ARCHIVED: On my LISTSERV list, how do I delete subscribers?
Note: IU retired its LISTSERV system in spring 2012, replacing it with IU List, a new mailing list service. See About IU List
In LISTSERV, to delete subscribers, you can either send a command to the LISTSERV server or use the LISTSERV web interface.
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Using LISTSERV commands
Note: For Indiana University LISTSERV mailing lists, send all commands to the appropriate address for your list:
Campus | Server address | |
---|---|---|
IU Bloomington | listserv@indiana.edu |
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IUPUI | listserv@iupui.edu |
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IU Kokomo | listserv@iuk.edu |
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IU Northwest | listserv@iun.edu |
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IU South Bend | listserv@iusb.edu |
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IU Southeast | listserv@ius.edu |
Never send commands to the address of the mailing
list (e.g., to listname@indiana.edu
). Send
only messages intended for members of the list to the list's address.
To remove multiple subscribers from your list, you can include several of the following commands in a single email message:
- Deleting with notification:
To delete a subscriber from your LISTSERV mailing list and send that
person a notice, send the following command in the body (not in the
subject line) of a message to the LISTSERV server:
DELETE listname userid@host.domain
Replace
listname
with the name of your list. Replaceuserid@host.domain
with the full email address of the subscriber you want to remove. If you are unsure of a subscriber's exact address, you can use theREVIEW listname
command to see a list of your subscribers. See ARCHIVED: On my LISTSERV list, how do I get a list of current subscribers? - Deleting without
notification: If you prefer not to notify the subscriber, use
the following command:
QUIET DELETE listname userid@host.domain
Replace
listname
with the name of your list. Replaceuserid@host.domain
with the full email address of the subscriber you want to remove. - Deleting groups: To delete
a group of subscribers with a common feature in their subscription
addresses, you can use a wildcard, denoted by
*
(an asterisk). You can also use this command to delete users with complex mailing addresses:DELETE listname *@host.domain
Replace
listname
with the name of your list. Replacehost.domain
with a specific host and domain (e.g.,indiana.edu
).
Using the LISTSERV web interface
For information about using the LISTSERV web interface, see ARCHIVED: At IU, how do I access the web interface for LISTSERV list management?
- In the web interface, click . You will be prompted for your email address and a password. Use the email address of the list you wish to edit, and the password for that email address.
- At the top of the page, under "List Management", select .
- Select the list from which you wish to delete subscribers.
- Under "Examine or delete a subscription", type the email address of the
subscriber in one of the following ways:
<mscott@enterprise.starfleet.org> Montgomery Scott Montgomery Scott <mscott@enterprise.starfleet.org> Montgomery Scott M*cott
- Select whether you want to automatically send a message informing the subscriber of the deletion, and then click .
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