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