How do new members subscribe to my list? (Email Discussion Groups)
Most often, you will manually add subscribers to the list. Mail-List.com also offers the option to add a new subscriber sign up form to your web page. Click here for more information.
When the subscriber initiates the subscription process, the following steps will occur:
Subscriber Initiated Flowchart

You can decide whether the subscriber can join automatically or if you will moderate/approve them.
Turn on the Approve Each Subscriber option by following the instructions in this post.
Example of Acknowledgement Message
If Approve Each Subscriber option is on, the subscriber will be sent an Acknowledgement Message.

To change the Acknowledgement Message, please refer to this post.
Example of Approval Email
The approval email will include your Mail-List.com password as well as the new subscriber's email.
The body of the email will be blank. Click Reply and Send to approve and add the subscriber's email address. You MUST reply to this email for the subscriber to be added.

Example - Subscriber Welcome Message

You can customize the Welcome Message. Click here for detailed instructions.