New/edit segment boundaries tab

When posting to a list or a segment, Aurea List Manager automatically adds some additional restrictions to the member selection query. These restrictions only allow sending of mail to normal members. However, there are times when you might want to send to all members of a list regardless of whether they are set to receive the message as sent, or perhaps you want to send the message to all members, including those who are held.

These types of postings are possible by modifying Pull only normal members, Pull only members receiving regular email and Pull only this list's members. In general, you should never need to modify these settings, and problems can occur if you modify these settings without understanding the consequences.

For example, you could end up sending to members who have unsubscribed from your list, or you could send to every member on the server inadvertently.

New/edit segment boundaries tab UI

The table below explains the options available in the New/edit segment boundaries tab:

Field Name Description
Pull only normal members

By default, the segment pulls only normal members, not those who have unsubscribed from the list, who are held due to bouncing too much mail, or who have not yet confirmed that they'd like to receive mail from you. By selecting No, you are sending to all members who meet your subset criteria, regardless of the status of their subscription

Warning

By selecting No, you may be sending to people who do not want to receive your mail. These people may be unhappy about receiving your mail if they have not opted in, or have already opted out of receiving your mailings. Additionally, if you choose to send to members who are on hold, you are most likely going to have slower sending speeds and lower success rates

Pull only members receiving regular email

By default, the subset only sends to members who have selected to receive normal postings, not digests, mimedigests, or who have set themselves not to receive mail at all. By selecting No, pulls all members, regardless of email type, you are sending an email message to members irrespective of the kind of message they have signed themselves up for

Warning

By selecting No, you may be sending to people who do not want to receive ordinary email messages from you. These people may be unhappy about receiving email from you at all, or in a format, they have not selected

Pull only this list's members

By default, the subset selects only members from the list you are currently working in. If you want to send to recipients regardless of the list they are subscribed to, select No, pulls members from all lists on the server

Warning

By selecting No, you may be sending to other lists than the one you are working in. Be sure that the message you are sending is appropriate for all the lists you may be sending to