On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Jerrie Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Anybody have any suggestions about where I should start when learning
>about listservs?

Several web pages are mentioned in this message; links to all of them
are grouped together at the end of the message.

If you are using the word "listservs" to refer to lists managed by the
software product LISTSERV(tm) from L-Soft International, the vendor's
web site would probably be a good place to start. From there, you can
access online documentation for the LISTSERV product, as well as
CataList(sm), the global database of LISTSERV lists. This database is
maintained automatically and updated daily.

If you are using the word "listservs" generically, to mean to lists
managed by any type of mailing list management (MLM) software, the
mailing list management software FAQ will provide you with a basis for
comparison of several different MLM products, including but not limited
to LISTSERV, Listproc, and Majordomo.

If you want to search for (not necessarily LISTSERV) lists dealing with
specific topics, the University Notre Dame LISTSERV web site includes a
page of links to "lists of lists" that may prove useful. It should be
noted that, unlike the CataList site, many of the other sites are
maintained manually and may or may not be updated on a regular basis.
Consequently, some of them may contain obsolete or invalid information.

pdr

     L-Soft International, Inc.
     http://www.lsoft.com/

     LISTSERV home page
     http://www.lsoft.com/listserv.stm

     CataList, the official catalog of LISTSERV lists
     http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html

     Mailing list management software FAQ
     ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.answers/mail/list-admin/software-faq

     "Lists of Lists"
     http://listserv.nd.edu/lists.html

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