How to add role-based email addresses to Mailchimp

Mailchimp generally do not allow importing of role-based email addresses from CSV or Excel files into your list. Fortunately there are two ways around this issue.

Role-based email addresses include the following:

• abuse@
• admin@
• billing@
• compliance@
• devnull@
• dns@
• ftp@
• hostmaster@
• inoc@
• ispfeedback@
• ispsupport@
• list-request@
• list@
• maildaemon@
• noc@
• no-reply@
• noreply@
• null@
• phish@
• phishing@
• postmaster@
• privacy@
• registrar@
• root@
• security@
• spam@
• support@
• sysadmin@
• tech@
• undisclosed-recipients@
• unsubscribe@
• usenet@
• uucp@
• webmaster@
• www@

Mailchimp generally do not allow the importing of these email addresses into a list. There is good reason for this; it is very simple for spammers to guess that a domain will have role-based email addresses and there is a higher than normal complaint rate when email marketing is sent to role-based email addresses.

Fortunately there are two ways that role-based email addresses may be added to your Mailchimp list.

To do:

1. Add each role-based email address individually to your list or 
2. Setup an integration (role-based email addresses are usually added to your Mailchimp list when added via an integratio).

Note: An integration such as a website signup form will usually allow for the adding of role-based email addresses toy our list.