Purdue Fort Wayne- Common Listserv Keywords

Overview

Listserv has many common keywords that a user may not know what they mean when using this application. 

Instructions

The common keywords can be described as: 

1. Auto-Delete:

   • If there are issues sending mail to a subscriber (after 4 errors), they will be automatically unsubscribe, and the owner will receive an error report.
   • Otherwise, the list owner will receive an error report without taking any action.

2. Confidential:

   • If set to “Yes,” the list won’t appear in the list of lists.
   • If set to “No,” it will appear in the list of lists (but not in the subscriber’s corner unless requested).

3. Default Options:

   • “Repro”: New subscribers receive a copy of their own posts.
   • “Noack”: New subscribers don’t receive acknowledgments for their posts.

4. Editor:

   • List of all editors (people who can post to the list without approval).

5. Moderator:

   • List of all moderators (who approve posts before distribution).

6. Notify:

   • “Yes”: Owner is notified when someone unsubscribe.
   • “No”: Owner isn’t notified.

7. Owner:

   • List of all owners (keep the number minimal).

8. Reply-to:

   • “List,Respect”: Replies to list messages are addressed to the list address.
   • “Sender,Ignore”: Replies are addressed to the sender.

9. Review:

   • Only owners can get a list of subscribers.

10. Send:

    • “Editor,Hold,Confirm”: Only specific roles can post; other messages require approval.
    • “Send=Private”: All authorized roles can send to the list.

11. Subscription:

    • “By_owner”: Subscription requests forwarded to the owner for acceptance/rejection.
    • “Open,Confirm”: Anyone can subscribe after confirming their email.
    • “Closed”: No one can subscribe; requests aren’t forwarded.

12. Validate:

    • “Yes,Confirm”: Protected commands require confirmation.

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