ARCHIVED: At IU, how do I subscribe to a LISTSERV list?
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, you can subscribe to a mailing list by sending a command to the LISTSERV server or by using the LISTSERV web interface.
Using LISTSERV commands
To subscribe to a LISTSERV list, send the following line in the body (not in the subject line) of a message addressed to the LISTSERV server:
subscribe listname
Replace listname
with the name of the list. Do not add
the domain, such as @indiana.edu
. Simply entering the
name of the list is sufficient.
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 |
|
IUPUI | listserv@iupui.edu |
|
IU Kokomo | listserv@iuk.edu |
|
IU Northwest | listserv@iun.edu |
|
IU South Bend | listserv@iusb.edu |
|
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.
Subscription requests are handled as follows, depending on the subscription policy for the list:
- If the list's subscription policy is set to
open,confirm
, you will receive a confirmation request from LISTSERV. To be added to the list, you must reply to the confirmation and include the textok
in the body of the reply. - If the list's subscription policy is set to
by owner
, the list owner will receive a message requesting approval of your subscription request. See ARCHIVED: In LISTSERV, how do I contact the owner of a list? - If the list's subscription policy is set to
closed
, all subscription requests will be refused. You must contact the list owner directly to request a subscription.
If you are a list owner, for information about how to modify the configuration file (header) of your LISTSERV list, see ARCHIVED: On my LISTSERV list, how can I modify the list header?
Using the LISTSERV web interface
At Indiana University, you can subscribe to one or more LISTSERV lists by using the LISTSERV web interface:
- Log into the LISTSERV web interface; see ARCHIVED: At IU, how do I access the web interface for LISTSERV list management?
- Click at the top of the page.
- In the text box under "Search Options", type a list name, and then click , or use the drop-down list and select .
- Use the checkboxes to select the lists to which you wish to subscribe.
- When you are finished, click .
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