Listserv
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LISTSERV is industry-standard email list management software that lets faculty, staff, and students create and manage opt-in email lists. You can email all subscribers by sending a message to the list (e.g., UCForum-l@listserv.uconn.edu).
You will manage your lists and subscriptions on the Listserv Website.
Listserv is a university recommended solution if you need to email a lot of people. Individual email accounts may have sending limits.
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.
Getting Started
You’ll need to create a Listserv account.
If you want to create a list, complete the request form. Review the list creation standards for guidance on completing the form.
If you receive messages for a list or stop receiving messages, view how to manage your subscriptions.
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.