Murr wrote: > > > I, also, wish basic how-to's of setting up a listserv. > > This is definitely a frequently ask, though completely off-topic, > question for the List-Managers mailing list. Please help me flesh out > this reply out so we can reply by private mail the next time this > comes up. I don't know that I agree that the question is off-topic for this list. Yes, most of us here are long-time list managers discussing somewhat esoteric or obscure (and often politically charged) aspects of list management, but all of us were list management beginners once, too, even the ones who helped pioneer the development of e-mail based mailing lists 20 or so years ago. (Has it really been THAT long?) Perhaps the best way to handle this over the long haul is to have a FAQ or welcome document that might cover the 'getting started' question, with pointers to existing sources of information on list management software, netiquette, copyright information, etc. (It's been so long since I joined this list I'm not aware what new subscribers are sent anymore.) I would suggest that the opening section be called, 'So you want to run a mailing list?', and it should start out "ARE YOU CRAZY!!??" (And I'd be willing to help write such a beast.) Beyond that, I think Murr did a good job of raising some of the questions that a potential list manager SHOULD ask him/herself before getting too deeply involved in the project. -- Mike Nolan
