An e-mail-based system designed to support group discussions of a particular topic.

An electronic mailing list; it provides a simple way of communicating with a large number of people very quickly by automating the distribution of electronic mail. At OSU, mailing lists are used not o [..]

 See mailing list.

One of the earliest types of e-mail discussion lists, and still in widespread use, although there are many other types now, too. It is often incorrectly used as a term for all types. See our E-mail Di [..]

A server that manages named lists of recipients and files and access-controls for them. Accepts commands by interactive message or electronic mail. A note sent to a list name is resent to each recipie [..]

This term looks like it's missing an "e", but that's how it's spelled. A listserv, or list server, is a small program that automatically sends messages to multiple e-mail addr [..]

an electronic mail-based discussion forum for subscribing members. Individuals send e-mail to the listerv’s address, and all members on the distribution list receive the message. An effective, low ban [..]

A program that allows users to mass-distribute messages that form conferences, as well as archiving files and messages that can be searched for and retrieved.

WebGuest Dictionary Software for conversations (devoted to one specific topic) through an electronic mailing list  . Similar to newsgroups  but unlike newsgroups, listservs operate via email (every contribution of a subscriber is sent to all subscribers on the list via email). By sending a predefined email message to the list server in question, yo [..]

Jensens Internet Dictionary Chris Nolan at Trinity University wrote the following in an email message on October 7, 1998: I was told by my book editor today that L-Soft, the owner of the Listserv software, sent a letter to the American Library Association about the use of the term "listserv" in some recent ALA publications. L-Soft [..]

An automatic mailing list server developed by Eric Thomas for BITNET in 1986. When e-mail is addressed to a LISTSERV mailing list, it is automatically broadcast to everyone on the list. The result is [..]

Mailing list management software that runs on a variety of platforms, designed to scan incoming e-mail messages for the words "subscribe," "unsubscribe," and other housekeeping com [..]

a commercial software package for operating e-mail mailing lists and discussion groups, produced by L-Soft International (www.lsoft.com)

A distribution list management package whose primary function is to operate mailing lists. It allows groups of computer users with a common interest to communicate among themselves.

An automatic mailing list server developed by Eric Thomas for BITNET in 1986. When e-mail is addressed to a LISTSERV mailing list, it is automatically  broadcast to everyone on the list. The result is similar to a newsgroup or forum, except that the messages are transmitted as e-mail and are therefore available only to individuals on the list.

An automatic mailing list server developed by Eric Thomas in 1986. When e-mail is addressed to a LISTSERV mailing list, it is automatically sent to everyone on that list.

An e-mail list of e-mail addresses of people with common interests. Software enables people who belong to a list to send messages to the group without typing a series of addresses into the message hea [..]

Email list management software developed by L-Soft International. See also email list.

The heart of an electronic mailing list, Listserv software automatically subscribes and unsubscribes list members and sends copies of every e-mail message to every list subscriber. Learn more: Mailing [..]

The type of software used to manage a listserv list.

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A commercial mail server software that automates distributing messages via e-mail to subscribers to a Mailing List.

aka listserve. A way of managing bulk email lists. You run a listserve management program on your webserver. People can send it emails to put themselves on or take themselves off the bulk mailing list [..]

The most common kind of maillist, Listservs originated on BITNET but they are now common on the Internet. See Also: BITNET

  Basically it is an object that sends out a mass email to everyone who is enrolled on the list.

the most common kind of maillist. Listservs originated on BITNET, but they are now common on the Internet. See also: e-mail, maillist

An automated mailing list

 A mailing list comprised of e-mail addresses.  

LISTSERV is a software program that broadcasts an email to all the members of its mailing list. This mailing list software was developed by BITNET Corporation in 1984. However, a revised version of LI [..]