On Tue, 29 Mar 1994 12:07:23 IST David Sitman said: >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?). OK, if someone can send me the data, I will add it. > >>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. OK, for Revised listserv I will add VM and VMS, UNIX and NT planned. > >>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. Measuring load is rather difficult. Management of bounced mail is what I called 'automatic removal of non-existing users'. > >David