On my LISTSERV list, how do I add subscribers?

In LISTSERV, you can add subscribers by sending a command to the LISTSERV server, or at Indiana University, by using the LISTSERV web interface.

On this page:

• Using LISTSERV commands
• Using the IU LISTSERV web interface

Using LISTSERV commands

To add subscribers to your LISTSERV list, send the following command in the body (not the subject) of an email message to the LISTSERV server:

Note: When sending commands to the LISTSERV server, be sure to format your messages as plain text rather than HTML.

Replace listname with the name of your list,  userid@host.domain  with the full email address of the new subscriber, and firstname and lastname with the full name of the new subscriber.

Note: For Indiana University LISTSERV mailing lists, send all commands to the appropriate address for your campus:

Never send commands to the address of the mailing list (e.g., to  listname@indiana.edu ). Send only messages intended for members of the list to the list's address.

Subscribers will receive individual notices that they have been subscribed to the list. If you don't want the subscribers to be notified, use the following command instead, making the same substitutions:

You can issue several of these commands in a single mail message to add multiple people to your list at one time.

Another method of adding multiple subscribers to your list is to use the IMPORT option. To do this, send a command to LISTSERV in the following format:

Replace listname with the name of your list,  useridX@hostX.domainX  with the full email addresses of the new subscribers, and firstname and lastname with the full names of the new subscribers.

Subscribers will receive individual notices that they have been subscribed to the list. If you don't want the subscribers to be notified, change ADD in the above example to QUIET ADD , as illustrated below:

Remember to use the ADD command when subscribing someone else to the list. Use the SUBSCRIBE command only to subscribe yourself. If you inadvertently use the SUBSCRIBE command to subscribe someone else, LISTSERV will think you are trying to resubscribe yourself. It will change your name on the list to the name you gave in the most recent SUBSCRIBE command.

Using the IU LISTSERV web interface

To add individual subscribers to your list, follow these steps:

1. For Indiana University LISTSERV lists, visit the menu for your campus:

   	Campus	URL
   	IU Bloomington	https://listserv.indiana.edu/cgi-bin/wa-iub.exe
   	IUPUI	https://listserv.iupui.edu/cgi-bin/wa-iupui.exe
   	IU Kokomo	https://listserv.iuk.edu/cgi-bin/wa-iuk.exe
   	IU Northwest	https://listserv.iun.edu/cgi-bin/wa-iun.exe
   	IU Southeast	https://listserv.ius.edu/cgi-bin/wa-ius.exe
   	IU South Bend	https://listserv.iusb.edu/cgi-bin/wa-iusb.exe

   Log in using your IU email address and LISTSERV password, and then select List Dashboard from the List Management menu at the top. Under "List Name", find the list you wish to manage, and next to the list name, click View. If you do not have a LISTSERV personal password, see In LISTSERV, how do I set or change a personal password?

2. Under "Subscriber Management", next to "Add Subscriber", use the text box to enter the email address of the subscriber, using the following format: userid@host.domain (firstname lastname)

   Replace  userid@host.domain  with the full email address of the new subscriber, and firstname and lastname with the full name of the new subscriber.

3. When you are finished, click Add Subscriber.

To add multiple subscribers, follow these steps:

1. First, create and save a text file that contains each individual subscriber's email address and first and last name on a separate line, for example: userid1@host1.domain1 firstname lastname userid2@host2.domain2 firstname lastname userid3@host3.domain3 firstname lastname

   Replace  useridX@hostX.domainX  with the full email addresses of the new subscribers, and firstname and lastname with the full names of the new subscribers.

2. Log into the LISTSERV web interface, and from the top, select List Management, and then Subscriber Management.
   
   
3. Select the Bulk Operations tab.
   
   
4. Select Add, use the Browse... button to locate the text file you created, and then click Import to add the subscribers to your list.