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LISTSERV is industry-standard email list management software that lets faculty, staff, and students create and manage opt-in email lists. You can email all subscribers by sending a message to the list (e.g., UCForum-l@listserv.uconn.edu). 

You will manage your lists and subscriptions on the [Listserv Website](http://listserv.uconn.edu/).

> ✅ Listserv is a university recommended solution if you need to email a lot of people. Individual email accounts may have sending limits.

## Key Features

- Web interface can be used to maintain lists as well as personal preferences.
- List archives are available on the web or through an RSS feed.
- Users can set personal preferences including start page, experience mode, navigation styles, and more.
- List owners can view dashboards to provide “at-a-glance” summaries of their lists.

## Getting Started

You’ll need to create a [Listserv account](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10730799896).

- If you want to create a list, complete the [request form](https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fqjxFyUqqk65351DkDSwgMBdRqKHazxOkRr4o8Nc_kBUNU45WE5LU0NPRFZaVDMxRVg3WTlEMlY5Wi4u). Review the [list creation standards](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10942120291) for guidance on completing the form.
- If you receive messages for a list or stop receiving messages, view how to [manage your subscriptions](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10730800724).

> ℹ️ **How does Listserv work?**
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ For security reasons, Listserv tries to confirm, based on a list’s configuration, whether or not the sender of an email is allowed to send to a particular list. Listserv verifies access by cross-checking the sender's email address (e.g., From: [Someone@somewhere.com](mailto:Someone@somewhere.com)) with its subscriber database. This is important to understand because the email address must match exactly with the one in the Listserv database.

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