Adding soapbox@uconn.edu as a Sender

Faculty and staff can add soapbox@uconn.edu as a sender to their Listserv list, allowing them to send announcements to a department, school, college, or division.

Checking the Configuration of the List

There are two ways to add soapbox@uconn.edu as a sender to a list, depending on the configuration of the list.

1. Navigate to listserv.uconn.edu and log in with your Listserv credentials.
2. Click on the List Management menu in the top left corner.
3. Hover your cursor over List Configuration and click on Manual List Configuration.
4. Click on the list you wish to edit.
5. Scroll and look for the setting Send=, and check what it is set to.

Send= can be either set to Owner or Hold, Confirm. 

Method 1: If Send= Owner

1. Add send= soapbox@uconn.edu to the Listserv header as a new line.
2. Click Save in the bottom right.

Method 2: If Send= Hold, Confirm

1. Click List Management in the top left corner and select Subscriber Management.
2. In Add New Subscriber, add soapbox@uconn.edu as a new subscriber to the list.  Make sure the option Do Not Notify the User is selected before you click Add to ListName-L.
3. In Examine or Delete Subscription, search for soapbox@uconn.edu to edit its settings.
4. Under Notification Options, make sure that Do Not Notify the User is selected.
5. Under Miscellaneous, make sure that Mail Delivery Disabled Temporarily is checked.
6. Click Update to save any changes made.

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