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-- -- listserv.buffalo.edu end -- LISTSERV.buffalo.edu Home Listserv Web Interface Request new list Repopulate class list Delete a list Subscriber Web Interface List Owner Interface (login required) List Reports Subscriber Reports Log Off / Reset Cookie Join or Leave a list Public List Archives List Archive Search -- Email Commands Reference Card List Owner FAQ UB List Owner Training Doc List Subscriber FAQ General Users Guide at Lsoft Register a new or replacement password Getting Help If you are having trouble logging in after the upgrade please register a new password . Listserv password requirements 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. Latest News 10-Aug-2014: Listserv upgraded from Version 15 to Version 16 New Features of Listserv (UB Information Technology news article). -- Notable New Features in Listserv version 16.5 Security updates Faster Archive Searches Faster Web Interface Anti-Spam Improvements Time Specification for Digests Notable New Features in Listserv version 16* Newsletter Templates: The newsletter template system allows users to send HTML newsletters without expert-level HTML skills. Template Gallery: LISTSERV comes with a gallery of pre-designed and tested HTML newsletter templates that customers can use as-is or modify as needed. Newsletter Testing: The newsletter testing feature allows users to send test messages to their own addresses before posting. HTML Mail Templates: List owners can choose to have confirmation and informational messages sent out in HTML. UTF-8 Support: LISTSERV now supports UTF-8 for subscriber names, list titles and list descriptions. Message Scheduling: The message scheduling option allows senders to schedule the delivery of their newsletters and announcements at a specific time and date. Improved Digest: The plain text digest now displays encoded messages (quoted-printable or base64), both in UTF-8 and other character sets. RSS Previews: The LISTSERV archives now display hovering RSS previews when moving the mouse over the subject line of a message. Improved Archive Search: The archive search has been improved to use more accurate sorting for search results that span multiple pages. CSV Reports: List, subscriber and server usage reports can now be downloaded as CSV files and imported into a spreadsheet or other application. *summary courtesy of WVU.edu 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: 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 Each list must have, at minimum, one list owner be a member of the UB community, using a valid buffalo.edu email address. 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-helpdesk@buffalo.edu. Include the list name and a brief description of the list. What you can do to update your list: 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: https://listserv.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?GETPW1=LMGT1 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. -- All UB supported lists must be used to conduct UB business, specifically support UB's research initiative, departmental or school work, UB instructional activities, officially sponsored student clubs or organizations, or regional organizations and government agencies officially affiliated with the University at Buffalo. Additionally, at least one list owner must be a UB member and use their "buffalo.edu" domain address. Lists which do not meet the requirements have options to update their list, migrate the list to another list management system or remove the list. By Fall 2008, all lists must meet the guidelines for continued support. For questions or additional information, please contact UB's Listserv administrator at cit-helpdesk@buffalo.edu. -- © (C) 2015 University at Buffalo . All rights reserved. | Privacy | Accessibility...