How to Strengthen the Security of Your List

UGA Listserv lists that are configured with Send=Public give sending permissions to anyone who wants to post to the list. Lists with these settings can receive unwanted emails from non-subscribers, including emails that may be phishing scams.

For security, EITS recommends limiting who can send to your lists by reconfiguring the Send= permission. 

There are several different levels of Send permissions:

  • Set list to Send= Private. This allows only the list owner and the list subscribers to post to the list.
  • Set list to Send= Public,Confirm,Non-Member. This setting requires non-subscribers actively confirm their messages to the list, while allowing subscribers to post without confirmation. This setting can dramatically cut down on spam for lists that accept postings from non-subscribers.

How to reconfigure the Send permission for your list

Log in to UGA Listserv via https://listserv.uga.edu/

Select the drop-down menu on the left-hand side of the window.

Go to your list.

Select List Configuration from the side menu.

Select My Configuration.

Select Edit with Wizard.

Click on the blue Send= keyword under the List Header.

 

 

On the Keyword page, you can reconfigure the Send permissions for your list.

  •    If you want to set your list to Private, click on Send= dropdown menu and select Private.
  •    If you want keep your list as Send= Public, please select the checkboxes for Confirm and Only Non-Members confirm.

Once you have made your changes, click the Update button on the right side of the page to update your list's configuration. You should see a notification at the top of the page above the Keyword box notifying you that the configuration have been saved.

When non-subscribers send to your list, they will receive a confirmation message with a link in it to confirm that they sent the message.

If they click on the link, they should get a confirmation, and the email will be delivered to the list subscribers.

More information is available in this L-Soft video on configuring your listserv discussion group and Send permissions options.

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