How do I customize the messages LISTSERV sends to my
subscribers?
Listserv's mail templates (MAILTPL files) allow you to
extensively customize many of the the messages Listserv sends your subscribers.
They're more complex than we can deal with here,
but are discussed at length in this section of the
List Owner's Guide
Some notes on MAILTPL files in general:
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Lists don't have their own mailtpl files unless the owner creates them:
they use the messages in
default.mailtpl. You can request
a copy of the default mail template by sending
get default.mailtpl
to Listserv@listserv.uga.edu.
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Mailtpl sections are delimited by
>>> sectionname. For
example, the add message template starts with >>> ADD1.
The >>> sectionname sections must start at column 1
of a line (some mail clients indent lines starting with > by default,
which can cause headaches).
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You want to include only those sections you want to customize in
your list's mailtpl. If you include the whole default mail template,
new sections which may be added, and uncustomized sections updated,
will not be reflected in your list's messages.
Creating or updating your listname.mailtpl file:
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If you have created a
listname.mailtpl file for your list
to customize a given section and now want to customize another section,
or you want to update your listname.mailtpl file, get
a copy of your current file by sending
get listname.mailtpl
to Listserv@listserv.uga.edu.
If you don't currently have a listname.mailtpl file, start
with default.mailtpl (see above).
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When you receive the file you want to modify (
default.mailtpl or
your existing listname.mailtpl),
cut and paste if neccessary to create a
new mail message (forwarding it back usually creates extraneous > on
each line). Make your changes here.
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Add the following line before the first line of the message:
PUT listname.MAILTPL PW=XXXXXXXX
Replace the XXXXXXXX with your Listserv password.
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Send the message to Listserv@listserv.uga.edu.
You should receive a message that your file has been successfully stored.
We have prepared FAQs on the most used MAILTPL sections used at UGA:
Please refer to the List Owner's Guide for information
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