On 5 Feb 96 at 9:20, Nathan Brindle wrote: > [...] > No, you're absolutely on target. A Kleenex(r) is a Kleenex(r), but > a mailing list is not a LISTSERV(tm). Nor is a LISTSERV(tm) server > a LISTSERV(tm). We'd much rather that people used accurate terminology > because at base, it causes us fewer headaches. If you tell someone > to send mail to the list, it makes much more sense and causes much > less confusion than if you tell them to send mail to the "listserv". > (Because they're still confused. "Do I send it to LISTSERV or to > the listserv?") Argh! This is one of my peeves too. :) A related peeve is when a site sets up it's email software alias with the name listserv (such as [log in to unmask]) when in fact it is run by majordomo, listproc or some other software other than Listserv. Namaste' Kimberly Long [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Life is really about a spiritual unfolding that is personal and enchanting -- an unfolding that no science or philosophy or religion has yet fully clarified. ~James Redfield )O(