I am of the opinion that while the actual IMPLEMENTATION of the request of
list creation might be low level, there are many benefits to having a
knowledgeable person review/approve the list.

1) Helping ensure that list purpose duplication is minimal.
2) Ensuring that the creator of the list understands what a list is and how
it works (OK, so I'm dreaming a little :))
3) The administrator is a powerful role with respect to creating notebooks
and access, and I'm not too comfortable opening that up. One wrong move and
"poof!"

Now some of that depends on the LEVEL of the user and the quantity of lists
generated- Looking at the university environment, I could see a
proliferation of class-oriented lists and it would be convenient if the
professor could fill out an online form and a list is created. Of course,
you would probably want a list expiration policy or, at a minimum, EXPIRE
users.

Hope you enjoyed my $.02



-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Kozma [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 9:46 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Who creates your lists?


I am curious if all of you who are LISTSERV administrators actually create
all the new lists for your site. I am the List Admin for our site, and so
far I have always been the one to create new lists. But there is some
sentiment here that this is a low-level task that could be relegated to a
clerical position or, possibly, automated. So I'd just like to get some
feedback on how this is handled at other LISTSERV sites, and the pros and
cons of letting someone other than the List Admin create new lists. Thanks.
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Tom Kozma                                  Phone: 313-577-4821
Academic Computing & Customer Services       Fax: 313-577-8787
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, Detroit MI 48202   Email: [log in to unmask]