Issue 5, 2026 |
LISTSERV® at Work |
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LISTSERV 17.5-2026a Security Update Now Available
By L-Soft Staff
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L-Soft has released LISTSERV 17.5-2026a, which includes a critical security fix as well as other bug fixes and accessibility improvements. Organizations managing their own LISTSERV servers are strongly encouraged to apply the update as soon as possible. A valid maintenance key is required to upgrade. Customers using the ListPlex hosting service do not need to take any action.
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Best Practices for Moderating Your LISTSERV Discussion Groups
By Jani Kumpula,
Senior Webmaster/UI Designer, L-Soft
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Moderation is one of the most powerful tools for maintaining the quality, tone and effectiveness of a LISTSERV discussion group. This guide walks you through practical, real-world approaches so that you can configure your list moderation to best fit your group type and audience, without getting overly technical.
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How can I rename an existing email list and what should I consider before proceeding? |
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By Jacob Haller
Senior Support Engineer, L-Soft
Mailing lists in LISTSERV are generally not designed to be renamed, and there is no built-in command or web interface option for doing so. However, it is possible to rename a list by modifying its files on the server. This tech tip explains the process and walks you through the required steps.
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What is the difference between subscription consent and consent to personal tracking? |
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By Robert Graf-Waczenski
Senior Applications Programmer, L-Soft
Clear consent builds trust. But agreeing to receive messages is not the same as agreeing to personal tracking. In this tech tip, you'll learn the difference between "Subscription Consent" and "Consent to Personal Tracking", and how LISTSERV Maestro helps you manage both clearly and transparently.
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Longevity and Value: The Emails That Stay with Us
By Teresia Sjödin,
Global Communication Designer, L-Soft
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Some emails get our attention right away. Others prove their value much later. So, what makes a message worth finding again, and how can we make the emails that we send today useful long after they arrive? After all, email doesn't just deliver information. It preserves knowledge. For LISTSERV communities, this is where real value has always lived.
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Communities That Matter
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Collaboration Across Borders, Answers Within Hours
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What does cross-border collaboration look like in practice? For one community of physicians and scientists in hospital laboratories, LISTSERV has supported their work for decades. What began small in the late 1990s has grown into a network spanning the Nordic and Baltic regions, where questions often receive expert replies within an hour or two.
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When an Email List Changed Women's Health
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In the early 1990s, women came together online to ask a simple but urgent question: What is happening to my body? What followed was more than just conversation. Powered by LISTSERV, the MENOPAUS discussion group became a place to understand menopause, build knowledge and support one another – long before social media.
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Your LISTSERV Experience Can Help Others
By L-Soft Staff
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If LISTSERV has helped your organization communicate more effectively, build stronger communities or simplify email list management, we'd be grateful if you'd share your experience on Gartner Peer Insights. Your perspective can help peers make informed decisions while contributing valuable feedback for future LISTSERV improvements.
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