When the 140-character limit of a discussion isn’t enough, your Meetup group’s mailing list is the perfect way to reach your members with announcements, newsletters, and more. Not to mention, being able to respond directly via email is great for when your members need their Meetup fix but need to look productive at work.
We assign every Meetup group a unique mailing list email address. If the organizer decides to enable the mailing list, members can find the address under More, then Mailing list.
Any member subscribed to a mailing list can email the list using the email address tied to their Meetup account. We archive every email sent to the mailing list in the Mailing list page of the Meetup group. This allows members who aren’t subscribed to see what they’re missing, and for new members to catch up on group activity.
Keep in mind, when you email a Meetup group mailing list, your email address is visible to the subscribers who receive it. If you prefer to keep your email address private, we recommend not replying to the mailing list, or creating a separate email address that you only use for your Meetup account. Note: Your email address will not be displayed in the mailing list archive.
As an organizer, you can adjust the settings of your group’s mailing list, including editing the email address and choosing from the following settings for member access:
- Open: Messages sent to the Mailing List are delivered to subscribers immediately or in a daily digest, depending on which setting each subscriber has chosen
- Moderated: Organizers must approve or decline messages sent to the mailing list before they are sent to subscribers
- Off: Disable the mailing list for the Meetup group
To adjust the settings of your Meetup group’s mailing list:
Desktop Web
- From your Meetup group's home page, select Manage group and then Edit group settings
- Choose Optional features
- Under Communication, edit your mailing list address and settings
- Confirm your updates by clicking Save
Mobile Web
- From your Meetup group’s home page, select Manage group and then Edit group settings
- Select Other
- Under Mailing list, edit your mailing list address and settings
- Confirm your updates with Save
Android App
- From your Meetup group’s homepage, tap the three dots in the upper right-hand corner
- Tap Group settings (this will open your mobile web browser)
- Tap Other and scroll down to Address
- Make your desired changes to the mailing list address and settings
- Tap Save to confirm your updates
iOS App
- From your Meetup group’s homepage, tap the gear icon [insert gear icon] in the upper right-hand corner
- Tap Group settings (this will open your mobile web browser)
- Tap Other and scroll down to Address
- Make your desired changes to the mailing list address and settings
- Tap Save to confirm your updates