Subscribers can be added and deleted through both the Listserv site and e-mailing Listserv. All methods of adding/removing subscribers are listed below to accommodate personal preference. If you are looking to bulk add/delete subscribers, please visit the bulk operations page.
To Add a Subscriber through the Listserv Site…
- Click on the List Management menu
- Click on Subscriber Management
- Choose a list to perform the operations on
- Under Single Subscriber enter the e-mail and name of the desired subscriber in the Add New Subscriber search box (lower box)
- Choose whether or not to let the user know about their new subscription to the list
- Click on the Add to (ListName) button
To add a subscriber through e-mailing Listserv.
Create a new e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU
The e-mail account used to sign into Listserv should be the same e-mail account you use to perform this operation
- Leave the subject blank
- Enter in the body of the e-mail this command, filled in with the respective information: ADD listname net@address Firstname Lastname
- Example: ADD testlist-L joe.jones@UConn.edu Joe Jones
- Wait for Listserv to send a confirmation e-mail your email account
- Reply to the confirmation email with “OK” or click the confirmation link sent by Listserv.
To remove a subscriber through the Listserv site…
Click on the List Management menu
- Click on Subscriber Management
- Choose a list to perform the operations on
- Enter the e-mail of the desired subscriber in the Examine or Delete Subscription search box
- Click on the Search button
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Delete
To remove a subscriber through e-mailing Listserv…
- Create a new e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU
- The e-mail account used to sign into Listserv should be the same e-mail account you use to perform this operation
- Leave the subject blank
- Enter in the body of the e-mail this command: DEL listname net@address
- Example: DEL testlist-L joe.jones@UConn.edu
- Wait for Listserv to send a confirmation e-mail your email account
- Reply to the confirmation email with “OK” or click the confirmation link sent by Listserv.
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