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(See Section <a href="node9.html#sec:web">3.1</a> for instructions on how to do this.) <p> </li> <li>Look for the password changing boxes on the right-hand side of the page and enter your new password in the appropriate boxes, then press the button marked "Change My Password." </li> </ol> <p> This can also be changed for multiple lists at the same time if you are subscribed to more than one list on the same domain. See Section <a href="node34.html#sec:global">10.1</a> for information about changing settings globally. <p> From the email interface: <ol> <li>Send a mail to <span class="email">LISTNAME-request@DOMAIN</span> with the command <var>password <span class="MATH"><IMG WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="31" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img1.png" ALT="$<$"></span>OLDPASSWORD<span class="MATH"><IMG WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="31" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img2.png" ALT="$>$"></span> <span class="MATH"><IMG WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="31" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img1.png" ALT="$<$"></span>NEWPASSWORD<span class="MATH"><IMG WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="31" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img2.png" ALT="$>$"></span></var>. <p> Commands can appear in either the body or the subject of the message. (See Section <a href="node10.html#sec:email">3.2</a> for more information about sending mail commands.) <p> If you are not sending mail from your membership address, you can also specify this address with <var>address=<span class="MATH"><IMG WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="31" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img1.png" ALT="$<$"></span>ADDRESS<span class="MATH"><IMG WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="31" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img2.png" ALT="$>$"></span></var> after <span class="MATH"><IMG WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="31" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img1.png" ALT="$<$"></span>NEWPASSWORD<span class="MATH"><IMG WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="31" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img2.png" ALT="$>$"></span>. <p> For example, if <span class="email">kathy@here.com</span> wanted to change her <var>mylist</var> password from <var>zirc</var> to <var>miko</var>, but she was sending mail from her work address <span class="email">kathy@work.com</span>, she could send a message to <span class="email">mylist-request@example.com</span> with the subject set to <var>password zirc miko address=kathy@here.com</var>. </li> </ol> <p> <div class="navigation"> <div class='online-navigation'> <p></p><hr /> <table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> <tr> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="6.1 how do I" href="node16.html"><img src='previous.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Previous Page' width='32' /></a></td> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="parent" title="6 Passwords" href="node15.html"><img src='up.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Up one Level' width='32' /></a></td> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="next" title="6.3 how do I" href="node18.html"><img src='next.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Next Page' width='32' /></a></td> <td align="center" width="100%">GNU Mailman - List Member Manual</td> <td class='online-navigation'><a rel="contents" title="Table of Contents" href="contents.html"><img src='contents.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Contents' width='32' /></a></td> <td class='online-navigation'><img src='blank.png' border='0' height='32' alt='' width='32' /></td> <td class='online-navigation'><img src='blank.png' border='0' height='32' alt='' width='32' /></td> </tr></table> <div class='online-navigation'> <b class="navlabel">Previous:</b> <a class="sectref" rel="prev" href="node16.html">6.1 How do I</a> <b class="navlabel">Up:</b> <a class="sectref" rel="parent" href="node15.html">6 Passwords</a> <b class="navlabel">Next:</b> <a class="sectref" rel="next" href="node18.html">6.3 How do I</a> </div> </div> <hr /> <span class="release-info">Release 2.1, documentation updated on December 14, 2009.</span> </div> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> </body> </html>