No need for everyone to jump on this. Mark and I have already discussed it, and you can read that I won't use it again. cheers, JD
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 1:04 PM, am <doar9999@yahoo.com> wrote:
I agree with Mark on the abuse of the term (as well as the quality of product :-)) I correct this EVERYTIME I meet this abuse. earned me a reputation of a pedant, but the abuse has fallen off to nil.
A.
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 1:34 PM, Mark Sapiro <mark@msapiro.net> wrote:
On 06/17/2016 10:40 AM, Jim Dory wrote:
I was using the term List-serv as a generic term meaning a mailing list people subscribe to in order to receive messages sent by members via email.
I understand that and that is exactly the usage I object to. I understand I'm tilting at windmills and that I've long since lost this battle, and I'm in no way trying to protect Eric Thomas' trademark, but it annoys me to see Mailman conflated with Listserv because Listserv is a proprietary competing product and I think Mailman and its community are a better alternative.
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