On Fri, 31 May 1996 14:02:01 +1000 David M <[log in to unmask]> said: >re: setting up listserv in an efficient way (for high volume lists), do >you have any whitepapers on this? For exmaple lsoft runs the busiest >listserv sites, do you have any technical implementation guides for >setting up and maintaining such sites, hardware requirements, bandwith, >best platforms, etc. Mailing list sites of that size are always complex issues which are best addressed on a case by case basis. This is also an area which undergoes rapid changes, and a white paper would become obsolete within the year. For instance, some of the solutions we recommended just a year ago (and which made the most sense then) are clunky and sluggish by 1996 standards. This doesn't mean the customers who bought these solutions aren't happy campers, just that a white paper on large performance sites written a year ago would be very much like a white paper on the advantages of upgrading to a 486/100DX4 - with the important difference that it wouldn't be obvious that the information is obsolete. >What about management of distributed listserv (not using the current >listserv.net but setting up similar system on a private network such as >an intranet) and integration with database engines such as oracle. These are also things which are best discussed on a case by case basis, depending on your exact needs. Eric