LISTSERV®

Listserv is a commercial mailing list management system that allows you to subscribe to or create, manage, and control an electronic mailing list.

Mailing Lists are email-based and can function as announce only, moderated, or as a simple discussion list. Each member that is subscribed to a particular mailing list receives a copy of every message sent to that list via E-mail.

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Latest News: Listserv cleanup completed!

Our last cleanup of inactive lists was performed on August 10th. If you have any questions or comments, email cit-listserv@buffalo.edu.

Other News: Attention UBmail users!

It has come to our attention that a bug in the UBmail software is preventing confirmation links from being displayed in messages from listserv.

Typically, a confirmation link is supplied for several different reasons:

1. For a subscriber to confirm a message they sent to a list that requires confirmation
2. For a list owner to approve a message sent to a moderated list
3. To confirm user actions, such as registering a new password

In UBmail, the recipient receives the message with instructions to confirm by clicking on a link below, however no link is displayed.

The present workaround is to read the message in another Email program that correctly displays the link, such as Outlook, Mulberry, or Pine.

Other News: Listserv Review Underway!

UB's Listserv policy has been recently updated to focus resources on activities that directly further the University's goal of Academic Excellence. Effective July 1, 2008, All UB supported lists must meet the requirements listed below.

Listserv requirements:

1. Lists can only be used for the following purposes:
• Conducting official UB business
• Supporting UB's research initiatives
• Departmental communication
• Academic communication
• UB instructional activities
• Officially sponsored student clubs or organizations
• Regional organizations or government agencies officially affiliated with UB
2. Each list must have, at minimum, one list owner be a member of the UB community, using a valid buffalo.edu email address.
3. Lists must be active. A list is considered active if it has distributed email to its subscribers within the past 12 months. Each list will be reviewed periodically, and if deemed inactive, will be automatically removed.

   Exceptions: Lists used solely for emergency notification are allowed to remain inactive. If your list exists for this purpose, please contact us by sending email to cit-listserv@buffalo.edu. Include the list name and a brief description of the list.

What you can do to update your list:

1. If you are a member of the UB community but do not have a buffalo.edu address listed as an owner, you should update the list by following the instructions at:

   http://listserv.buffalo.edu/owner/faq.shtml#add-owner

   a. New owner addresses should register a listserv password. To do this go to:

   http://listserv.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?GETPW1=LMGT1

2. If your list is no longer needed, please request to have it removed by completing the form at:

   http://listserv.buffalo.edu/remove.shtml

We appreciate your help and cooperation with these policies.