On Tue, 29 Mar 1994 11:36:53 +0200 Herman Van Uytven said:
>
>I have been asked to make a comparision between Revised Listserv and
>the Unix mailing list managers.  Because there are too much of the latest,
>I will start only with Majordomo.
 
Adding Tasos' listproc would be timely and relevant. Perhaps someone could
add data on VMS options as well (and Mailbase?).
 
>The comparision is only in terms of functionality, and of course we do
>not want to go too much into detail.
>
>I have made a comparision starting from my own viewpoint (I guess I am
>not really neutral because I maintain a backbone listserv, am a list-owner
>and end user of several listserv mailing lists, and I have only one
>subscription on a Majordomo mailing list).
 
I have the same background and, no doubt, prejudices, as Herman.
 
>Please mail me if you think I forgot something important, or if I missed
>something.
 
Yes. Supported platforms. For most of us, this is, by far, the most
important factor determining our choice. If a site has no VM, or if they
have decided to get away from VM tomorrow, then the relative merits of
Revised Listserv won't help.
 
>Thanks in advance,
>-Herman-
>
>                               Listserv    |    Majordomo
>                                           |
>                     =========================================================
>                                           |
>                                           |
>                                           |
>subscribe by user                  y       |     y
>unsubscribe by user                y       |     y
>review of a list                   y       |     y
>on which lists am I subscribed ?   n       |     y (on the same site)
???                                 =!
What about: QUERY *
 
>logs of list                       y       |     y
>search these logs                  y       |     n
>file server functions (get a file) y       |     y   (only logs ?)
>Automatic File Distribution        y       |     n
>Overview of all lists (worldwide)  y       |     n
>distribute function (to reduce load) y     |     n
>remote management by list-owners   y       |     n
>worldwide unsubscribe              y       |     n
>digest format                      y       |     n
>security/privacy considerations    y       |     n
>automatic removal of non-existing  y (some)|     n
>users                                      |
 
 moderated lists                    y             ?
 
There are other important considerations not mentioned here such as
CPU load, network load, security, management of bounced mail, etc.
Herman, I would suggest that you post this on the listproc list also.
 
David