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title: "Using Email Commands to Manage a List or Account"
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/10731880485/Using%20Email%20Commands%20to%20Manage%20a%20List%20or%20Account"
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Students, faculty, and staff can manage Listserv by using email commands.

## Adding a Subscriber

1. Using the same email address you use to sign into Listserv, create a new email addressed to ***listserv@listserv.uconn.edu***.
2. Leave the subject *blank*.
3. Enter this command in the body of the email, filling it in with the respective information:   
ADD listname net@address Firstname Lastname.
  - Example: *ADD testlist-L joe.jones@UConn.edu Joe Jones*
4. Wait for Listserv to send a confirmation to your email account.
5. Reply to the confirmation email with ***OK***<span style="color: #333333"> </span>or click the **confirmation link** sent by Listserv.

## Common List Owner Commands for Managing a List

- To **add a subscriber** to a list:* ADD listname net@address Firstname Lastname*
- To **remove a subscriber from a list**: *DEL listname net@address*
- To **get configurations** for a list: *REVIEW listname*
- To **turn the Digest feature on**: *SET listname DIGEST for net@address*

## Common List User Commands for Managing an Account

- To **subscribe to a list**: *SUB listname Firstname Lastname*
- To **unsubscribe from a list**: *UNSUB listname*
- To **turn on the Digest feature**: *SET listname DIGEST*
- To **turn off the Digest feature**: *SET listname MAIL*

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