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There's always one address for posting messages to the list, one address that bounces will be sent to, and addresses for processing email commands. For example, for a mailing list called <var>mylist@example.com</var>, you'd find these addresses: <p> <ul> <li>mylist@example.com - this is the email address people should use for new postings to the list. <p> </li> <li>mylist-join@example.com - by sending a message to this address, a new member can request subscription to the list. Both the <span class="mailheader">Subject:</span> header and body of such a message are ignored. Note that mylist-subscribe@example.com is an alias for the -join address. <p> </li> <li>mylist-leave@example.com - by sending a message to this address, a member can request unsubscription from the list. As with the -join address, the <span class="mailheader">Subject:</span> header and body of the message is ignored. Note that mylist-unsubscribe@example.com is an alias for the -leave address. <p> </li> <li>mylist-owner@example.com - This address reaches the list owner and list moderators directly. <p> </li> <li>mylist-request@example.com - This address reaches a mail robot which processes email commands that can be used to set member subscription options, as well as process other commands. <p> </li> <li>mylist-bounces@example.com - This address receives bounces from members who's addresses have become either temporarily or permanently inactive. The -bounces address is also a mail robot that processes bounces and automatically disables or removes members as configured in the bounce processing settings. 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