On Sun, 22 Nov 92 16:21:46 -0500 [log in to unmask] said: > In summary, there is no battle here between LISTSERVs. To suggest > that there is implies some equality of competition between two or more > legitimate software packages fighting for a market. There is only one > LISTSERV, and to suggest otherwise is an attempt to lend credibility > to software which I hope more and more sites are realizing is unethical > to use on purely professional grounds. In short, if you want to > provide LISTSERV-like services, ask permission to use the name LISTSERV, > if the author says 'no, use another name', be professional, respect > the answer, and get another name. Finally, I replied here because I > have seen this issue come up a few times over the years and I am still > amazed by the lack of professionalism on the part of the developers who > not only use the name 'listserv' when asked not to, but who also flaunt > it by posting to this list. My opinion, my perspective. Trish, in the interests of professionalism and ethics... may I please share, borrow and use your opinion and perspective? I agree with it! I would add that if people took 2 minutes to see how users see the world, they would see users have no idea there is a difference between the listservs and frankly don't care... I find it to be a gross error in judgement for someone to develop something and call it listserv, and, in the specific case of the one developed at Boston University, I am kind of annoyed that the University from which I graduated allowed this to happen. Ethics never were a big topic at BU, in my opinion. Ethics and professionalism should be part of the computer science curriculum (and all others as well). /mrg