Mailing Lists

Mailing Lists

GForge provides an integration with the GNU Mailman program, so you can create full-featured mailing lists.

You can subscribe to mailing lists in GForge to receive an e-mail when a message is posted by another member. Once a month, the Mailman e-mails you your password and instructions on how to edit your preferences or unsubscribe.

Subscribing to a Mailing List

To subscribe to an e-mail list:

  • Click the Lists tab within a Project.
  • Click the Mailing List Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Preferences link to which you desire to subscribe.


  • Enter your E-mail Address.
  • Enter your Name.
  • Enter your Password.
  • Reenter your Password.
  • Select whether to receive list mail batched in a daily digest.
  • Click Subscribe.
  • Reply to the e-mail sent to you by GForge.

    • Caution: If the link does not work, enter the letter ā€œsā€ after http. For example, enter https://

      • Click Subscribe to list Test-Commits.



Archives View a complete list of all previous mailings for this list.

email@list.gforge.org Click to add a comment to the mailing list.

Your email address Your e-mail address to subscribe to the mailing list.

Your name (optional) Your name, this is an optional field.

Pick a password A Password to use when editing your list preferences.

Reenter password to confirm Confirm your Password.

Which language do you prefer to display your messages? The default language for your messages.

Would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest? Select Yes to receive all e-mails for this list in one daily e-mail (digest) containing all List posts.

Subscribe Click to subscribe to the mailing list.

Visit Subscriber list Enter your address and password. Click Vista to view a complete list of all subscribers for this mailing list.

Unsubscribe or edit options Enter your e-mail address to edit your preferences or unsubscribe.

Viewing the List

To view the List Archive:

  1. Navigate to the Project that contains the mailing list.
  2. Click the Lists tab.
  3. Click the List Name link.
  4. Select how many files you desire to view from the drop-down list box and click the Change button.


Viewing the List Archive

To view the List Archive:

    Navigate to the Project that contains the mailing list.


  • Select how you desire to view the archive:
  • Thread.
  • Subject.
  • Author.
  • Date.
  • Author.
  • Date.


Messages sorted by Click to sort messages by Subject, Author, or submission Date.

More info on this list Click to view list details page as in

List Server User View data about the user who entered this comment.


Posting to a List

To post an e-mail to a List:

  1. Navigate to the Project that contains the mailing list.
  2. Click the Lists tab.
  3. Click the Mailing List Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Preferences link to which you desire to subscribe.
  4. Click the Using commits e-mail link.
  5. Enter the e-mail message.

Visiting a Subscriber List

To view a complete list of all subscribers for this mailing list:

  1. Navigate to the Project that contains the mailing list.
  2. Click the Lists tab.
  3. Click the Mailing List Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Preferences link to which you desire to subscribe.
  4. Enter your Address and Password.
  5. Click Visit Subscriber list.


View this page in Select the language in which you desire to view the List members.

Non-digested Members of Test-commits Number of members that receive individual e-mails when a post is entered to the List.

Digested Member of Test-commits Number of members that receive one e-mail per day that contains all posts entered to the List.

  • Note: Click a member name to view their details page.

Unsubscribing from a List

To unsubscribe to a List:

  1. Navigate to the Project that contains the mailing list.
  2. Click the Lists tab.
  3. Click the Mailing List Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Preferences link to which you desire to subscribe.
  4. Enter your Password.
  5. Enter your E-mail Address.


  • Click Unsubscribe or edit options.

Lost Mailing List Password

To receive your lost Mailing List Password via e-mail:

  1. Navigate to the Project that contains the mailing list.
  2. Click the Lists tab.
  3. Click the Mailing List Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Preferences link to which you desire to subscribe.
  4. Enter your Password.
  5. Enter your E-mail Address.
  6. Click Remind. Your Password will be sent to your e-mail address.

Editing Your List Membership Configuration

  1. Navigate to the Project that contains the mailing list.
  2. Click the Lists tab.
  3. Click the Mailing List Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Preferences link to which you desire to subscribe.
  4. Enter your Password.
  5. Enter your E-mail Address.
  6. Click Unsubscribe or edit options.


Log out Log out of this List.

New address New e-mail address associated with this List.

Again to confirm Retype the e-mail address you entered in the New address field to confirm the new e-mail address.

Your name Enter your name if you desire.

Change My Address and Name Click to change your e-mail address and name.

Change globally Select this checkbox BEFORE you click Change My Address and Name to change your e-mail address everywhere (globally) within the GForge Collaborative Development Environment (CDE).

Unsubscribe Click to Unsubscribe from this List.

Yes, I really want to unsubscribe Select this checkbox to verify that you really desire to unsubscribe and click Unsubscribe from this List.

List my other subscriptions Click to view other Lists to which you are currently subscribed.

Email My Password To Me Click to have your Password e-mailed to you if you have forgotten your Password.

New password To change your Password, enter your New password in this field.

Again to confirm Re-type your New password in this field to verify the New password.

Change My Password Click to change your Password.

Change globally Select this checkbox BEFORE you click Change My Password to change your Password everywhere (globally) within the GForge Collaborative Development Environment (CDE).


Mail delivery Enable and Disable mailing for this List.

Set Digest Mode Select On to receive all posts bundled in one e-mail per day.

Get MIME or Plain Text Digests If you have a problem viewing List e-mails, select Plain Text. Click the Set globally checkbox to view all e-mails in Plain Text or MIME format.

Receive your own post to the list Select Yes, to receive a copy of every message that you post to the List.

Receive acknowledgements mail when you send mail to the list – Select Yes, to receive an acknowledgement e-mail when you send e-mail to the List.

Get password reminder email for this list Select Yes to receive an e-mail with your Password to this List on a monthly basis. Click the Set globally checkbox to receive an e-mail about all CDE Passwords.

Conceal yourself from subscriber list Select Yes to hide your e-mail address from the membership List.

What language do you prefer Select the language in which you desire to view the List and receive
e-mails.

Which topic categories would you like to subscribe to Select the topic categories that you desire to receive e-mails to filter your List.

Do you want to receive messages that do not match any topic filter When using topic category filters, select Yes to receive messages that do not match any topic category filters.

Avoid duplicate copies of messages Select No to receive one copy of a List e-mail if you are specifically entered in the To, CC, or BCC fields of the e-mail address.

Submit My Changes Click to change your List configuration settings.

Viewing All Mailing Lists

To view all Lists:

  1. Navigate to the Project that contains the mailing list.
  2. Click the Lists tab.
  3. Click the Mailing List Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Preferences link.
  4. Click Overview of all lists.gforge.org mailing lists at the bottom of the screen.