> So let's put all lists on a single server, drop all the other LISTSERVs >(except for the DISTRIBUTE function which would stay enabled) and that will be >just perfect. No coordination headache, no problem with trying to understand >what a peered list is, and users won't have to wonder where they must send >postings, subscription requests and whence they must order they archives. > > Eric By george, I think he's got it. I think we can see from the whole ARPA mess that some central location for ARPA list distribution would be most beneficial to the users. But where would we put it? I would think that Bitnic is a perfect choice, but from what has been said about mail-via distribute, I am not sure that the 4361 would be able to do anything except process mail. And also, remember that BITNIC will be a 9600 baud line away from the rest of the world, and with all the other stuff that's going to be coming out of there, I am not sure that we want all the ARPA mailings also. But it is a very attractive idea. By the way, I think we should also think of how this would benefit the ARPA distributors. They would have but one location to know about. The AILIST moderator was the one who told me about FINHUTC, after I accused him of being the largest mailer from WISCVM. But he had no idea how LISTSERV worked and no one had offerred to help him get his stuff straightened out before. Bill