Listserv

LISTSERV is the original and industry-standard email list management software. Continuously developed to meet the latest demands, LISTSERV provides everything you need to manage all of your opt-in email lists, including email newsletters, announcements, discussion groups, and email communities. A user can send a single email to a list (e.g., UCForum-l@listserv.uconn.edu). Listserv will copy that email and send it to everyone that is subscribed to that particular list.

How does Listserv work?

For security reasons, Listserv tries to confirm, based on a list’s configuration, whether or not the sender of an email is allowed to send to a particular list. Listserv verifies access by cross-checking the sender's email address (e.g., From: Someone@somewhere.com) with its subscriber database. This is important to understand because the email address must match exactly with the one in the Listserv database.

Key Features

  • Web interface can be used to maintain lists as well as personal preferences.

  • List archives are available on the web or through an RSS feed.

  • Users can set personal preferences including start page, experience mode, navigation styles, and more.

  • List owners can view dashboards to provide “at-a-glance” summaries of their lists.

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