L-Soft Tech Tips

L-Soft Tech Tips

The tech tips are compiled from LISTSERV at Work, L-Soft's customer newsletter. LISTSERV at Work keeps the L-Soft community up-to-date with the latest developments. Each newsletter contains the latest LISTSERV product and industry news, as well as opinions, guidelines and tech tips.

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2024

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I change the configuration of multiple email lists in LISTSERV?
(Issue 5, 2024 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I stop bots from abusing my public email list subscription forms?
(Issue 4, 2024 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Why do I see "dmarc-request" addresses in messages distributed to my email lists?
(Issue 3, 2024 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I integrate reCAPTCHA as part of the LISTSERV login process?
(Issue 2, 2024 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How do I configure SPF, DKIM and DMARC for my LISTSERV site?
(Issue 1, 2024 – LISTSERV)


2023

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I modify the duration of LISTSERV login cookies?
(Issue 5, 2023 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I configure my LISTSERV site to use different domain names for different types of lists?
(Issue 4, 2023 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I import externally created newsletter templates into LISTSERV?
(Issue 3, 2023 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I reject messages awaiting moderation directly from my email inbox?
(Issue 2, 2023 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I configure the list moderation feature to best fit my requirements?
(Issue 1, 2023 – LISTSERV)


2022

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I get information about messages that were blocked for containing a virus?
(Issue 5, 2022 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I prevent content inspection services from triggering LISTSERV confirmation links?
(Issue 4, 2022 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Why do subscribers sometimes get error messages about being probed and what do they mean?
(Issue 3, 2022 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Why do my lists sometimes generate spoofing complaints and what should I do about them?
(Issue 2, 2022 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I deactivate a LISTSERV mailing list without deleting it?
(Issue 1, 2022 – LISTSERV)



2021

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I create a report of all lists and their owners on my server?
(Issue 5, 2021 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Why do I see strange addresses in the Daily Error Monitoring Report?
(Issue 4, 2021 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I capture copies of incoming messages before they are processed by LISTSERV?
(Issue 2, 2021 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Why should I restrict message size in LISTSERV and how can I best do this?
(Issue 1, 2021 – LISTSERV)



2020

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Why do email lists sometimes become held and how can I troubleshoot it?
(Issue 5, 2020 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I configure my list to send out an after-hours auto-response to anyone who posts to it?
(Issue 4, 2020 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I investigate why a subscriber didn't receive a certain message from my list?
(Issue 3, 2020 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I best configure the auto-delete setting in LISTSERV?
(Issue 2, 2020 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Why is it important to stay current with my LISTSERV license and software version?
(Issue 1, 2020 – LISTSERV)



2019

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Any tips for using the new LISTSERV 17.0 web interface?
(Issue 5, 2019 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How do I create newsletters in LISTSERV 17.0?
(Issue 4, 2019 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How do I optimize the quality and deliverability of my email newsletters?
(Issue 4, 2019 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I use the LISTSERV web interface on my mobile phone like an app?
(Issue 3, 2019 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I import a list of subscribers from Microsoft Excel into LISTSERV?
(Issue 2, 2019 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

What are Dynamic Query Lists and why should I learn about them?
(Issue 1, 2019 – LISTSERV)



2018

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I make LISTSERV treat replies differently from original messages?
(Issue 5, 2018 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

What should every LISTSERV site administrator know about License Activation Keys or LAKs?
(Issue 4, 2018 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I track my subscriber activity in LISTSERV?
(Issue 3, 2018 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I find the lists on my server that don't have any recent posts?
(Issue 2, 2018 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I get a list of all subscribers on all of my LISTSERV lists?
(Issue 1, 2018 – LISTSERV)



2017

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I ensure that attachments sent to my mailing list go through?
(Issue 5, 2017 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I deal with the fraud warnings inserted by Office 365?
(Issue 4, 2017 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Why did spam get through to my list without editor confirmation?
(Issue 3, 2017 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I ensure that I receive copies of my own messages posted to a list?
(Issue 2, 2017 – LISTSERV)



2016

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Can you help me understand the daily error monitoring reports that LISTSERV sends out?
(Issue 4, 2016 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I split large LISTSERV message archives to improve performance?
(Issue 3, 2016 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can list owners help their subscribers with some common problems?
(Issue 2, 2016 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How do I migrate my email list software to a new machine?
(Issue 1, 2016 – LISTSERV)



2015

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How do I create my own HTML newsletter templates in LISTSERV?
(Issue 4, 2015 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I use LISTSERV with the Exchange Online cloud service?
(Issue 3, 2015 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I configure LISTSERV to retrieve list subscribers from a web services API?
(Issue 2, 2015 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I simplify the URL for the LISTSERV web interface?
(Issue 1, 2015 – LISTSERV)



2014

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I add a custom bottom banner to all of the messages posted to a list?
(Issue 4, 2014 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I view the recipients of LISTSERV super-lists?
(Issue 3, 2014 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I troubleshoot LDAP connections for my LISTSERV installation?
(Issue 2, 2014 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I send identical messages to multiple lists without triggering the spam filter?
(Issue 1, 2014 – LISTSERV)



2013

LISTSERV Tech Tip

What do the LISTSERV log errors "Error during virtual disk slot emulation" and "File/major entity not found" mean?
(Issue 4, 2013 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I use LISTSERV with my existing database?
(Issue 3, 2013 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How do I use the HTML newsletter templates in LISTSERV 16.0?
(Issue 2, 2013 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I prioritize my outbound delivery for different LISTSERV lists?
(Issue 1, 2013 – LISTSERV)



2012

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I modify the duration of the LISTSERV web interface login cookies?
(Issue 4, 2012 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I use my existing LISTSERV lists with LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 3, 2012 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I change the default landing page for the LISTSERV web interface?
(Issue 2, 2012 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I prevent users from unsubscribing from my LISTSERV list?
(Issue 1, 2012 – LISTSERV)



2011

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I prevent encoding artifacts from showing up in my plain text digests?
(Issue 4, 2011 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I adjust the amount of memory available to LISTSERV on my Linux system?
(Issue 3, 2011 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Why do my logs show my LISTSERV server sending mail to other LISTSERV sites?
(25th Anniversary Issue – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How do I use LISTSERV's API to allow an external application to interact directly with LISTSERV?
(Issue 2, 2011 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

What are some time-saving hints and tips that everyday LISTSERV site administrators and list owners may not know?
(Issue 1, 2011 – LISTSERV)



2010

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I create a suppression list in LISTSERV to exclude email addresses from all lists on the entire server?
(Issue 4, 2010 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I reduce the likelihood that my LISTSERV messages will be classified as spam?
(Issue 3, 2010 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How Can I Use LISTSERV with SELinux?
(Issue 2, 2010 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How Can I Configure LISTSERV's SMTP Listener to Filter Spam?
(Issue 1, 2010 – LISTSERV)



2009

LISTSERV Tech Tip

What is 'backscatter' and why should I worry about it as a LISTSERV Site Administrator?
(Issue 4, 2009 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I maximize security for my LISTSERV installation or for individual LISTSERV lists?
(Issue 3, 2009 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I automatically monitor LISTSERV to make sure it is functioning?
(Issue 2, 2009 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I keep statistics and do reporting on my LISTSERV list usage?
(Issue 1, 2009 – LISTSERV)



2008

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I maintain a dynamic list of people authorized to manage or post to multiple lists?
(Issue 4, 2008 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can LISTSERV's RSS support help subscribers monitor list traffic more effectively?
(Issue 3, 2008 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

What are feedback loops and why are they important to the deliverability of my email?
(Issue 2, 2008 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Why is it better to send links to large attachments through LISTSERV rather than the attachments themselves?
(Issue 1, 2008 – LISTSERV)



2007

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Why is it important that LISTSERV can now work with LDAP?
(Issue 4, 2007 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

What are some of the list configuration techniques that I can use to protect my lists from spam?
(Issue 3, 2007 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

What should I do in the unlikely event that LISTSERV crashes, and how can I prevent it?
(Issue 2, 2007 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I limit the rate at which LISTSERV delivers mail?
(Issue 1, 2007 – LISTSERV)



2006

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I assess my LISTSERV list deliverability infrastructure?
(Issue 4, 2006 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I use SPF and DomainKeys to increase LISTSERV's deliverability?
(Issue 3, 2006 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How Can I Avoid Spam on My Discussion Lists?
(Issue 2, 2006 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I best configure LISTSERV's Auto-Delete mechanism?
(Issue 1, 2006 – LISTSERV)



2005

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I add a one-click unsubscribe link to the footer of my LISTSERV list postings?
(Issue 4, 2005 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I configure the Microsoft IIS SMTP Service (SMTPSVC) to deliver mail from LISTSERV?
(Issue 3, 2005 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I get LISTSERV to check messages for spam?
(Issue 2, 2005 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can a site manager control the lists that are shown in Subscriber's Corner when a user selects "Show all lists"?
(Issue 1, 2005 – LISTSERV)



2004

LISTSERV Tech Tip

Why is it important to use LISTSERV's integrated virus protection? Isn't it enough to have an anti-virus solution on the SMTP server or on the server where LISTSERV is running?
(Summer 2004 – LISTSERV)



2003

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How do I configure my lists for "opt-in" subscription?
(Special Opt-In Issue – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

The Anti-Virus Statistics Report just shows total counts. Is there any way to find out which viruses were stopped?
(Summer 2003 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can I customize LISTSERV's responses in the Web Interface (WA)?
(Spring 2003 – LISTSERV)



2002

LISTSERV Tech Tip

How can LISTSERV help me handle out-of-office responses?
(Winter 2002 – LISTSERV)

LISTSERV Tech Tip

What is the difference between the Topics and the Superlist/Sublist functions of LISTSERV?
(Autumn 2002 – LISTSERV)



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