Purdue Fort Wayne- Adding Listserv Owners Moderators and Editors

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Overview

This document is a tutorial for Listserv, a tool that allows users to create and manage email lists. It explains how to log in, configure a list, add owners, moderators, and editors, and set notification and review options.

Instructions

How to Add Owners Moderators and Editors

  1. Go to https://listserv.pfw.edu and log in, setting a password if you have not already.
  2. Click List Configuration from the menu on the left side of the page.
    1. If you are an owner or editor of more than one Listserv, be sure to select the appropriate Listserv from the drop-down menu below Select List:.
  3. Click the Administrators button from the main pane.
  4. The list header will be displayed.
    1. You should be very careful before making changes to the list header since it will affect the list's behavior.
  5. To add an owner, enter that person's email address into the field to the right of Owner=.
    1. Note: Each email address should be on a separate line.
  6. To add an moderator, enter that person's email address into the field to the right of Moderator=.
    1. Note: Each email address should be on a separate line.
  7. To add an editor, enter that person's email address into the field to the right of Editor=.
    1. Note: Each email address should be on a separate line.
  8. Click Update to save your changes.
    1. One Update button will be to the right of the Select List: drop-down menu.  The other will be at the bottom-right corner of the user interface across from the Revert button.

Note: From the Administrators button/tab, you can also configure the Notify and Review settings.

  • Notify: Defines who should receive notifications of new and departing subscribers.  The default is "Notify=Yes", meaning that non-quiet list owners will be notified.
  • Review: Defines who is allowed to review the list of subscribers.  The default is "Review=Private".

 

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Article ID: 670
Created
Mon 5/6/24 8:45 AM
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Thu 5/16/24 2:01 PM

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