For subscribers/members of a LISTSERV mailing list. For FAQs on how to manage or administer a mailing list, see Frequently Asked Questions for owners of a LISTSERV mailing list.
You can find all the lists you are subscribed to here at K-State by using the LISTSERV web interface.
Click on the "Subscribers Corner" link and sign in (you will have to use your e-mail address and your LISTSERV password - follow the link to get a new one if you have never set one or don't remember it). The table will show all your lists and clicking on any list name will show your options for that list. Note the button that says "Leave " is how you unsubscribe from the list - not how you leave this page! Your page may look different if the list owner has changed it - contact them if you have any questions.
If you'd rather not use the LISTSERV web interface below are commands that you can also email to the LISTSERV software.
All commands that affect list membership -- such as joining a list, signing off from a list, checking the list's membership -- must be sent to LISTSERV and not to the mailing list itself. Unless otherwise specified, all commands listed below must be sent to the listserv@listserv.ksu.edu address. So remember, commands get sent to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu, and message postings get sent to your list's address (listID@listserv.ksu.edu).
To : listserv@listserv.ksu.edu
From : editor@ksu.edu
Cc :
Attchmnt:
Subject :
----- Message Text -------------------------------------
SUB news-l Eisenstein Editor
GET news-l LOG9802
QUERY *
UNSUB cns-d
REVIEW ktech-l
Send a message to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu containing this command:
LIST
LISTSERV will send a message with all the public lists at K-State that anyone may join, as well as any private lists to which you're already subscribed. To join/subscribe to a K-State list, follow the instructions further below.
Send e-mail to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu with this command format in the message:
SUB listname Your Name
Where "listname" is the list's ID and "Your Name" is your real name. Example: SUB HIST251B Jane Doe. You don't have to give your e-mail address, because the LISTSERV software will get it off the "From" line in the e-mail header. LISTSERV will generally send a message asking you to confirm your subscription request, and will then send a notification/welcome message when you've been added to a list. Note that you can subscribe to any open lists on your own. If you try to subscribe to a closed list or to one that has limited subscription, LISTSERV will send a notice with further information.
Send e-mail to the address of the list you've joined. K-State mailing lists have the list's ID followed by @listserv.ksu.edu; an example is hist251b@listserv.ksu.edu. Lists elsewhere will have a format somewhat similar to listname@section.somewhere.edu.
Send e-mail to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu with this command format in the message:
UNSUB listname
Where "listname" is the list's ID. Example: UNSUB HIST251B
When you sign off from a list, LISTSERV will send a notification message that you've been removed.
Sometimes you may discover that although your e-mail address is OK, your name isn't correct. This can be caused by several things, such as someone adding you to a list and typing your name wrong. To fix it, log on to the computer system where you send mail from and send mail to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu with this command format in the message:
REGISTER yourname
Where "yourname" is the name you want associated with your e-mail address. LISTSERV may ask for confirmation that you really want to change it, and then will make the change. It will make the change on all the mailing lists you subscribe to as well as your other incoming e-mail. You can also contact the IT Help Desk with your request.
You'll actually be unsubscribing from your old address and then subscribing again from your new address. You can do this from the LISTSERV web interface or by using the command line instructions provided below.
Command line instructions: First, log on to the computer system where you were sending e-mail and send mail to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu with this command format in the message:
UNSUB listname
Where "listname" is the list's ID. Example: UNSUB HIST251B
Then log on to the new system or network that you want to use and send a subscription command from that address to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu with the usual subscribe format:
SUB listname
If you can't log on to your old e-mail account and send mail from there, you'll have to notify the list owner to remove you from the list. If you don't remember the name of the list owner or his/her address, you can send e-mail to listname-REQUEST@listserv.ksu.edu, where "listname" is the list ID of the list that you want to leave. Example: HIST251B-REQUEST@listserv.ksu.edu
You can do this from the LISTSERV web interface or by using the command line instructions provided below.
Command line instructions: Send e-mail to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu using either of the following command formats in the message:
QUERY listname
QUERY *
Where "listname" is the list's ID. The first command checks your mail settings on a specific list. The latter checks all the lists to which you belong.
Send e-mail to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu using any of the following command formats in the message:
SET listname NOMAIL
SET listname DIGEST
SET listname CONCEAL
SET listname REPRO
SET listname TOPICS: topics
Where "listname" is the list's ID. Example: UNSUB HIST251B. Standard options available include MAIL/NOMAIL, DIGEST/NODIGEST, ACK/NOACK, CONCEAL/NOCONCEAL, REPRO/NOREPRO. For a complete list of options, see the section "Options that may be set" in the online General User's Guide to LISTSERV.
You can do this from the LISTSERV web interface or by using the command line instructions provided below.
Command line instructions: Send e-mail to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu with this command format in the message:
REVIEW listname
Where "listname" is the list's ID. Example: REVIEW HIST251B.
You can do this from the LISTSERV web interface or by using the command line instructions provided below.
Command line instructions: Send e-mail to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu with this command format in the message:
GET listname LOGyymm
Where "listname" is the list's ID and "yymm" is the 4-digit number for the year and month. Example: GET HIST251B LOG9801.
You can do this from the LISTSERV web interface or by using the command line instructions provided below.
Command line instructions: Send e-mail to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu with this command format in the message:
QUERY *
This can also show all the K-State lists you own if you're subscribed to the lists you own.
New list members may be concerned about not receiving incoming copies of messages they sent to the list, and wonder if their message was delivered. K-State's lists are usually set up to spare the member from getting an incoming, duplicate copy, since most e-mail programs store outgoing messages in a "sent-mail" or "outmail" mailbox. Rest assured that your messages are indeed being posted, and that K-State's mailer system will notify you if delivery problems occur.
You can do this from the LISTSERV web interface or by using the command line instructions provided below.
Command line instructions: Members who really want to receive their message again, along with all the other messages, can set that option for themselves by sending e-mail to listserv@listserv.ksu.edu with the following command:
SET listname REPRO
Where "listname" is the name of the list. A copy of the postings will be sent to them each time they send a message to the list. If all the list members want this feature, ask the list owner to add a "repro" option for the entire membership.