On Tue, 27 Jun 1995 10:43:52 -0700 Jason Kost <[log in to unmask]> said:
 
>I am evaluating LISTSERV as a possible list manager and the name that we
>would like to  use for our list  is fairly lengthy. What  is the maximum
>number of characters that LISTSERV allows  its lists to have? Or is this
>dependent on the MTA that is being used?
 
The limit is currently 32. In addition,
 
1. Your MTA might have its own set of restrictions on alias lengths.
 
2. Under VM if  the name is longer than 8 you must  also have a shorter 8
   character name for the list and both will be accepted indifferently.
 
  Eric