Listserv - How to Add Subscribers to a List at LISTSERV at MSU

Objective

Following the steps below will add one or many subscribers to a list that you manage on Listserv.

Environment

Listserv

Before You Begin

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Steps

Add Single Subscriber to the list:

1. Log In to MSU LISTSERV to see the List Management menu.
2. Select Subscriber Management from the dropdown.
3. Select the list that you wish to manage if it is not already selected.
4. Select the Single Subscriber tab.
5. In the Add New Subscriber input box, enter the email address of the person who wishes to subscribe.
   • Example: sparty@msu.edu
6. Click on the Add to listname button
7. Verify that the subscriber has been added to the list:
   1. Locate the Examine or Delete Subscription input box on the Single Subscriber tab.
   2. Enter the email address that you wish to verify.
   3. Press the Search in listname button to search the list for the subscriber. You’ll be presented with the “View and Set Subscription Options” for that individual.
8. Set the Subscription Options for the individual subscriber:
   1. View or change subscription options:
      1. View or change the Subscription type
      2. View or change the Mail Header Style
      3. View or change the Acknowledgements
      4. Select any Miscellaneous types of handling behavior
   2. Implement changes by pressing the Update button.

Add Multiple Subscribers (bulk import) to the List:

1. Create a text file of subscriber email addresses, one email address per line.
2. Log into List Management from MSU LISTSERV.
3. Select Subscriber Management from the dropdown.
4. Select the list that you wish to manage if it is not already selected.
5. Select the Bulk Operations tab:
   • Choose option labeled “Add the imported addresses to listname; do not remove any subscribers.”
6. Import the text file that you created.

Additional Info

LISTSERV Subscribers manual (link).