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This HOWTO explains how you would create a new mailing list on the Hyperledger groups.io instance. This HOWTO is necessary for setting up new projects and new working groups.

Prerequisites

Step-by-step guide

1. Browse to https://lists.hyperledger.org/g/main/subgroups
2. Click the "Create Subgroup" button
   
   1. Provide the "Subgroup Email Address" of the mailing list. Do not include "hyperledger" here
   2. Provide a short description in the "Description" edit box that describes what this mailing list is for. Typical examples include:
   3. Check the "Visibility" settings. Most of our subgroups are set as "Subgroup listed in parent group, messages publicly viewable"
   4. Unclick the "Receive Updates" checkbox
3. Click the "Create Subgroup" button to create the subgroup
4. After the subgroup has been created, modify the details under "Admin | Settings"
   1. In the "Privacy" section, verify the following choices:
      
      
   2. In the "Spam Control" section, verify that none of the boxes have been selected
   3. In the "Message Policy" section, verify the following settings:
      1. "Allow Non Subscribers to Post" has been checked
      2. "Hashtag Permissions" is set to "Posts can be tagged with new hashtags"
      3. "Reply To" is set to "Group and Sender"
      4. All other boxes should be unchecked
      5. "Viruses" is set to "Block"
   4. In the "Message Formatting", set the "Subject Tag" so that it contains [Hyperledger <project name> or <group name>] (e.g., [Hyperledger Architecture WG])
   5. In the "Features" section, verify the following settings:
      1. "Calendar" is set to "Public and subscribers can view, moderators can edit"
      2. "Chats" is set to "Moderators and Owners"
      3. "Database" is set to "Subscribers can view, moderators can create tables"
      4. "Files" is set to "Subscribers can view, moderators can upload"
      5. "Photos" is set to "Subscribers can view, moderators can upload"
      6. "Polls" is set to "Moderators can create"
      7. "Wiki" is set to "Subscribers can view, moderators can edit"
5. Click the "Update group" button

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