Learn why email lists sometimes become held and how to troubleshoot this. To read the complete newsletter in a browser, visit: https://maestro.lsoft.com/list/ov8ia944/201028BG/4dheck3biblr.vib?a2=2kjzikyi&a1=LISTSERV-AT-WORK%40COMMUNITY.EMAILOGY.COM&a0=622 #################################################################### LISTSERV at Work - Issue 5, 2020 #################################################################### Dark Mode for Email: Emerging Trend or Fleeting Fad? By L-Soft Staff Dark mode has been a rising trend in operating systems and user interfaces for several years. It allows users to invert the colors of an application to display content using light text on a dark background instead of the traditional dark text on a light background. Now several email clients have started adopting dark mode as an option as well. Let's take a look at how dark mode affects HTML email and how to optimize your messages for this new mode. FIND OUT MORE: https://maestro.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_6-27bd0x225fc8x0622& #################################################################### LISTSERV Tech Tip Q: Why do email lists sometimes become held and how can I troubleshoot this? By Jacob Haller Senior Support Engineer, L-Soft If an error occurs when LISTSERV tries to process a message sent to a mailing list, then the list becomes held. This can also happen if too many messages are posted to a list in a single day. This tech tip explores some common scenarios that can cause a list to become held and explains how to identify and resolve the problem. LEARN MORE: https://maestro.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_6-27bd0x225fc9x0622& #################################################################### LISTSERV Maestro Tech Tip Q: How can I create flexible target groups so that I can change the criteria for each mailing? By Robert Graf-Waczenski Senior Applications Programmer, L-Soft The easy point-and-click interface in LISTSERV Maestro allows you to create flexible target groups without special SQL skills. Parameterized target groups provide additional flexibility by enabling senders to select and change their target group criteria on the fly for each mailing. This tech tip shows how to create these types of target groups. LEARN MORE: https://maestro.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_6-27bd0x225fcax0622& #################################################################### Happy Halloween from L-Soft! Hope you're enchanted by this dark mode read Another way to add magic to your email, indeed! Best practices can head off scary unsubscribe scenes Happy communicating and a safe, healthy, fun Halloween! #################################################################### Let's Stay Connected L-Soft international, Inc. 7550 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 400 Bethesda, MD 20814 USA 1-800-399-5449 L-Soft Sweden AB Fatbursgatan 15 118 28 Stockholm Sweden +46 (0)8-50709900 L-Soft's Opt-In Center: http://www.lsoft.com/contact/optin.asp LISTSERV on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/listserv L-Soft on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LSoftLISTSERV L-Soft's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/LSoftLISTSERV L-Soft on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/l-soft L-Soft on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lsoftlistserv Newsletter Archives: http://www.lsoft.com/news/archives.asp #################################################################### Subscription Details You are subscribed to "LISTSERV at Work," L-Soft's newsletter. To unsubscribe, please visit: https://maestro.lsoft.com/list/leave.html?lui=ov8ia944&mContainer=277&mOwner=G1d1f1g&mListId=HL%23719&address=LISTSERV-AT-WORK%40COMMUNITY.EMAILOGY.COM&val=2kjzikyi&d=201028BG%2C622%2C2 #################################################################### (C) L-Soft 2020. All Rights Reserved. ####################################################################