Creating a new group

 Proceed as follows to create a new group:

1. Click the button Groups to show the list of all Groups on the server.
2. Select the action New Group.
3. An input screen appears, in which you define the properties of the group.
4. Enter the name of the new group. It must be unique.
5. Enter optional tags and a description of the meaning of the group.
6. Enter the names of the first members of the group. You can add or remove members at any time later.
7. For Status, enter Active for all members. Members with the status Applies for have yet to be validated by the group administrators.
8. From the list, select one of the three rules for accepting new members to the group (Only group administrators can add new members to this group, Candidates can apply for membership, but have to be activated by group administrators, Registered user can join this group without administrator approval).
9. Enter which persons or groups are informed by email when a new application is submitted.
10. Enter which persons or groups are authorised to administer this group.
11. Select for whom the group memberships are visible (only for members of the group, for registered users, for everybody).
12. Specify whether members of the group (in addition to the administrators of the group) are authorised to send emails to all members of the group.
13. Confirm your inputs by clicking OK.