On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:51:15 -0600, Winship <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Still, this is *supposed* to be a list for listOWNERS.  

Yes it is and I thank Douglas for reminding us.  :-)

>At the same time
>that this list (not the same host nor listowner(s)) was created, at list
>especially for list postmasters, as they were called at the time, was
>created and is still in operation.

Yes also.  The List for Site Maintainers or Postmasters is

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Historically, LSTSRV-L goes back to 1986:  This was the first posting:

Date:         Mon, 30 Jun 1986 12:25 SET
From:         Eric Thomas <ERIC@FRECP11>
Subject:      Test mail
Hi,
 
  This is just a test mail on a test  list of a test LISTSERV... :-) 
...

LSTOWN-L was apparently not started until January 1991 at INDYCMS.  (At
least those are the oldest message archives we have).

Message archives of both lists can be browsed at

  http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/LSTSRV-L.html

  http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/LSTOWN-L.html