[Ronald H. Warners]
> others, such as Majordomo, are eclipsing the Greek.
 
Oh, please, Ron.  Such a stupid comment.  Majordomo is popular because it's
simple, it's  free,  and  it comes   with source.   It   is good for   many
applications,  but it is  no  replacement for LISTSERV.  Specifically: when
Majordomo receives  any  significant number of requests  simultaneously, it
forks its host system into  thrashing; it zeros subscriber lists regularly,
under circumstances  none  of  its users   or  authors have  been  able  to
determine; it includes no support for splitting  large lists for reasonable
delivery times; its support is  by other users, and  is often of the "well,
I've got this  patch I wrote  just now, I'm not  using  it myself,  but why
don't you try it" sort.   It is not for the  technologically timid, and its
minimalist mindset leaves  it bereft of many  features that LISTSERV  users
have come to expect.  Netcom's using Majordomo, in  fact using a fossilized
version of Majordomo, is just an example of their wanting to be able to say
"yes,  we provide mailing list services,"  but not  being willing to really
support  them  or  put any money   behind  them.  LISTSERV  is  an entirely
different animal, for entirely different needs and desires.
 
It's true that  someone asking about  Majordomo won't  get good support  on
this list -- this list is about LISTSERV, as you  know, making your posting
simple flamebait (and my reply a simple flame :-) ).  Why didn't you try to
be at least mildly useful and point the original  poster to the right list?
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