On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Jerrie Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Anybody have any suggestions about where I should start when learning >about listservs? Several web pages are mentioned in this message; links to all of them are grouped together at the end of the message. If you are using the word "listservs" to refer to lists managed by the software product LISTSERV(tm) from L-Soft International, the vendor's web site would probably be a good place to start. From there, you can access online documentation for the LISTSERV product, as well as CataList(sm), the global database of LISTSERV lists. This database is maintained automatically and updated daily. If you are using the word "listservs" generically, to mean to lists managed by any type of mailing list management (MLM) software, the mailing list management software FAQ will provide you with a basis for comparison of several different MLM products, including but not limited to LISTSERV, Listproc, and Majordomo. If you want to search for (not necessarily LISTSERV) lists dealing with specific topics, the University Notre Dame LISTSERV web site includes a page of links to "lists of lists" that may prove useful. It should be noted that, unlike the CataList site, many of the other sites are maintained manually and may or may not be updated on a regular basis. Consequently, some of them may contain obsolete or invalid information. pdr L-Soft International, Inc. http://www.lsoft.com/ LISTSERV home page http://www.lsoft.com/listserv.stm CataList, the official catalog of LISTSERV lists http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html Mailing list management software FAQ ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.answers/mail/list-admin/software-faq "Lists of Lists" http://listserv.nd.edu/lists.html -- * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * Paul D. Russell * Senior Systems Engineer * University of Notre Dame * Email: [log in to unmask] * Web page: http://www.nd.edu/~prussell * ----------------------------------------------------------------------