OK this listserve is great ;) thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "rabs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 2:43 AM Subject: RE: Another simple program which doesnt work.
> > This newsgroup is great. I am learning alot from just reading the post > > here. I hope someone will be able to help with this query. > > Me too. But I learned a new word yesterday, pedantic. Just wanted to try it > out, here goes. :< > > Listserves: Email lists are read in an email program or on the web and are > handled by SMTP. > Newsgroups: Hosted on news servers, they are read by newsgroup software or on > the web, and are handled by NNTP. > > So this is a listserve. Forgive me, I'm a Virgo. > > Listserve, weird word. Nobody likes it. "Email list" will also do. > > A few programs like Outlook Express make an effort to cover both SMTP and NNTP. > > /g > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
