Set Email Submitted to Listserv to be Sent to an Editor First

This article is for students, faculty, and staff who want to send their Listserv list email to an editor before sending it out to others. 

1. In Listserv, click on the List Management menu.

2. Scroll over List Configuration.

3. Click on List Configuration Wizard.

4. Click on the Access Control Tab.

5. Scroll down to the Send keyword.

6. Set the Send keyword to Editor.

   • This requires any messages for the list to be sent to the editor for review.

   • Add or remove Editors by going to the List Maintenance tab and entering the email addresses of individuals in the Editor field.

7. Click Save at the bottom right to save changes to the list.

Extra Options (Located Below the Send Keyword)

• Confirm: requires editors and other users to confirm their own posting.

  • A confirmation email will be sent back to the sender. The sender can reply OK to confirm the posting of the email. This reduces spam.

  • The editor still has to send the email to the list if the Send keyword equals Editor.

• Confirm Applies to: sets who requires confirmation.

  • All: all members must confirm their posting before it is sent to an editor.

  • Editors and Non-Members: editors and non-members must confirm their postings.

  • Editors Only: Only editors must confirm their postings.

• Hold: OKs any postings as an editor, rather than sending them back to the list.

  • This replaces the need for the Editor to forward the message to the list. If Hold is checked, the Editor replies to the posting submitted for review with an OK. Listserv then posts the message to the list, rather than the editor having to forward the message to the list as usual.

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