>
>
> > | We are now running the unix LISTSERVER.
> > |
> > | LISTSERVER is a unixfied version of what the author thinks LISTSERV
> > | does.   I understand it is writtin in C.   A student worker here said
> > | the code is poorly written.    Things do work differently.
> > | The mail headers of mail from LISTSERVER are different.
> > |
> > | LISTSERVER is also not as robust as the Revised LISTSERV.   IT
> > | appears that processing a list with slightly over 400 subscribers
> > | puts a strain on the server.
> > |
> > | Documentation is typical of unix software; in my opinion, piss poor.
>
> Whoa!!!  Talk about biting the hand that feeds you!  How much did you
> pay for Tasos' software?  Who held you down and made you use it?
>
> Tasos has spent a *lot* of time writing, documenting, and, yes,
> *supporting* this software.  He lets you use it at no cost.  He is
> flamed regularly by BITNET and Internet bigots because he tried to find
> some common ground between them.  I don't know him personally, but I
> assume he puts up with it because he is a decent citizen of the net,
> one who wants to put into the net more than he extracts.  He has done
> his homework and talked to Eric Thomas about the use of the term
> "listserv".  He is very open to suggestions for improvement.
 
Let me just say that I put up with it because I ignore ... nonsense, to put it
mildly. I accept criticism from people I can communicate with, and if some
student thinks the code is poor and the doc "piss" poor, or does not know how
to tweak the system or use UNIX utilities to reduce the load well, who cares
after all.
 
People who do not know what they are talking about are only hurting themselves.
 
Flames have NEVER forced me to take a step back, and never will. As I
said before, talk is cheap and I have better things to do. I do invite and
encourage constructive criticism, but totally ignore people and opinions that
exhibit an attitude problem, or strike me as childish.
 
Regards,
 
Tasos