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Adding Subscribers to a Listserv

Adding Subscribers to a Listserv

Students, faculty, and staff can add and delete subscribers through, both, the Listserv site and by emailing Listserv. All methods of adding subscribers are listed below to accommodate personal preference. 

Only the owner of a list can add or remove subscribers.

Using the Listserv Website

  1. Go to listserv.uconn.edu and select Log In at the upper right.

  2. Enter your login information. 

  3. Click on the List Management menu.

  4. Click Subscriber Reports.

  5. Choose a list to perform the operations on from the drop-down. You can put your email address in the Owner field to show only lists you have access to.

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  1. To add an individual, enter the email and name of the desired subscriber in the Add Subscriber box.

    1. To add multiple subscribers at once, use the Bulk Operation link to upload a .txt file with the email addresses (one email address per line) to add. Choose a file next to Import file: and click Import to apply.

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  1. Choose whether or not to notify the user about their new subscription to the list using the checkbox beneath the Add Subscriber box.

  2. Click on the Add Subscriber button.

Emailing Listserv

  1. Using the same email address as the one you use to sign into Listserv, create a new email addressed to listserv@listserv.uconn.edu.

  2. Leave the subject blank.

  3. Enter the following command in the body of the email, filling it in with the respective information:
    ADD listserv_name email_address@example.com Firstname Lastname

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  4. Wait for Listserv to send a confirmation email to your email account.

  5. Reply to the confirmation email with OK, or click the confirmation link sent by Listserv.

Adding Subscribers in Bulk

  1. Click on the List Management menu.

  2. Click on Subscriber Management.

  3. Choose a list. You can put your email address in the Owner field to show only lists you have access to.

  4. Click on the orange Bulk Operations tab.

  5. Select the Add option.

  6. Attach a file containing the email addresses you wish to remove.
    Note: The file must be in a .txt (text file) format.

    1. Click Browse.  Locate the prepared file on your machine.

  7. Click Import.

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