Changing Listserv Ownership

Introduction

A common use of the Listserv management page is to change ownership of a mailing list from one person to the next. This set of documentation is designed to help Listserv list owners make the change of ownership efficiently. While this is a fairly straightforward process, there are steps involved which require action from both the old and new owners of the Listserv list.
   

NOTE: If the old owner of the list is not able to go through the steps listed below (due to graduation, change of employment, etc.), call Help Desk Central at (979) 845-8300. When contacting HDC, please include the name of the list you need help with as well as the name (or names) of the previous list owners.

   
To be completed by the old owner

The following information is needed to manage your Listserv as the old owner:

• Email address: your Listserv email (This is the address you use to send to and receive emails from the Listserv)

• Password: your listserv password

1. Go to http://listserv.tamu.edu and click the Manage Your Lists link.
   
   TIP: If you do not remember your Listserv password, click the "Register Password" link and follow the directions.
    
   

2. Log in using your Listserv email (the address you use as the owner of the Listserv list) and your Listserv password. Click Log In. If you do not remember your password, click the "Forgot Password" link. First-time users must setup their password by clicking "Register Password". 
   
   
    
3. Click List Management in the left hand sidebar.
   
   
    
4. Click List Dashboard.
   
   
    
5. Click the name of the list you need to configure.
   
   
    
6. Click List Configuration in the left sidebar.
   
   
    
7. Click the Administrators tab. 
   
   
    
8. Enter the new owner's email address and name on a new line in the box labeled "Owner=."
   
   
    
9. Click Update at the bottom right of the screen to save this change.
    
10. Close the browser. If you need to use the same computer, allow the new list owner to log in with their own account.

To be completed by the new owner

1. Follow the steps 1 through 7 above.
     
   TIP: If you do not remember your Listserv password, click the "Register password" link and continue following these instructions once it's reset.
     

2. In the Administrators tab, delete the old owner's information from the Owner= box. Also look for any other lines (such as “Editor=” or "Moderator=") that may contain the old owner’s information and change them to the new owner’s information.
   
   
     
     
3. Click the button marked Update in the lower right to save these changes.
     
     
4. Close the browser.