On 9/24/2010 7:52 AM, Jeff Macdonald wrote: >> It may be productive if we distinguish between two-way discussion lists >> where participants send mail to the list, and one-way broadcast lists where >> only the owner (or their agent) sends mail to the list. >> >> The difference between these is to be large enough that the concepts do not >> generalize that well. > > Since I work for an ESP, I agree with this statement.
In terms of the vocabulary used in the Email Architecture document[1], these two services are completely different. An MLM really is a mailing list [2]. A bulk, one-way sending service is an entirely different kind of entity and service.[3] d/ [1] <http://bbiw.net/specifications/rfc5598-email-arch.html#Mediator> [2] <http://bbiw.net/specifications/rfc5598-email-arch.html#rfc.section.5.3> [3] <http://bbiw.net/specifications/rfc5598-email-arch.html#service-mua>: > One example is a bulk sending service... > These services are not to be confused with a Mailing List Mediator, since > there is no incoming message triggering the activity of the automated > service. (This mode probably should get its own name and should be documented up in the Mediator text, rather than be buried in the MUA text. /d) -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net _______________________________________________ NOTE WELL: This list operates according to http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html
