Listserv

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Listserv
       
           An automatic {mailing list} server, initially
          written to run under {IBM}'s {VM} {operating system} by Eric
          Thomas.
       


          Listserv is a {user name} on some computers on {BITNET}/{EARN}
          which processes {electronic mail} requests for addition to or
          deletion from mailing lists.  Examples are listserv@ucsd.edu,
          listserver@nysernet.org.
       
          Some listservs provide other facilities such as retrieving
          files from {archives} and {database} search.  Full details of
          available services can usually be obtained by sending a
          message with the word HELP in the subject and body to the
          listserv address.
       
          Eric Thomas, has recently formed an international corporation,
          L-Soft, and has ported Listserv to a number of other
          {platforms} including {Unix}.  Listserv has simultaneously
          been enhanced to use both the {Internet} and {BITNET}.
       
          Two other major {mailing list} processors, both of which run
          under {Unix}, are {Majordomo}, a {freeware} system, and
          {Listproc}, currently owned and developed by {BITNET}.
       
          (1995-02-22)