No, it's easy to create an email discussion group with DiscussThis.

You can set up your account and start using it in minutes.

Yes, you can use your own custom domain name at no additional cost.

In order to use your own domain, you must own and have administrative control over it. You will first need to create two forwarding aliases on your email server. We will send you specific instructions in an email.

Once you have these aliases set up, you perform the self test to verify that your custom domain and aliases are working properly. After that, you may start using your list with your custom domain name.

We use double opt-in confirmation to verify list members' email addresses and their desire to be on your list. This minimizes the chance of someone who doesn't want to be on your list being added to it.

Yes, you can set up a private list that requires member and message confirmation from you or a moderator.

Yes, each new member will receive a Welcome message with instructions on how to use your email discussion list. Following is an example of a welcome message:

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From: teresasmith@discussthis.com
To: Robert Cranston
Subject: Welcome to Kensington Review Discussion Group

Dear Robert,

Welcome to the email discussion list: Kensington Review. Your account is now activated. To send a message to every current member of this group, simply address your email to: kenreview@discussthis.com. As a member of this group, you will receive all of the messages that are sent to it.

This is a private discussion list, which means that only invited or approved members are allowed to join. The discussion is moderated so messages are forwarded to the group only after they have been approved by a moderator. You may not send attachments with your emails.

The administrator of this group specified that the email discussion should be archived. To access archived messages, go to: /archives/index.ttml?list_email=kenreview@discussthis.com

If you have any questions about this email discussion group, contact the Account Administrator: teresasmith-owner@discussthis.com

To update your information: http://www.discussthis.com/members/memberpreferences.ttml?c=123456abcdefg

To unsubscribe: http://www.discussthis.com/members/index.ttml?list_email=abcdefg@discussthis.com

You may create multiple lists once you upgrade your free 14-day trial to a regular, paid account.

Create your list with one entry per line.

Enter the email address first.

If you want to enter the person's name, insert space using the "Tab" key once.

Then enter the person's name.

Add additional entries.

When you are done, save your file in "text only" format.

First, you will need to create two forwarding aliases on your email server. We will send you specific instructions in an email.

Once you have these aliases set up we will perform testing to verify that your custom domain and aliases are working properly. After that, you may start using your list with your custom domain name.

To add a list of people to your group:

• Log into your DiscussThis account and select the group you want to add people to
• Click on Add People To List option
• Enter email addresses, one per line in the text box and click Continue