Information Services offers and supports e-mail list services using L-Soft's LISTSERV software, which allows list owners a great deal of control and flexibility. Lists can be configured to fit a wide range of needs and purposes, with multiple levels of moderation, formats such as announcement-only or free-discussion, message archiving, daily/weekly digests, and many other features.
List owners have a great deal of control and flexibility. LISTSERV also supports multiple owners and/or editors, allowing a list to be administered by a team. Mailing lists are available for use by student, staff, or faculty organizations, professional or academic-interest groups, classes, academic or staff units, etc.
You can submit a LISTSERV request via the UMKC IT Portal.
The UMKC Listserv web login page offers users the options of login, change password, or get a new user name and password. If you have not yet registered with UMKC Listserv, then you need to register first. Registration requires your email address and password. List owners, please register with the same email address that you currently have listed as owners on your list. After a successful registration, you will be able to see your lists. Lists are shown under "List Management" and then by clicking on "Subscriber Management".
Add, Update Subscribers:
Under 'List Management', select 'Subscriber Management'. If you have multiple lists, then they all appear from a pull down menu. Select your list, which will take you to a page where you can Examine or delete subscription, Add New Subscriber, and Review list.
Delete and Update Subscriber:
Enter the subscriber email address in 'Examine or Delete Subscription' and click on search. If the subscriber email was found, then it will take you to the Subscriber Management Page. Here you can check the Notifications options, and name and email address. You can leave Subscription type, mail header style, acknowledgements, and miscellaneous as the default options. At the bottom of the page, make your selection by clicking on delete, or if you are just updating subscriber info, such as name, then select update.
You use your email to send commands. Always send commands to this email address: listserv@listserv.umkc.edu
Only list owner can perform these commands. Always use plain text email; any other format will be rejected by listserv. Type your commands in the body of the email (do not put a command in the subject line). The most commonly used commands are:
Purpose: Delete an email address
Command: delete <list-name> <email address>
Example: delete MyGroup johndoe@umkc.edu
Purpose: Add an email address
Command: add <list-name> <email address> <firstname> <lastname>
Example: add MyGroup johndoe@umkc.edu John Doe
Purpose: View the list
Command: review <list-name>
Example: review MyGroup
Purpose: Add multiple subscribers
Command/Example:
QUIET ADD <list-name> DD=X IMPORT
//X DD *
johndoe@umkc.edu John Doe
janedoe@umkc.edu Jane Doe
/*
