====== Mailing List How-To's & Best Practices ======

===== Join FSFTN Mailing List =====
To join the FSFTN General Mailing List, do the following steps :-
  * Visit the subscription page [[https://mailman.fsftn.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_fsftn.org|here]]
  * Read the description of the Mailing List and get to know what the list is for and suits your interest
  * Under the subscription section in the screen, enter your email address, name and password (//password is useful to manage your subscription preferences//)
  * After entering all the necessary details, Click on **Subscribe**
  * After this, your subscription request will be sent to the mailing list moderator and will be acted upon.
  * After confirmation, you will be receiving a confirmation email with other instructions regarding the mailing list.
  * You are successfully added to the mailing list.

===== Unsubscribe from the Mailing List =====
To unsubscribe from the Mailing List, do the following steps :-
  * Visit the Mailing List options page [[https://mailman.fsftn.org/mailman/options/mailinglist_fsftn.org/|here]]
  * Enter your subscription email address and the password to enter into your configuration page
  * After logged in, Click **Unsubscribe** from the unsubscribing section of the page
  * After unsubscription, you will be receiving a confirmation email to your email address
  * You are unsubscribed from the mailing list.

==== Alternate Method ====
In case you don't have your password, do the following steps :-
  * You can as for a password reminder from the same page [[https://mailman.fsftn.org/mailman/options/mailinglist_fsftn.org/|here]] after entering your email address in the text field
  * You can also ask for unsubscription without logging in, just by entering your email address and click on **Unsubscribe**
  * In that case, you will be sent a email for confirmation. Just reply to the email **without changing the subject** of the email.
  * You will be unsubscribed successfully after that.

//**Note** :- The above procedure can be applied for all the public mailing lists under FSFTN running on [[https://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/|GNU Mailman]]. Just the mailing list name at the end of the URL's need to be replaced.//