Discussion Group Features

The features here are used for setting discussion group list features where list members respond back and forth to each other’s messages.

features

The settings available here are:

  • Specify how the message looks: whether or not to add the list’s name to the Subject: line, or whether postings can be anonymous
  • Specify message wrapping for digests.
  • Specify posting security: who can write to the list, and who can see the list of members.

Specify automatic reasons to reject messages.

message look

Under the “Message Look” you can set it to display a subject line or leave it untouched. You can also set a header and footer text that will appear at the beginning and end of every digest email.

menu message look

Under the “Security” interface you can set it for members only or set it to be open so anyone can post. For viewing the member listing you have the option of setting it for only admins, members only or anyone.

security

Message Rejection Rules:

Under the “Message Rejection Rules” tab there are three different tabs you can configure
the settings for.

The “Blanks” tab will allow you to set the subject as a blank and the body area as a blank.

rejection rules

Under the “Same Message Rule”

You can check mark it if you will allow duplicate postings or cross-postings. In the drop down you can select to have cross-postings removed.

same message rule

Etiquette:

Under this tab you can set a “Max quoting, daily message limit or how many posts per member.

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How Our Message Pricing Works

  1. Included Monthly Messages
    Each plan comes with a certain number of included messages at a standard size (up to 40K per email).
  2. Overage Rate
    After you’ve sent all your included messages, each additional 1,000 emails costs $0.90.
  3. What If an Email Is Larger Than 40K?
    • We measure every extra 1K of data beyond 40K as an extra fraction of a message.
    • Example: A 50K email counts as 1.25 messages (because 50K is 1.25 × 40K).
    • This prevents rounding up to a full extra 40K block when you only need 10K more.
  4. Covered by Your Monthly Fee
    • All administrative and automated list messages (welcome emails, unsubscribe confirmations, surveys, etc.)
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