L-Soft Tech Tips

How can I stop spammers in their tracks with LISTSERV?
(Issue 5, 2025 – LISTSERV)

I just got LISTSERV Maestro – now what? (Part 1)
(Issue 5, 2025 – LISTSERV Maestro)

How does LISTSERV archive its messages and how do I export them?
(Issue 4, 2025 – LISTSERV)

How do I plan and schedule my communications with the visual calendar?
(Issue 4, 2025 – LISTSERV Maestro)

How can I configure single sign-on via Entra in LISTSERV?
(Issue 3, 2025 – LISTSERV)

How do I share content templates with all of my user groups?
(Issue 3, 2025 – LISTSERV Maestro)

How can I create multiple email lists with a similar configuration and setup?
(Issue 2, 2025 – LISTSERV)

How can I schedule automatic subscriber imports from my external database?
(Issue 2, 2025 – LISTSERV Maestro)

How can I configure single sign-on via Okta in LISTSERV?
(Issue 1, 2025 – LISTSERV)

How can I reopen a delivered mail job in LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 1, 2025 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I set up the one-click unsubscribe mechanism in LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 5, 2024 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I configure single sign-on via Microsoft Entra AD in LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 4, 2024 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I integrate my existing LISTSERV Lists with LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 3, 2024 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

What is the best way to send a PDF document with my regular HTML newsletter?
(Issue 2, 2024 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I change the header or footer of a long-running email campaign?
(Issue 1, 2024 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I create landing pages for my email campaigns?
(Issue 5, 2023 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I import externally created newsletter templates into LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 4, 2023 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I synchronize job delivery with subscribers imported from my external database?
(Issue 3, 2023 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I comply with data protection regulations and use email marketing best practices?
(Issue 2, 2023 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I enhance my LISTSERV lists with the tracking and analytics features of LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 1, 2023 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I deliver customized content to each recipient using widget conditions?
(Issue 5, 2022 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How do I enhance my current LISTSERV lists with the feature set of LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 4, 2022 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I obtain information about unsubscribes in LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 3, 2022 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I run a fully automated A/B-split campaign with LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 2, 2022 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I create effective content templates in LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 1, 2022 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I use web fonts in my HTML emails?
(Issue 5, 2021 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I provide subscription incentives for my subscribers?
(Issue 4, 2021 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I schedule a series of email jobs to be sent at preset intervals?
(Issue 2, 2021 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I allow my subscribers to choose between receiving HTML or plain text emails?
(Issue 1, 2021 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I create flexible target groups so that I can change the criteria for each mailing?
(Issue 5, 2020 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I send an email with LISTSERV Maestro, where different recipients see different images?
(Issue 4, 2020 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I create effective HTML content templates in LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 3, 2020 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I run an automated drip marketing campaign?
(Issue 2, 2020 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I convert a spreadsheet with subscribers into a LISTSERV Maestro subscriber list?
(Issue 1, 2020 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How do I hide superfluous database fields to reduce clutter?
(Issue 5, 2019 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

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

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

How can I automatically share my email list and marketing messages on social media?
(Issue 3, 2019 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How do I implement a list subscription popup layer for my website?
(Issue 2, 2019 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I use my Windows AD credentials to log in to LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 1, 2019 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I improve my subscriber profiles using selection fields and lookup tables?
(Issue 5, 2018 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I add LISTSERV Maestro's subscriber warehouse features to a LISTSERV email list?
(Issue 4, 2018 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How should I set up my email tracking in the GDPR era?
(Issue 3, 2018 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I query my subscribers for explicit subscription consent?
(Issue 2, 2018 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I secure access to LISTSERV Maestro with HTTPS for free?
(Issue 1, 2018 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I get email tracking reports on my mobile device?
(Issue 5, 2017 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I know if my subscribers view or click on the emails I send?
(Issue 4, 2017 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How do I set up an auto-responder email marketing campaign?
(Issue 3, 2017 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I improve the effectiveness of my email newsletters?
(Issue 2, 2017 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I stay up-to-date on my tracking statistics even if I don't log in regularly?
(Issue 4, 2016 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I get my email content to display well in mobile as well as desktop email clients?
(Issue 3, 2016 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

What can I do to keep LISTSERV Maestro running as smoothly as possible?
(Issue 2, 2016 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I easily add subscriber profiles to my existing lists?
(Issue 1, 2016 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I set up a drip marketing campaign in LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 4, 2015 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I use LISTSERV Maestro in a high-availability environment?
(Issue 3, 2015 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How do I best use the team collaboration feature in LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 2, 2015 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How do I use the social media publishing and sharing features?
(Issue 1, 2015 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

What are some of the most significant feature changes in LISTSERV Maestro 6.0?
(Issue 4, 2014 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

What are some of the improved reports in LISTSERV Maestro 6.0?
(Issue 3, 2014 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

What is the most effective way to use the A/B-split testing feature in LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 2, 2014 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How does LISTSERV Maestro handle and keep track of bounced email messages?
(Issue 1, 2014 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I streamline my membership area to omit unused features and options?
(Issue 4, 2013 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

What exactly is drop-in content and how do I use it?
(Issue 3, 2013 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

Is there an API for LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 2, 2013 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

What is Basic Mode, and why might I use it?
(Issue 1, 2013 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I limit the number of messages that my subscribers receive from LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 4, 2012 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I use LISTSERV Maestro to share and publish my messages via social media?
(Issue 3, 2012 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I change a dataset and lookup tables while preserving existing subscriber data?
(Issue 2, 2012 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How do I use the click-and-fill HTML newsletter templates in LISTSERV Maestro 5.0?
(Issue 1, 2012 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I prevent addresses previously unsubscribed from LISTSERV Maestro lists from being re-added?
(Issue 4, 2011 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I create my own LISTSERV Maestro newsletter template?
(Issue 3, 2011 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

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

How do I use the permission-based tracking feature in LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 2, 2011 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I use LDAP and Dynamic Query Lists with LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 1, 2011 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I create a subscriber profile pull-down menu with entries dependent on a previous selection?
(Issue 4, 2010 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I track subscribers' activity on my website after they have clicked through to it from my LISTSERV Maestro mailing?
(Issue 3, 2010 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How Can I Let My Subscribers Decide When to Receive My Newsletter?
(Issue 2, 2010 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How Can I Add Social Media Links to LISTSERV Maestro Templates?
(Issue 1, 2010 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How Can I Reduce the Number of Completed Jobs Stored in LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 4, 2009 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

Is it possible to add a "timestamp" profile field to a dataset that is updated whenever any of the other profile fields are changed?
(Issue 3, 2009 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I synchronize external data with the recipient warehouse?
(Issue 2, 2009 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I implement multiple independent groups of user accounts with one central group for send authorizations?
(Issue 1, 2009 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How Can I Use Conditional Blocks to Deliver Customized Messages to Subscribers?
(Issue 4, 2008 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

I have several jobs that I would like to compare without having to run a separate report for each job. Is there an easier way to do this?
(Issue 3, 2008 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

Why would I want to use LISTSERV Maestro's message templates? Aren't they too generic?
(Issue 2, 2008 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I customize the LISTSERV Maestro Dashboard so the information that's important to me is most prominent?
(Issue 1, 2008 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

I have several LISTSERV Maestro accounts in different groups. Is there an easy way to switch between different accounts?
(Issue 4, 2007 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How do I perform A/B-Split testing with LISTSERV Maestro?
(Issue 3, 2007 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

We use an earlier version of Microsoft SQL Server for our LISTSERV Maestro system database and want to upgrade to SQL Server 2005. Is there anything we need to be aware of?
(Issue 2, 2007 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I accommodate recipients who prefer HTML and recipients who prefer text messages in a single job?
(Issue 1, 2007 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I associate extra data fields with an existing LISTSERV list?
(Issue 4, 2006 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

Can LISTSERV Maestro use DomainKeys to authenticate outgoing email messages?
(Issue 3, 2006 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

When sending a LISTSERV Maestro mailing to a regular LISTSERV list, only blind tracking is possible. How can I get the richer set of tracking options and still get the benefits of a LISTSERV list, such as archives?
(Issue 2, 2006 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

Sending a mailing to all of our recipients at once causes large spikes in web site access since most of them tend to respond at the same time. How can we spread the mailing out to ease the load on our web site?
(Issue 1, 2006 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I put an unsubscribe link into my LISTSERV Maestro mailings?
(Issue 4, 2005 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I organize the subscriber pages in LISTSERV Maestro by subject matter?
(Issue 3, 2005 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I make sure my email messages get delivered?
(Issue 2, 2005 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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)

How can I send members of my data warehouse Happy Birthday Greetings on their actual birthdays?
(Issue 1, 2005 – LISTSERV Maestro)

How Can I Set Up Automatic Checks of LISTSERV Maestro's Operations and Have the Notifications Sent to My Email Address?
(Autumn 2004 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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)

How can I ensure that my e-mail newsletters are delivered to subscribers and not blocked by ISPs?
(Spring 2004 – LISTSERV, LISTSERV Maestro)

How can I schedule a series of e-mail jobs to be sent at preset intervals in LISTSERV Maestro?
(Anniversary Issue – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

How can I send a "follow-up" message to addresses that logged a temporary bounce on a previous LISTSERV Maestro job?
(Autumn 2003 – LISTSERV Maestro)

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

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

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

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