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Set Your Listserv Password

To use the LISTSERV archive you must obtain a personal Listserv password. The password is associated with the address you used to subscribe to the list. You only need to do this once per e-mail address no matter how many lists you own or subscribe to on our server.

To register your password, send mail to listserv@listserv.umd.edu with the body of the message containing:

PW ADD newpassword

where newpassword is replaced by your choice of password. Listserv will request a confirmation by sending you mail. The mail will contain a URL on which you can click to confirm the command, or you can reply to the mail with only the word "ok" (without the quotes) in the body of the mail, to complete the process.

If you already have a LISTSERV password and wish to change it, you'll first need to delete the current password prior to changing it. Send the:

PW RESET

command to the LISTSERV server. This will reply to you via e-mail to confirm, either by clicking on the enclosed link or by replying with the word "ok" (without the quotes) in the body of the mail to complete the process. Once you've done this, you can then issue the PW ADD command (and confirm) as explained above.

If you have problems with LISTSERV passwords or confusion regarding under which e-mail address you subscribe or administer, send e-mail to list-request@umd.edu.

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