Set up single opt-in or confirmed opt-in

In the Settings for subscription section, select Single/Confirmed opt-in (simple subscription).

Step by step

  1. Specify the following in the Settings for single/confirmed opt-in section:

    Field

    Description

    Send welcome mailing

    If this check box is selected, Inxmail Professional will send a welcome mailing to the new recipient following successful subscription. Click the (Select mailing) button to select the welcome mailing to be sent. Please note that this mailing must have been approved (Subscribe and unsubscribe mailings).

    The following options are available via the (Mailing options) button:

    • Open selected mailing in the Analysis workflow step
    • Copy and edit selected mailing
    • Create new mailing

    (   Creating and editing subscribe mailings on the Subscription tab )

    Send most recently sent mailing in this list to new recipient

    If this check box is selected, Inxmail Professional will send the most recently sent mailing from the mailing list to the new recipient following successful subscription.

    Overwrite existing recipient data

    If this check box is selected, Inxmail Professional will overwrite existing recipient data during subscription if the recipient already exists in Inxmail Professional.

    Command for subscription by email

    The (Edit) button allows you to change the command that is required for subscription by email (Mailing list subscription and unsubscription by email).

  2. To ensure that Inxmail Professional automatically sends notifications to a particular email address when an interested party subscribes to the mailing list, specify the following in the Notification of subscription section:
    1. Select the Notification on subscription check box.
    2. Enter the email address to which the notifications are to be sent in the to email address field.
  3. Save your entries.
  • You have now activated and set up the single or confirmed opt-in subscribe procedure for the mailing list.

You must also create the subscription web pages required for the single or confirmed opt-in subscribe procedure, see Overview: Subscribe and unsubscribe procedures.