Listserv Basics (version 15.5) for List Owners

Navigation

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• Overview
• List Management Drop-down
• List Dashboard Page
• Adding and Removing Subscribers (Managing Subscribers)
• Changing the List Configuration
• Creating or Changing Your list.msu.edu Password
• Additional Resources and Information

Overview

IT Services provides a central electronic mailing list service at list.msu.edu (link)

The user interface for L-Soft version 15.5, which underlies list.msu.edu, is substantially different than in the previous version. The key differences are:

• Tasks and operations previously accessed by buttons on the mailing list management page are now accessed by way of drop-down menu items, links, and scripting from the menus.
• List Management options are available only after logging in.
• Cookies must be enabled.

The sections below outline basic navigation for the most common tasks. More comprehensive documentation from L-Soft is available from the Welcome page.

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List Management Drop-down

The List Management drop-down provides access to the various tasks involved in managing your lists.

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List Dashboard Page

Select the List Management drop-down menu item and select List Dashboard.

The dashboard page displays the your mailing lists which you can then work with in a variety of ways. The listings include easy links to the List Configuration Wizard and to the Subscriber Reports pages for each list.

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Adding and Removing Subscribers (Managing Subscribers)

Select Subscriber Management from the List Management drop-down for full access to subscriber management functions.

The Subscriber Management page includes tabs for both managing on a single-subscriber or bulk operations basis.

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Changing the List Configuration

List configuration, such as adding another owner, may be changed by using either the List Configuration Wizard or by selecting List Configuration Tasks from the List Management drop-down. The Wizard also displays if you select the corresponding Configuration link on the Dashboard page.

Common tasks include (may be done using either a Wizard, or Task):

• Edit list description info
• Add other Administrators
  • Owner
  • Configuration owner
  • Editor
  • Moderator
  • Error and Notify specifications
• Change Digest settings

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Creating or Changing Your list.msu.edu Password

First-time users must set a password by following the corresponding link on the log-in pages.

Existing users who wish to change their password can simply follow the link on the list.msu.edu log-in page.

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Additional Resources and Information

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