Changing List Owners On A Mailing List/Listserv
List owners can add and remove list owners using the Mailing List Owner's Interface.
After logging into the page using the owner's OSU Internet Username (usually name.#) and password, and filling out the list name, list password and owner e-mail address fields, hit the 'Add New Owner to List' or 'Remove Owner from List' buttons on the left-hand side. All that is required to enter is the e-mail address of the owner to be added or removed.
If the list owner does not have access to the List Owner's Management tool (because they do not have an OSU Internet Username), they can make the change by sending e-mail to:
listproc@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
with no subject and in the body of the message put:
conf listname listpassword owners newaddress
--where listname and listpassword should be replaced with the information for their list and newaddress is the e-mail address of the owner to be added. To remove an owner, in the body of the message put:
conf listname listpassword remove-owners oldaddress
--where oldaddress should be replaced with the e-mail address of the owner to be removed.
If all of the previous list owners are gone and can't be reached to make the change in ownership themselves, the list sponsor can make the request by contacting the OIT Technology Support Center at 8help@osu.edu or 688-HELP (4357).
Current Record: 684
Create Date: 04-23-2002
Last Reviewed: 04-20-2009
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