane that you would like to configure for membership.
  7. Select the Members tab.
  8. Click the Add New Member button.
  9. Click to select the check box next to the user you would like to add as a member and click Submit.
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