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Listserv List Request Form

University of Georgia and University System of Georgia Faculty and Departments, and registered UGA Student Organizations, may request a list in support of the University System mission.

Complete the form below and submit it to EITS via the SUBMIT button at the bottom of the form.
Note: processing may take 2 or 3 business days. You will be notified via email when the list is ready and a brief set of list owner instructions will be provided. Complete documentation can be found at the reference page.

If you need more information before requesting your list, contact listhelp@uga.edu.

Enter preferred name for the list: (required)

  • 2-15 characters, including only letters, numbers and '-' (dash)
  • List name is not case-sensitive
  • The last two characters are often '-L' so it is easily recognized as list mail and not personal mail (example: ACME-L)
  • Your list address will then be listname@listserv.uga.edu (ie.: ACME-L@listserv.uga.edu)
  • Suggestion for naming class lists: use the class code, followed by your initials or section code if necessary to make a unique name. (ie,: BIOL1103H)

Enter descriptive List Name: (required)

  • up to 30 characters, case is respected
  • Name should be a brief description of the purpose of the list
  • Name is used as the Sender: "Name" on mail sent out from the list, ie.,
    Sender: ACME Discussion Group (ACME-L@listserv.uga.edu)

List affiliation:

  • Student Organization lists: please enter full organization name, and faculty sponsor, if applicable.
  • UGA Faculty, staff and class lists: please enter your department or administrative unit.
  • USG lists: please enter your institution and department.
  • Is there a 'no longer needed' date for this list?
    Date no longer needed (mm/dd/yyyy):

Enter list owner information: Enter the primary list owner's e-mail address, name and phone number below. This person will be the main contact for EITS about this list, and will receive Listserv messages regarding this list.

  • Warning: this address must match the From: line on your outgoing mail. Sometimes, the address at which you receive mail is not the same as your From: address. If you're not sure, send mail to yourself as a test and check the From: line.
  • The primary owner is responsible for managing the list (e.g. deleting id's that are no longer valid). Primary owner will be notified of problem addresses via a daily report (for errors which can be interpreted by Listerv), or by bounced messages.
List owner's email address (required):
List Owner's First Name (required):
List Owner's Last Name(required):
List Owner's Phone Number (required):

You may add co-owners, who may also add and delete subscribers, and may post if posting is restricted to owners. These owners will not receive error messages. You are encouraged to specify a backup list owner. If you'd like more than two, additional owners can be added once list is created.

Additional owner email address:
Additional owner name (Firstname Lastname):
Additional owner email address:
Additional owner name (Firstname Lastname):

Choose whether subscriptions will be Open or Private (By Owner):

  • Open lists can be subscribed to by anyone in the world on the Internet.
  • Private list subscriptions must be added by the list owner. Requests to subscribe to a private list are sent to the owner for consideration/action.
    Open Private

Choose who may post to your list:

  • Owners only: only list owner(s) may post to the list. This is an appropriate setting for an announcements list.
  • Subscribers: any subscriber may post to the list. List is for discussion among subscribers.
  • Anyone: anyone may post to the list, discussion open to anyone
    WARNING! Allowing anyone to post may invite off-topic postings such as advertisements or chain letters.
    Owners only Subscribers Anyone

Should attachments be allowed in posts to your list:

  • No: this setting will prevent your list from transmitting most email viruses. Unless the operation of your list requires the posting of attachments, this is the recommended setting.
  • Yes: if you will need to send attachments to the list, select this setting. Once your list has been created, you can fine-tune the setting to allow only the types of attachments (such as MS Word or WordPerfect documents) that you need. You can read more about these options in the List Owner's Guide
    No Yes

Choose default reply-to setting:

  • None: no reply-to header will be included in messages. This is an appropriate setting for an announcements list.
  • List: replies will by default be directed to the list. Use to promote general discussion among subscribers.
  • Sender: replies will by default be directed to the original poster of the message. Use for announcement lists where owner wants to receive replies, or to reduce replies on discussion lists.
    No reply List Sender

Confidentiality of the list:
Confidential lists are not published on net-wide or local lists of lists, and do not appear in list searches. People will need to know the name of the list, and type it in, to acccess it via the web interface.
This list is: Confidential Not Confidential

List Archives:
UGA optionally provides web-accessible list archives. By default, access to list archives (regardless of other settings such as Confidential or Private) are available only to list subscribers. (Access privileges can be changed by the owner once the list has been created).
Do you need archives for this list? No Yes

Initial Subscribers
If you'd like to have a list of subscribers added to your list at this time, enter them below. Note that the list owner(s) must also be subscribed to receive list posts.
Addresses should be submitted in the format:
userid@address Firstname Lastname
userid@address Firstname Lastname
or
Firstname Lastname <userid@address>
Firstname Lastname <userid@address>
(only valid email addresses can be added, any other entries will be ignored)

Please check your responses to be sure they are correct.
Press the "Submit" button to send your request to EITS.