> Migrating a test list from a VM system is as easy as > doing an FTP transfer, replacing a VM minidisk address with a directory > path, and restarting the server. Even archive files, administrative > message templates and welcome/farewell messages can be migrated with a > simple FTP transfer. Ease of installation, migration and configuration > is but one of the strong points of LISTSERV. With over 90,000 lines of > code, LISTSERV for unix(R) comes with scalable, efficient, time-tested > algorithms and the richest, most comprehensive feature set in the > market. LISTSERV dates back to 1986, and quickly became the de facto > standard for mailing lists. It delivers 5-6 million messages on an > average weekday (worldwide), with a total membership in excess of 1.4 > million. Eric and others, RE: L-SOFT Eval. Package transition from Message Exchange V4.0 This probably sounds like the dumb question of the year, but does all this mean that we could transfer an existing list from Message Exchanger software by Hunter Goatley and Matt Madison, or are we S-O-L? The software is currently on VMS. Any ideas? I would highly value any other suggestions thru personal e-mail or via LISTOWN-L regarding the benefits of this evaluation and/or permanent installation package. I am currently operating a busy list, and acting as a manual transfer agent for all traffic, including listserv commands, because an otherwise configuration would allow hundreds of auto-rcpt confirmation messages to flood through the subscriber distribution list and hit the user end as an avalanche. Sorry to impose on you folks with questions of ignorance, but I am interested in performing my "real job" and getting some sleep at night too. The other question, maybe best answered by our internal Info. Systems group, but I'll ask anyway, since we operate both unix and vms systems, are there any certain advantages or drawbacks to selecting a package for unix vs. vms, or even one for a novell server on our LAN at our local departmental level. Thanks so much for any responses regarding the evaluation package from L-soft, considering the current situation I have explained. Dave Jackson <[log in to unmask]> Listowner, PESTCON (Integrated Pest Management at Colleges and Universities) Physical Plant Department The University of Iowa [log in to unmask]