Spartan 365 - General Information About Spartan Mail Self-Managed Distribution Lists

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This article describes how to create or manage a Self-Managed Distribution List.

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General Information

Distribution lists are normally managed by Local IT Administrators or thru the submission of access requests.

A self managed distribution list can be created in SpartanMail (Office 365) if it is desirable to have a user manage their own list. If distribution lists already exist, extreme care needs to be taken before modifying any existing list to a self managed list because existing lists could have been setup and also used for other purposes. In some instances, changing an existing list to this type of list will "break" access or functionality to something else. A local IT staff person should contact the messaging team to discuss options before requesting any changes to existing lists.

Requesting a NEW SpartanMail Self Managed Distribution Group

To request a Spartan Mail Self Managed Distribution Group, submit a service request by using the Request a Self-Managed Distribution List button on the right side of this article. That will take you to the form needed to start the process.

Control who can send to your Distribution Group

  1. Login to: spartanmail.msu.edu with your MSU NetID and password.
  2. Click the gear in the upper right and select View All Outlook Settings
  3. Select General > Distribution Groups and then double click on the list you own that you wish to add or remove members.
  4. Select Membership and then add members by clicking the + sign.
  5. Clicking the + sign will open a new window that allows you to search for members and add them to the list. This is done by:
    • Entering the persons name
    • Selecting the Search (magnifying glass)
    • Confirming the correct person is displayed and clicking the + sign by their name
    • Clicking Save (the names chosen will be displayed by the members heading.
  6. Remove members, as desired, by selecting members and clicking the - sign.

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Article ID: 920
Created
Fri 3/17/23 10:27 PM
Modified
Fri 5/10/24 3:53 PM

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