Using the Web Interface for List Owners

This document assumes you have gone to https://listserv.utoronto.ca, set up a password and read the UTORlist support documentation.

On this page:

• Create a List
• Change Your Password
• Delete a List
• Add a Subscriber
• Add Many Subscribers
• Delete Subscribers
• Add Owners
• Delete Owners

• Change List Configuration Settings

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  Change Subcriber options (Post/No Post)

• Change or Create Sign Up File

• Sending Mail to the List

Create a List

1. Go to https://listserv.utoronto.ca.
2. Under For List Owners and Moderators , click List Creation.

Change Your Password

1. Go to https://listserv.utoronto.ca and click List Management.
2. Click Change Password.

Delete a List

1. Send an email to listmaster@utoronto.ca with the name of your list(s) you wish to have deleted.

For the remainder of this document, make sure you have logged in at https://listserv.utoronto.ca

Add a Subscriber

1. Go to List Management / List Reports and select Subscriber Reports.
2. Under Subscriber Management, type in the email address and name of the subscriber.
   
   
   
   
3. Click Add Subscriber.

Add Many Subscribers

1. Create a PLAIN TEXT file following the format below with a return after each line.
   
   Email@Address FirstName LastName 
   
   For example: 
   test.person@utoronto.ca Test Person
   test2.person@utoronto.ca Test2 Person
   test3.person@utoronto.ca Test3 Person
   
   Note:  Make sure the email address is NOT a hyperlink.
   
   
2. Go to your browser, click List Management / Subscriber Management and select Bulk Operations.
3. Choose the default Function – Add the imported addresses…
   
   
   
   
4. Click Browse to find the text file, then Import. You will see a confirmation message at the top of the screen.

Delete Subscriber(s)

1. Go to List Management / List Reports and select Subscriber Reports.
2. Put a check mark in the box(es) of the subscriber(s) you wish to delete.
3. Click Delete Selected Subscribers.
4. Click OK. You will see a confirmation message at the top of the screen.

Add Owners

1. Click List Management / List Configuration / List Configuration Wizard.
2. Click List Maintenance.
3. In the Owner= section, type the name of a primary owner in the top section or a secondary/quiet owner in the Quiet: section. 
4. Click Submit.

Delete Owners

1. Click List Management / List Configuration / List Configuration Wizard.
2. Click List Maintenance.
3. In the Owner= section, delete the previous owner and type the name of the new primary owner or delete the secondary/quiet owner in the Quiet: section and type in the new secondary owner address and name.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Submit.

Change List Configuration Settings

1. Click List Management / List Configuration / List Configuration Wizard.
2. Click the appropriate tab for the changes you wish to make.
3. Click question mark  for details about making changes.
4. Make the changes and click Submit.

Change Subcriber options (Post/No Post)

1. Click List Management / List Reports and select Subscriber Reports.
2. Check the box next to the Subscriber’s name, and choose Post or No Post in the -- pull-down menu in the Post column. Click Submit.
   
   
   
   
3. You will see a confirmation message at the top of the screen.

Change or Create Sign Up File

Note: This only works for lists whose subscription is set to Open, Confirm.

1. Click List Management / Customization and select Mail Templates.
2. Click Select to the right of Most Useful Templates.
   
   
   
   
3. Click the Edit Template button.
   
   
   
   
4. Insert the new text at the top of the Contents area and click Update. 

Sending Mail to the List

There are two ways to send a message to a list. 

You can use the web interface or compose a message in your email software. 

1. Log in to the web interface with the email account you set up to access LISTSERV. Click on the EmailLists pull down menu.
2. Under List Name, click on the list’s name to which you wish to send a message.
   
   
   
   
3. An Options window will open. Click on Post New Message.
   
   
   
   
4. A Send Message window will open. Compose your message and press Send at the bottom of the window.

You can also use email to send a message to everyone subscribed to the list. 

1. Compose a message to listname-L@listserv.utoronto.ca, where “listname” is the name of the list. For example, if the name of the list is CHEM230-L, type: CHEM230-L@listserv.utoronto.ca in the “To” field in your email message.

If you are experiencing difficulty running the list or have other concerns related to the list, you should contact the IC Listmaster at:
listmaster@utoronto.ca. 

Your subscribers are your responsibility. If one of your subscribers is having a problem, do not send them directly to the IC Listmaster.