If you're new to mail templates, please read How do I customize the messages LISTSERV sends to my subscribers? first.

The following deals specificially with the mail templates used to send your own message to new subscribers, rather than the standard Listserv message.

• There are two possible mailtpl sections to update:
  >>> ADD1 This message is sent when a list owner adds a subscriber.
  >>> SIGNUP1 This message is sent when someone subscribes themself to an open-subscription list.
  If your list is open-subscription, you'll want to customize both (usually, the same message is used). If only the owners can add people to the list, just do the >>> ADD1 section.
• Since the new subscriber will not receive the standard message from Listserv, you should include the usual information about how to post, unsubscribe, contact the list managers, etc.

    >>> ADD1 You have been added to the &LISTNAME list
    .* lines starting with '.*' are comments
    .* ----------------ADD1 message ------------------------------
    .* The following replaces standard message to subscribers added
    .re owners
    .* the following line turns off cc of message to owner
    .cc off
    &WEEKDAY, &DATE &TIME

    You have been added to the &LISTNAME mailing list (&TITLE) by
    &MBX(&INVOKER).

    .* the following line turns off formatting (to preserve your own)
    .fo off
    .* the following line imbeds the text in $BLURB
    .im $BLURB
    .* the following line turns formatting back on
    .fo on

    Some additional text for the new subscriber (perhaps information
    on signing off, posting, archives)

    .* -----------------------------------------------------------
    .* the following descriptive text is included in several messages
    >>> $BLURB  Standard message to new subscribers
    A paragraph or two describing the purpose of the list......