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Is Majordomo Dead?

Years ago when I first came online, if you wanted to join a mailing
list, you would normally subscribe to Majordomo, Listserve or Listproc.

These email mailing list programs where difficult to use at first, but
after a while they were cool to use.

I wonder which of these mailing program came out first?

I was wondering if anyone knew of a host address, that I could use the
NETWIDE or LIST command, so that I could then find a mailing list to join?

I hope that they are not disappearing like BBS & TELNET. And I hope
that newsgroups as we have them do not disappear either!

Some could say, well, people are making computerizing user-friendly.
And I had always said: User-friendly is User Limited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, I still use Qbasic and DOS!

It is funny because, even in the computer age, some people could be
old fasion like me. LOL!

73!

"SR" wrote in message
...
Years ago when I first came online, if you wanted to join a mailing
list, you would normally subscribe to Majordomo, Listserve or Listproc.

These email mailing list programs where difficult to use at first, but
after a while they were cool to use.

I wonder which of these mailing program came out first?

I was wondering if anyone knew of a host address, that I could use the
NETWIDE or LIST command, so that I could then find a mailing list to join?

I hope that they are not disappearing like BBS & TELNET. And I hope
that newsgroups as we have them do not disappear either!

Some could say, well, people are making computerizing user-friendly.
And I had always said: User-friendly is User Limited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, I still use Qbasic and DOS!

It is funny because, even in the computer age, some people could be
old fasion like me. LOL!

Telnet is still active. Also still a number of BBS's out there (FidoNet is
still active as of a few months ago).

You're right about operating systems. It may not have been pretty, but I
could do a lot more with DOS and BASIC. Besides, it gave me a feeling of
accomplishment to build things myself from the start.

"SR" wrote in message
...
Years ago when I first came online, if you wanted to join a mailing list,
you would normally subscribe to Majordomo, Listserve or Listproc.

These email mailing list programs where difficult to use at first, but
after a while they were cool to use.

I wonder which of these mailing program came out first?

I was wondering if anyone knew of a host address, that I could use the
NETWIDE or LIST command, so that I could then find a mailing list to join?

I hope that they are not disappearing like BBS & TELNET. And I hope that
newsgroups as we have them do not disappear either!

Some could say, well, people are making computerizing user-friendly. And I
had always said: User-friendly is User Limited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, I still use Qbasic and DOS!

It is funny because, even in the computer age, some people could be
old fasion like me. LOL!

73!

That's funny...I was debating the other day whether I should delete my
library of QBasic programs or not. I think I'll keep it, actually.

BBSs and Telnet are/were near and dear to my heart - those really
were the days. Remember Fidonet? (getting all choked up now, heh heh)

The "cyberworld" (as it existed 15 years ago) was a friendlier, text-based
world.

73,

Steve

That's funny...I was debating the other day whether I should delete my
library of QBasic programs or not. I think I'll keep it, actually.

BBSs and Telnet are/were near and dear to my heart - those really
were the days. Remember Fidonet? (getting all choked up now, heh heh)

The "cyberworld" (as it existed 15 years ago) was a friendlier, text-based
world.

73,

Steve

And less trolls and wingnuts in the news groups like this one which years
ago was pretty good

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