** Sometime around 00:06 11/26/96, Paul Graham said:
>we use the latest version of listserv (1.8c-hpo ``beta'').
>there really is no comparison to majordomo (speaking as a former
>majordomo admin) or any other free software. i suspect there isn't
>much comparison to listproc.
I think that the primary comparison between ListServ (L-Soft) and
ListProc (CREN) is "bang for the buck." ListServ has substantially
more configuration options, but ListProc costs substantially less
money. Thus, for those sites that need more performance than a MLM
implemented in Perl, but either don't need the kind of configuration
options offered by ListServ or simply (more commonly) can't justify
the cost, ListProc is a very viable option.
FWIW, there is very little that is *not* in the current release of
ListProc (8.0) that I feel I need to manage my list. (And CREN *is*
very responsive to customer requests.) (Um, I'm not suggesting that
L-Soft ISN'T responsive; I'm sure they are, or they wouldn't still be
around.) (Well, okay, Microsoft is still around, so that kills THAT
argument.) (Oh, never mind.)
FMI: <http://www.cren.net/www/listproc/listproc.html>
I ought to throw in a disclaimer, as well: I have no association with
CREN, save that my list is hosted on a ListProc, and that I happen to
be a very happy customer. (Especially now that I'm at a COMPETENTLY
MANAGED site. :-)
- Vince S.
wavelet@colossus.arl.mil
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