Preface – About this Manual

Section 1 Things to Consider Before Installation

1.1 Technical Requirements

1.1.1 Hardware Requirements

1.1.2 Software Requirements

1.1.3 Networking requirements

1.1.4 Older Versions of Windows Server No Longer Supported

1.1.5 Older Versions of Windows Workstation No Longer Supported

Section 2 Installing LISTSERV

2.1 Starting the installation

2.2 Basic configuration

2.2.1 NODE

2.2.2 MYDOMAIN

2.2.3 SMTP_FORWARD

2.2.4 POSTMASTER

2.2.5 CREATEPW

2.2.6 MYORG (optional)

2.3 Installing the License Activation Key (LAK)

2.3.1 Web Interface Procedure

2.3.2 Classic Procedure with LICENSE.MERGE file

Section 3 Starting LISTSERV to Verify a Successful Installation

3.1 Windows Firewall Considerations

Section 4 Registering your Server

Section 5 Installing the LISTSERV Web Interface

5.1 Setting Up the Interface During Installation

5.2 Setting Up the Interface Manually

Section 6 Creating Your First List

Section 7 Windows Defender Anti-Virus Protection

Section 8 If you are upgrading from LISTSERV 16.x

Section 9 Upgrading your LISTSERV installation

Section 10 Additional Resources

10.1 Documentation

10.1.1 Manuals

10.1.2 White Papers

10.1.3 Tech Tips

10.2 Mailing Lists

10.3 Contacting L-Soft Support