The FreeLists FAQ
Click below for answers to questions we're asked all the time. If you feel something's missing here, please let us know.
- General Questions
- What's FreeLists all about?
- So is this real email, or web-based?
- What's your policy on SPAM? And user privacy?
- What lists does FreeLists host?
- A free service? Will it last?
- Something went wrong. Help!
- Confirmation emails not working?
- I sent an attachment to the list but it was stripped.
- Why was I subscribed to a list?
- When I try to unsubscribe, I'm told I'm not subscribed!
- I'm not receiving copies of my own posts.
- Beginners
- How do I unsubscribe from a list?
- Can I send files (attachments) to the list?
- What's appropriate for my list?
- What if I receive SPAM?
- Using FreeLists
- What is "VACATION" mode?
- What is "quoted-printable?"
- What commands are available to me through email rather than the web interface?
- Does the list I'm on have a webpage somewhere?
- If someone on a list is bothering me, what should I do?
- How do I change my email address?
- For List Owners
- General
- How do I get started?
- Can I get more than one list?
- Are there archives of my list?
- Can the archive be disabled or protected?
- I have a high-volume list, can FreeLists support my needs?
- What's with the "-bounce" address?
- How can I change my administrator email address?
- List Configuration
- How do I enable attachments?
- How do I enable HTML posts?
- How do I allow non-ASCII characters in posts?
- Just how customizable are the lists?
- I see two columns of checkboxes in the List Configuration. Why?
- Why is my footer or header not appearing in posts?
- Approved moderated messages never appear on the list and eventually bounce. What went wrong?
- Resources
- How can I get people to subscribe from my site?
- Why are there bounces for users who aren't subscribed?
- How do I…?
- Retrieve my member list?
- Remove messages from the list archive?
- How do I make changes to the FreeLists Portal pages?
- Configure Ecartis to not send reports?