LISTSERV - Mailing List Service

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LISTSERV is a campus wide e-mail list service available to students, faculty and staff. This service allows customers to create and maintain e-mail lists used to collaborate and share information with a large group of people. Subscribers can be from the University community or the general public. A web interface can be used to maintain lists, as well as personal preferences. Users can set personal preferences including start page, experience mode, navigation styles and more.

LISTSERV Owner Information page has information for list owners

Lsoft Manuals and Documentation

Listserv 17.0 Training Videos for subscribers and list owners

 

IMPORTANT NEWS

Some Mac Outlook users may report they can no longer post to listserv lists.  A recent Mac Outlook update has changed how some profiles send your Office365 email.  If you have messages sending from HawkID@uiowa.edu instead of your UI Email Alias (e.g., firstname-lastname@uiowa.edu) then you will need to update your profile.

  1. Open Outlook.
  2. Select the Tools tab and click Accounts
  3. On the Accounts Screen:
    Select your Office365 account if you have more than one email account added.
    Change the Account Description to your UI Email Alias (e.g., firstname-lastname@uiowa.edu)
    Change the E-mail address to your UI Email Alias (e.g., firstname-lastname@uiowa.edu)
  4. Exit the Accounts Window.

 

    Support Articles

    Get Started

    Request to Create a New Listserv List
    Listserv Request Form Help
    How Do I Login to Listserv?
    I Forgot My Listserv Password - How Do I Reset It?
    Getting Started Guide for LISTSERV
    How do I post (send messages) to a list?
    How do I find out what lists are available?
    How can I contact the list owner?
    Changing the List Archives to Forum or Blog View
    Using the Listserv Web Interface

    Frequently Asked Questions

    How do I subscribe to (join) a list?
    How do I unsubscribe from (leave) a list?
    What is the size limit (including attachments) for a message posted to my list?
    How do I post to an Edited or Moderated List?
    Why do I need to log off?
    Can I send attachments from the web interface?
    How can I use Rules to move LISTSERV messages?
    Where do I go to see the web interface for a list?
    LISTSERV keeps asking me to log in again.
    How do I find out what lists I'm on?

    Troubleshooting

    LISTSERV Known Problems & Solutions

    Advanced Technical Information

    How to Decrease Spam in LISTSERV
    What should I do if I have a legitimate message that is larger than the size limit?
    How can I post an attachment in the list archives without sending it to the entire list?
    Every time I send email to a particular list, it seems to be held for at least 10 minutes. Why?
    How are mail headers determined on messages that I receive?
    I want to send to a list from different email accounts but I don't want to receive duplicate messages.
    How do I change my email address for all lists I'm subscribed to?
    I am the list editor/moderator. How do I approve the messages?
    A list I am subscribed to has Topics defined - how do I change my subscription settings

    Policies

    LISTSERV Policy Statement

    Current Status

    There are currently no alerts.

    Maintenance

    Services scheduled for maintenance over the next 7 days. Please refer to the calendar view of alerts for a complete schedule.
    There is currently no planned maintenance.

    Request access to alerts by emailing the ITS Help Desk.

    Subscribe to the LISTSERV - Mailing List Service Alert RSS feed.

    Find out more about RSS on the ITS website.

    How to post an IT service alert.

    Past 90 Days

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    Alert History

    LISTSERV - Mailing List Service - Maintenance on Jan 11, 2023, 4:00pm
    Start: 
    Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 4:00pm
    End: 
    Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 5:45pm
    Description

    Listserv will be down for scheduled maintenance. During this time, users will not be able to access their lists or send messages from the web interface. Messages sent to the lists during this time will NOT be queued to send later.

    Services
    LISTSERV - Mailing List Service
    Last updated: 
    Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 5:43pm
    LISTSERV - Mailing List Service - Degradation of Service on Oct 22, 2019, 2:15pm
    Start: 
    Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 2:15pm
    End: 
    Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 3:15pm
    Updates
    Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 3:15pm

    This issue has been resolved.

    Description

    The LISTSERV site, list.uiowa.edu, is unavailable. LISTSERV messages are sending as expected. 

    Services
    LISTSERV - Mailing List Service
    Last updated: 
    Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 3:27pm
    LISTSERV - Mailing List Service - Maintenance on Oct 20, 2019, 10:00pm - Oct 21, 2019, 12:00pm
    Start: 
    Sunday, October 20, 2019 - 10:00pm
    End: 
    Monday, October 21, 2019 - 12:00pm
    Description

    LISTSERV will be unavailable while it is migrated to a new server; users will not be able to access their lists. Messages sent during the maintenance will be held, and then sent when the system is activated.

    Services
    LISTSERV - Mailing List Service
    Last updated: 
    Monday, October 21, 2019 - 12:00pm
    LISTSERV - Mailing List Service - Maintenance on Sep 29, 2019, 10:00pm - Sep 30, 2019, 1:00am
    Start: 
    Sunday, September 29, 2019 - 10:00pm
    End: 
    Monday, September 30, 2019 - 1:00am
    Description

    Listserv will be down for a planned upgrade.  During this time, users will not be able to access their lists or send messages.  Messages sent during this time will be queued and sent when the system is back up. 

     

     

    Services
    LISTSERV - Mailing List Service
    Last updated: 
    Monday, September 30, 2019 - 1:00am
    LISTSERV - Mailing List Service - Maintenance on Apr 19, 2018, 2:00pm
    Start: 
    Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 2:00pm
    End: 
    Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 2:30pm
    Description

    Listserv will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance.

    Services
    LISTSERV - Mailing List Service
    Last updated: 
    Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 2:30pm
    LISTSERV - Mailing List Service - Outage on Apr 17, 2018, 4:45pm
    Start: 
    Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 4:45pm
    End: 
    Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 5:00pm
    Updates
    Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 5:00pm

    The problem has been resolved. Please contact the ITS Help Desk if you experience further issues.

    Description

    Some users have reported issues logging into LISTSERV (list.uiowa.edu). ITS staff are working to resolve this issue.

    Services
    LISTSERV - Mailing List Service
    Last updated: 
    Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 4:54pm

    LISTSERV Owner Information

    LISTSERV is a campus wide e-mail list service available to students, faculty and staff used to collaborate and share information with a large group of people.