Overview

This article will show you how to set up and manage mail groups using the Plesk Control Panel. A mail group simply allows you to create one email address, which can then be used to forward mail to multiple email users on the same domain.

Instructions

Enable mailing list

1. First, let's confirm that the Service Plan has mailing lists enabled. Log into your Plesk Server Administrator Panel, see Figure 1.

   
   Figure 1: Server Administration Panel

2. From the left-hand menu, click on Service Plans. See Figure 2 for the location.

   
   Figure 2.

3. Click on the Service Plan used for the subscription you'd like to enable the mailing list. In this example, we will edit the Unlimited plan, see Figure 3.

   
   Figure 3.

4. Click on the Mail tab, see Figure 4.

   
   Figure 4.

5. Click the box next to Enable mailing lists, see Figure 5.

   
   Figure 5.

6. Click the Update & Sync button to continue.
7. Next, under Server Management, click on Tools & Utilities, see Figure 6.

   
   Figure 6.

8. Click on Set Up Mailing Lists Server, see Figure 7.

   
   Figure 7.

9. Complete the form and you should receive a confirmation message like the one below in Figure 8:

   
   Figure 8.

Create the mailing list

1. Now, log into your Control Panel for the subscription as in Figure 9.

   
   Figure 9. Control Panel

2. Click on Mail, see Figure 10.

   
   Figure 10.

3. Click on the Mailing Lists tab.
4. If there is a "Warning: Mailing list service is switched off" message displayed, click the button Switch On the Service, see Figure 11.

   
   Figure 11.

5. Click the Create Mailing List button, see Figure 12.

   
   Figure 12.

6. Complete the form, use Figure 13 below as a guide:
   • Mailing list address: Enter the address you want use for your mailing list. Example: mailinglist@dv-example.com.
   • Check the box for Switched on.
   • Mailing list administrator's e-mail: Enter the appropriate email address.
   • Enter the password in both text boxes. Be sure to use a strong password.
   • Subscribers: Specify e-mail addresses. You can type each address on a new line, or separate addresses with white spaces, commas, and semicolons.
   • Click the OK button to save your list.

   
   Figure 13.

7. You're returned to the main Mail page and your mailing list is now under the "Address" column, see Figure 14.

   
   Figure 14.

Plesk 8 uses Mailman to manage mail lists. The default Plesk configuration allows you to create a mail lists and add users to it.

1. Log into Plesk.
2. Click on Domains:

   

3. Click on the domain you will be using for the mail group:

   

4. Click on the Email icon:

   

5. Create a new email account that will be used for the mail group. This account will be responsible for forwarding the messages:

   

6. Click on the Mail Group icon:

   

7. Use the Add New Member option to select the email users you wish to belong to the mail group:

   

8. After adding all users, click on Switch On to enable the mail group:

   

Resources

• Plesk Help documentation