How to Create a Global Mailing or Distribution List Using Gmail

Jul 27, 2008 by Abbas

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Create Mailing Lists using Gmail This article will discuss how to create Global mailing lists or distribution list using Gmail. This is not a feature that is offered by Gmail, its a workaround that will let users create their Global mailing lists for a small (my be up to 100, because managing could get a little tough) group of members. This technique uses the "filter" feature in Gmail to create the e-mail address list. We haven’t tested to see how many filters can be created in Gmail, but we are hoping quite a few.

Here goes.. following steps will let you create Global Mailing lists or Distribution lists using Gmail.

Create a New Gmail account for you Mailing/Distribution list. (We have careated "my.globallist@gmail.com" for this exercise.)
Login to the new gmail ID "my.globallist@gmail.com" and click on "Settings:
Click on "Filters" tab and click on "Create a New Filter"
Type an * in the "From" field and click on "Next Step" button.
Check the "Forward it to" checkbox and type in an e-mail address you want to include in your Global e-mail address list. e.g. nerds@tnerd.com
Click on "Create Filter"

Repeat these steps for ever address you want to add to the Global mailing list. This way you can create multiple mailing lists with multiple gmail ID’s.

Above steps are explained using Images

Create an e-mail address (my.globallist@gmail.com)
Gmail Registration

Login to the newly created e-mail(my.globallist@gmail.com), go to settings and filters tab and click on "create a new filter".
Gmail Settings Filter Tab for Global Mailing Lists

Creating the Filter: Type an * in the "From" field and click on "Next Step" button.

Filter Form From - Global Mailing Lists

Check the "Forward it to" checkbox and type in an e-mail address you want to include in your Global e-mail address list. e.g. nerds@tnerd.com Forward address: Global Mailing Lists using Gmail