BCPost: How to add an owner and/or transfer ownership of a list
Boston College's Mailing List Service
Summary: This page provides information to privileged list owners on how to add additional owners and how to transfer ownership of the list to someone else.
Click on the Owner link for the list you want to work with.
After you log in, the Your Lists menu box located on the right side of your screen (Figure 1), will display the list name for each of the lists that you either own or subscribe to. If you are the list owner, “(Owner)” will display after the list’s name.
Figure 1.
In the List Operations menu box (Figure 2), select: Edit List Configuration.
Figure 2.
The Edit List Configuration menu will then expand, select: List Definition. The contents of the List Definition page will display on the right side of the screen.
Scroll down to the Owner section. You will see your information, followed by blank fields (Figure 3) where you can add an owner.
Figure 3.
To add an owner follow steps 1 and 2. To transfer ownership, follow steps 1 through 6.
In the blank fields (Figure 3), enter the new owner’s address in the email address field and a “friendly” name in the name field. You may transfer ownership to an interactive BC group email account (a group account that has a password).
Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the Update List Configuration button (Figure 4).
You should see a confirmation notice that the list has been updated.
Return to the owner section. Select: List Definition from the List Operations menu and scroll to the Owner section.
Delete all information pertaining to yourself.
Click the Update List Configuration button (Figure 4).