Subscribing to a Campus Listserv

Step-by-Step

There are numerous listserv mailing lists that can be subscribed to at Dartmouth. You will need to know what list you wish to subscribe to in order to submit your subscription request. You may need to ask a peer or the list owner in order to make an appropriate subscription request.

You may use the web interface or email commands.

To determine listserv lists already subscribed to via the web interface:

1. Go to http://listserv.dartmouth.edu.
2. Log in using your full Dartmouth email address, e.g. firstname.m.lastname@dartmouth.edu, with your email password. NOTE: If you are a student, you will need to add your class year following the lastname; e.g., john.a.doe.18@dartmouth.edu.
3. From the top menubar click Subscribers Corner

To determine listserv lists already subscribed to by email command:

1. From your mail program, address an email to listserv@listserv.dartmouth.edu.
2. Leave the message subject empty.
3. Type QUERY * in the body of the message.

This returns a list of the listserv lists that you are subscribed to via an email message.

You may subscribe using the web interface or by email commends.

To subscribe using the web interface:

1. Go to http://listserv.dartmouth.edu.
2. Log in using your full Dartmouth email address, e.g. firstname.m.lastname@dartmouth.edu, with your email password. NOTE: If you are a student, you will need to add your class year following the lastname; e.g., john.a.doe.18@dartmouth.edu.
3. To locate your list, either scroll through the lists and click on your list, or use the Access Unlisted Lists search box.
4. From the options on the right choose Subscribe.

To subscribe to a listserv via email commands:

1. From your mail program, address an email to listserv@listserv.dartmouth.edu.
2. Leave the message subject empty.
3. Type SUB [list name] [your name] (e.g., SUB campus-events John Doe) in the body of the message.

This returns a Command confirmation request via email and must be replied to within 48 hours to complete the subscription.

To subscribe via URL:

1. Find the exact Listserv name.
2. Replace 'XXXX' with the name of the Listserv. 
   • https://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=XXXX&A=1
3. This link will bring you directly to the subscribe page. 

Primarily meant for owners trying to create a quick link to subscribe to their Listserv.