Table of Contents Preface - About This Manual Editorial Note - New Version Numbering LISTSERV Command Syntax Conventions Unicode (UTF-8) Support Contacting L-Soft Section 1 About Mailing Lists and LISTSERV 1.1 What is LISTSERV? 1.2 File Server Functions 1.3 Who are the people involved? 1.4 Types of Mailing Lists 1.4.1 One-Way Announcement Lists 1.4.2 Two-Way Discussion Lists 1.4.3 Moderated Lists Section 2 Introduction to the Web Interface 2.1 The Default Home Page 2.2 Logging In 2.3 Setting a LISTSERV Password 2.4 Changing the LISTSERV Password 2.5 Using the Toolbar 2.6 Setting Your Personal Preferences 2.6.1 General Preferences 2.6.2 Archive Preferences 2.6.3 Report Preferences 2.6.4 Newsletter Profile Preferences Section 3 Working with Mailing Lists 3.1 Finding a Mailing List using CataList 3.1.1 Searching for a List 3.2 Communicating with LISTSERV 3.2.1 Using the Web Interface 3.2.2 Using Email 3.3 The Subscriber’s Corner 3.3.1 Subscribing to One or More Lists 3.3.2 Unsubscribing from One or More Lists 3.3.3 Changing Subscription Settings 3.3.4 Changing Subscription Options for a Specific List 3.4 Verification and Confirmation Messages 3.5 Sending Mail to a List 3.5.1 Using the Web Interface to Post a Message 3.5.2 Composing the Message 3.5.2.1 Using the HTML Editor 3.6 Using Email to Post a Message 3.7 Creating Customized HTML Newsletters 3.7.1 Selecting a Template 3.7.2 Defining the Content 3.7.3 Fine Tuning the Newsletter 3.7.4 Testing and Sending the Newsletter Section 4 Viewing the List Archives 4.1 The Server Archive Index 4.2 Viewing List Archives 4.3 The Archive Index 4.4 Viewing an Archived Message 4.5 Subscribing, Unsubscribing, or Updating a List from the Archives 4.6 UTF-8 Archive Searches 4.6.0.1 Known Issues Appendix A: LISTSERV Commands General Commands List Subscription Commands Other list-related commands Informational commands Commands Related to File Server and Web Functions Other Advanced Commands List Owner and File Owner Commands File Management Commands (for file owners only) List Management Functions LISTSERV Maintainer Commands Commands for LISTSERV on VM Servers Only Sending commands to LISTSERV Defining Personal Passwords