American
Psychological Assoc Listserv server information
01/19/2022
The American Psychological Assoc. (APA) Listserv lists are provided as a free service to its members.
There are rules for using the Listserv servers which
protect the list subscribers and APA. These rules are located here.
Please read them so you understand what is and isn’t allowed on these Listserv
lists.
Accessing the Listserv server’s web pages
To access the web portion of the Listserv server you should go to http://lists.apa.org/cgi-bin/wa.exe. To see the lists, you are already subscribed to, you will need to login to the server. Your login, on this server, is independent from any other login at APA for security reasons. To login you will need to go to the main page and click on “Log In”
When you click on “Log In” the login page will open.
If you have already setup a login on the Listserv server, you should enter the email address you used to subscribe to the list(s) and the enter the password you used to register your login. Click the “Log in” button.
Once you have logged in successfully you should see the email address you used to login with in the top right corner of the page
If you have not setup a login on the server or have forgotten your password, click “Log In” at the top right corner of the page (as shown above). When you click on “Log In” the login page will open.
To register a new login or reset your password click either the “Register Password” or “Forgot Password” links (Note: they both are the same link and go to the same page).
You will be taken to a page where you can setup or reset your login.
Enter the email address you used or will use to subscribe to one or more Listserv lists in the “Email Address” box. Enter the password you want to use, in the “Password” box, then re-enter it again in the box below that. The second password box is to verify you typed your password in correctly.
Then click the “Register Password” button.
When you click the register button a message will be sent to the email address you entered, with a confirmation link in it from Listserv@lists.apa.org. You must click the confirmation link in the message to complete the registration of your login.
(Note: The confirmation message may be flagged as spam and quarantined in your spam folder because of the link in it. You should check your spam folder or you may want to add Listserv@lists.apa.org to your allowed senders list.
Subscribing to a Listserv list:
The quickest way to request to subscribe to a list, without having to log in is to do the following:
Go to the Listserv server web page at http://lists.apa.org/cgi-bin/wa.exe
You should be taken to the default page that shows you a list of all of the lists on the Listserv server.
Select the list you want to subscribe to from the list, or you can type the name of the list in the box below “List Name”. Please note the server will show you all of the lists that start with the letters you type in.
Click on the name of the list and you’ll be taken to the login screen.
Click on the 
icon
on the right side of the login screen and a menu will drop down.
Click on Subscribe or unsubscribe and you’ll be taken to a screen where you can fill in your subscription information.
On this page, you should fill in your name, email address you want to use to subscribe to the list with, and your choice of regular or a digest version of messages from the list.
Click the subscribe button. A message will be sent to the email address you entered from listserv@lists.apa.org . it will have a link to confirm your subscription, which you must click to confirm your subscription request.
Once you have clicked the confirmation link a message will be sent to the owner/administrator of the list with an approval link in it. If they click the link you’ll be added to their list and a message will be sent to you letting you know.
To access a list’s message archives you’ll need to setup a login on the Listserv server, which you can do from the login page. When you register a login an email will be sent from listserv@lists.apa.org to the address you enter with a confirmation link in it, which you must click on to complete the registration.
Once you’ve completed the registration, you should login. If your login is successful, you’ll see your email address in the top right corner of the page.
Here are additional tutorial videos that have been provided by the vendor L-Soft:
Tutorials for Subscribers:
Mailing List Essentials:
How do I subscribe to a LISTSERV list?
How do I unsubscribe from a LISTSERV list?
How do I create or reset my LISTSERV password?
How do I change my LISTSERV password?
Web Interface and Key Functions:
How do I interact with email lists using the LISTSERV web interface?
How can I use LISTSERV on my mobile phone like an app?
How do I find a LISTSERV home page and access the list archives?
How do I search the list archives to find a specific post or topic?
List Interaction and
Subscribership:
How do I post or reply to a LISTSERV list?
How do I pause or resume my LISTSERV subscription?
How do I change my LISTSERV subscription email address?
How do I change my LISTSERV subscription from real-time delivery to a digest?
How do I select or change my LISTSERV subscription topics?
Tutorials for List Owners:
Web Interface and Key Functions:
How do I manage my lists using the LISTSERV web interface?
How do I change the default settings of the LISTSERV web interface?
Email List Configuration:
How do I configure an announcement list in LISTSERV?
How do I configure a discussion group in LISTSERV?
How do I configure a moderated discussion group in LISTSERV?
How do I change or add list owners in LISTSERV?
Access and Privacy:
How can I restrict the size or type of attachments allowed on my list?
How can I restrict a LISTSERV list to subscribers from a certain domain name only ?
How can I prevent problem users or domains from subscribing and posting to my list?
Message Automation:
How do I create welcome, farewell and other automated information messages?
How do I add an automatic bottom banner on every email list post?
List and Subscriber Management:
How do I moderate my lists using the LISTSERV web interface?
How do I delete messages from the list archives?
How do I check the number of subscribers on my lists?
How do I delete subscribers from my list?
How do I subscribe multiple addresses to my list at one time?
How do I keep track of the activity on my list?
Additional Settings:
How do I enable digests for my list?
How do I set up topics for my list?
How can I define default topics for new subscribers?
How do I set up content filtering for my list?