> But seriously - given the general bashing that ListProc has taken on
> this list, why does CREN think that it's a marketable item?  Or is this
> right up there with "directory services"? ;)
 
It has two magic buzzwords: Unix and free. The 'differently
minded' people who make up our Lords and Masters read their
glossy magazines and see 'Unix' and 'free' and say 'Ah, it must
be good. It runs on Unix and doesn't cost anything. Revised
LISTSERV runs on that expensive big iron and now it costs real
money for the TCP-capable version. Let's move to the free stuff
and take a step towards open systems.' - whatever the heck that
means this week. IMHO, the cure is worse than the disease.
 
All I can say is I hope CREN insists that the author of Listproc
make substantial changes to the way the darn thing works. It's
current incarnation has serious problems, both in performance and
functionality.
 
> /Valdis