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Mailing Lists: Listserv

Create a Mailing List

Request a new electronic mailing list using the Listserv Request form. You will be notified by IT Services when your request has been approved or denied (allow approximately 15 working days). Approval requires that the list serves a distinct purpose associated with the university's goals and doesn't duplicate a list already in existence. The following individuals or groups are eligible to manage a Listserv:

  • Faculty and staff members with an approval signature from a sponsoring department head

  • Registered Student Organizations (RSO) who have requested and gained approval through the Center for Leadership & Community Involvement

  • ARKnet or community organizations associated with the University of Arkansas

List owners can subscribe to the UALIST-L list for Listserv list owners at the University of Arkansas.

Change Your Mailing List Settings

Receive a Copy of Your Own Post

  1. Log into the Listserv Subscriber's Corner.

  2. Click Settings next to the list name. 

  3. In the Acknowledgements section, select the radio button "Receive copy of own postings." 

  4. Click Update Options.

Digest Subscriptions

Digest subscriptions allow you to receive one message daily containing all posts to the list from that day. To receive messages in digest form:

  1. Go to the Listserv Subscriber's Corner.

  2. Click Settings next to the list name.

  3. In the Subscription Type section, select a Digest option for the list. 

  4. Click the Update Options button.

Passwords

To reset your Listserv password:

  1. Go to the Listserv Subscriber's Corner.

  2. From the My Lists tab, click Log in.

  3. Click Change Password.
    Note: If you are already logged in, click Log Out at the top right of the title bar. From the login screen, click Change Password.

Listserv Commands

Listserv users can manage their subscriptions by sending commands to the Listserv server via email messages. Send commands for all Listservs to listserv@listserv.uark.edu, not to an actual mailing list address.

  • Send all commands to Listserv from the email address you used to subscribe.

  • Leave the subject line blank in a Listserv command message.

  • Do not include a signature file or any text other than the command itself.

  • When including a list name, enter the portion of the Listserv address that comes before @listserv.uark.edu, for example, UARKList.

In the body of the message, use one of the following commands:

subscribe listname fullname Subscribe to a list.
Replace the word "listname" with the name of a Listserv mailing list and the word "fullname" with your full name, for example, "subscribe UARKList Jane Doe."
signoff listname Unsubscribe from a list.
Replace the word "listname" with the name of a Listserv mailing list, for example, "signoff UARKList."
signoff   * (netwide Unsubscribe from all Listserv lists.
review listname Get information about a list.
Replace the word "listname" with the name of a Listserv mailing list, for example, "review UARKList."
list global searchstring Get a list of Listservs using search criteria.
Because the list global command alone produces an exceedingly large email, a searchstring must be included. Replace "searchstring" with a keyword or search topic, for example, "list global student registration."
info refcard Get a list of Listserv commands.
set listname nomail 
set listname mail		 Stop or start mail from a list.
Replace the word "listname" with the name of a Listserv mailing list, for example, "set UARKList nomail." Set "nomail" to stop mail from the specified list (you will still be subscribed). Set "mail" to send mail from the specified list.
set listname repro 
set listname norepro		 Stop or start receiving your own posts. 
Replace the word "listname" with the name of a Listserv mailing list, for example, "set UARKList repro." Set listname repro to receive your own posts. Set listname norepro to stop receiving your own posts.
set listname digest Receive a daily digest of list email.
Replace the word "listname" with the name of a Listserv mailing list, for example, "set UARKList digest." You will receive one message daily containing all posts from that day.
query listname See your subscription options for a list.
Replace the word "listname" with the name of a Listserv mailing list, for example, "query UARKList."

Listserv Documentation and Archives

Delete a Mailing List

Contact the Help Desk at 575-2905 with the name of the list to be deleted. Only the Listserv administrator can delete a mailing list.

Delete Archives

By default, archives are sorted by month. A mailing list owner does not have authorization to purge archives. Should you wish to purge some or all archives for a mailing list, contact IT Services at 575-2905.

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