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The message coming from Australia is received
by the LISTSERVER which controls the list (picu@post.its.mcw.edu)
and sends a copy to each one of the SUBSCRIBERS.
By this way SUBSCRIBERS read the response to the original message at their own peace. This is like to be at a large meeting, but one whose members doesn’t need to stay on line at the same time, since by checking their electronic mail whenever their want to do it, they receive any messages from the members of the discussion list. The responsible is the LISTSERVER, a computer connected to the Internet 24 hours a day, which uses a software program to manage discussion lists (there are many programs: Majordomo, Listserv, Listproc, Lyris, etc.). The e-mail address used by the LISTSERVER to receive orders sent to it starts with the word LISTSERV, MAJORDOMO, etc. For example: majordomo@uel.br is a LISTSERVER from Brazil… |