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Start a Group

Costs

The following list hosting fees apply:

Subscribers Price*
0-100 £120
101-500 £290
501-2000 £560
2000+ Please contact helpline@mailtalk.ac.uk

* Prices are paid in advance per year and exclude VAT. We can offer discount if you wish to have more than 5 lists set up at the same time. We may also be able to host larger lists - please call to discuss. Lists that expand into a higher price band during the contracted period may be subject to bridging charges.

Price includes:

  • Email address
  • Web interface with a group homepage
  • Access to a range of collaborative tools
  • Send up to 200 messages a day
  • Store up to 100 MB of files (more storage available)
  • Unlimited storage of previous discussions
  • Unlimited helpdesk support

Requesting a group

Mailtalk groups offer very flexible configuration options, but for the purposes of setting up your group we have established 3 basic categories to choose for your initial group configuration. These are detailed in the table below:

Public Restricted Private
Anyone can join the group Membership is added by the group Owner(s) Membership is added by the group Owner(s)
Anyone may post to the list.However, non-members will have to confirm their email for security Only members can send messages to the group Only members can send messages to the group
The group will have a web page where archive messages will be visible to non-members, this will include all Mailtalk tools The group will have a web page where archive messages will be visible to non-members, this will include all Mailtalk tools The group will have a web page where archive messages are visible to members only, this will include all Mailtalk tools
Any member performing an automatic reply will be sending it back to the group for circulation Any member performing an automatic reply will be sending it back to the originator of the initial message Any member performing an automatic reply will be sending it back to the originator of the initial message
The group will be searchable to anyone visiting the Mailtalk website. The group will be searchable to anyone visiting the Mailtalk website. The group will NOT be searchable on the Mailtalk website.

Once you have decided on one of the above configurations, please complete the New List Request Form.

Requests are automatically sent to the Helpline and you will receive an acknowledgement shortly. A contract will be despatched and lists will be set up once full payment is received.

Note: If the list name you suggest has already been taken we will contact you to discuss a suitable alternative.