Samantha
  How about the definition given in List Owner's Manual for LISTSERV,
version 1.8c.  December 12, 1996 initial release.

    LISTSERV [registered trademark sign] is a system that allows
    you to create, manage and control electronic 'mailing lists'
    on a corporate network or on the internet.     p. 2.

  That same definition is given on p. 5 of General User's Guide for
LISTERV, version 1.8c.  December 16,1996 initial release.

   The latter document goes on to discuss mailing list software
terminology and might be a useful source for your project.

Judith Hopkins, Listowner of Autocat
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On Tue, 8 Apr 1997, Samantha Leech wrote:

> I am writing an article describing a list that I have started but I
> just do not have a good definition for what a listserv actually is
> and/or does.  I would appreciate any help.  Thanks.
>
> Samantha J. Leech
> Health Professions Advisor
> Texas A&M University
> College Station, Texas 77843-4233
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