Mass Email

Chainplate · Post by **Chainplate** » Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:42 am

Okay, I admit it: I'm in way over my head. I'm not even sure you guys are speaking English. Regardless, I find myself now the Administrator for a Forum (Version 3.3.0) and I'd like to send a mass email to all members (a whopping 73 people - at least, I hope they're all people) but when I log in as Administrator and go to System, there's nothing there about 'Mass Email'. I've read the Administrator Manual (I even downloaded it), looked at all the FAQs and searched the knowledge base but I can't find how to do it. Please forgive my ignorance. I thank you in advance for your help.

**My CDB Contributions** · Post by **HiFiKabin** » Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:18 am

In the ACP

david63 · Post by **david63** » Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:35 am

It may be that you do not have the relevant permissions to to send mass emails. Being an board Admin does not automatically confer permission to do everything so a lot may depend on how you "found yourself to be Administrator"

Post by **stevemaury** » Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:52 pm

Go to ACP, Manage users, type in your username, Submit, and see if the radio button for Founder is Yes or No. If No, you can't send mass email. Do you have access to the database? Do you have FTP access to the Board's files?

Chainplate · Post by **Chainplate** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 4:26 pm

Thank you very much for the replies. As it turns out, I am not the Founder, therefore cannot send mass emails (why is that?). I am going to abstain from answering other questions you asked even though my ignorance might give you a chuckle at my expense (I have no idea what an FTP is).

Please stay healthy and safe.

-Chainplate

Post by **Brf** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:29 pm

You do not need to be a founder to send mass email, you just need the admin permission "Can send mass email". It is set to "no" by default for standard admins.

david63 · Post by **david63** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:59 pm

Chainplate wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 4:26 pm I have no idea what an FTP is

Can I suggest that you do a little research on this as if you are going to be the main Admin you will need to be able to use ftp in order to update/upgrade your board.