Managing a LISTSERV

Owned by Latonya Smiley
Last updated: Nov 24, 2021 by Andy Rainey
2 min read

List Management Dashboard

  1. Visit listserv.ua.edu

  2. Click on the ‘Log In’ link in the upper right corner.

  3. Enter your registered e-mail address and password.

  4. Click the ‘Log In’ button.

  5. List Management Dashboard.  Your LISTSERV name should be displayed at the top of the page.

*If you are an owner on multiple LISTSERVs, there will be a dropdown list containing all of your LISTSERVs.

Add or Delete LISTSERV Owners

As an owner of the LISTSERV, you can add owners to and delete owners from on your LISTSERV.

  1. Login to LISTSERV and click on List Management on the left side of the screen.

  2. Select List Configuration and select the LISTSERV from the dropdown menu.

  3. Then select “My Configuration”.

  4. Scroll down to “Owner= “ and add the email address of the new owner or delete the owner line from the configuration.

  • NOTE: There is a space after the “=” sign.

Adding Subscribers (single email address)

  1. Click on List Management, Subscriber Reports.

  2. Select the LISTSERV from the dropdown menu.

  3. Under ADD SUBSCRIBER enter the new subscriber’s email address.  Please follow the example if you choose to use both email and name.

  4. Click the Add Subscriber… button. Continue these steps to add a new subscriber.

Adding Subscribers in Bulk

  1. Create a simple Excel file with a list of all email addresses. Save the file as a TXT file.

  2. Click on List Management, Subscriber Reports.

  3. Click on BULK OPERATION next to Add Subscriber.

  4. Choose “Add the imported addresses to the list”.

  5. Choose your CSV file from your computer.

  6. Click Import. You should receive a success message.

Delete Subscribers

  1. Click on List Management, Subscriber Reports.

  2. Select the LISTSERV from the dropdown menu.

  3. Two options to delete:

    • Search for the name of the subscriber by entering the email address or name in the search bar under “Customize Report, Subscribers”

    • OR Check the box next to the email address or name you want to delete.

  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on DELETE SUBSCRIBERS.

Sending LISTSERV Email

From Outlook or your email client:

  1. Click on New Email.

  2. In the To field, enter your LISTERV name. (LISTSERVNAME@listserv.ua.edu).

  3. Compose your message and click Send when complete.

To verify that your message was sent, check LISTSERV archives. Messages are not always posted immediately. Network traffic and system load can affect the time it takes for your message to get distributed.

LISTSERV Archives

  1. Visit listserv.ua.edu.

  2. Click ‘Log In’ in the upper right corner.

  3. Enter your registered e-mail address and password.

  4. Click on Subscriber Options on the left side at the bottom of the List Dashboard.

  5. Choose LISTERSERV Archives dashboard.

  6. Select the listserv from the list and to browse previously sent email messages.