Tasos says the following item apparently didn't make it to LSTSRV-L.
I haven't seen it there either.  In the interest of the whole MLM
community, I felt it to be a good idea to forward this item with
announcements from Tasos to some MLM-related lists.
 
Please see this as FYI.  I hope to make this my last posting on
the subject.
 
 
Regards.
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On Sat, 17 Jul 1993 18:49:58 -0400 Anastasios Kotsikonas said:
>I would like to address the threats that appeared recently on lstsrv-l and
>forwarded to this list, and make some announcements. My reply of last Thursday
>on this issue to this list seems to have gone to /dev/null due to local mail
>configuration problems. Also a separate message had been sent from
>[log in to unmask] (where mail does go out) on late Thursday night (after
>discovering the local problems) to lstsrv-l, but apparently never got posted!!
>I wonder why.
 
>Briefly, Mr. Thomas' claims about our help files are plain false. You only
>need to look in your copies of the help files to see that the wording he is
>complaining about was long changed. We sure all now know we had changed the
>name of the system as well -- Mr. Thomas refuses to recognize even that. In
>addition, the comments in the original help file were placed there after HIS
>request to clarify things, he did not agree with them, we changed them but he
>never cared to review the new ones; then he gets on the net making the false
>claims we have seen.
 
>At this point I will let you be the judge. As far as I am concerned it is
>my duty to protect myself and you from anybody's menacing threats, however
>unfounded as they may seem. For the time being you should not feel uneasy
>about the system raising confusion: the X-Listserver-Version: and Version:
>header lines adequately protect you as identifiers of the system. Users
>who get confused simply have not simply looked at them, and they place
>themselves in the same situation as "- But officer I did not see the No Parking
>sign. - It is there and is your duty to look for it."
 
>This flaming war will end; I have no more desire to be forwarded Mr. Thomas'
>nonsense. It is true I asked for it; my efforts to bring a rather-common
>interface to users have failed. I have realized there is very little common
>sense out there.
 
>The only solution is to remove the famous "listserv" string from the entire
>system. Coming this Monday, I will rename the system to UNIX ListProcessor
>(sounds like a food processor, doesn't it). I will suggest that people use
>the "listproc" alias instead of "listserver" or whatever have you, but as
>before you are all free to choose your own. Of course you may still use
>the "listserver" alias as a pointer to "listproc", but don't advertise it.
>The version will be marked 6.0a and there will be an upgrade script from all
>current versions (6.0, 5.5, etc).  This script will also tell you to use the
>env var ULISTPROC_UMASK instead of ULISTSERVER_UMASK, and ulistproc as the
>internet service instead of ulistserv. Some source files will also be renamed.
 
>I would like to rename this mailing list to unix-listproc also. My intention
>is to remove all hooks so as to silence as many big mouths as possible.
 
>Version 6.0a will also contain all bug fixes made since April 1 (some not
>posted), as well as the concurrent server as discussed last week -- tested
>and well-functioning :-). To remove all liability on your part I would
>strongly suggest you do the upgrade, but by no means are you required to do
>so.
 
>The whole situation does not certainly strike anyone as professional, and I
>take full responsibility for it. I forward my sincerest apologies to all of
>you and your users for the inconvinience, and I am sure this is the last we
>ever heard of this subject.
 
>Feel free to forward these announcements to listsrv-l -- I seem to be refused
>access.
 
>And one last note: I WILL trademark all names used by the new system. Other
>developers however WILL be allowed to use them WITHOUT my consent; I simply do
>not want someone else making this an issue again.
 
>Sincerely,
 
>Tasos
 
>PS: Scott (tuc) I will log in to stormking once the new system is installed
>to make some changes so that requests for unix-listserv are handled properly.
>I will be in telephone contact also.