Listserv

LISTSERV is an application for managing mailing lists, which was originally developed in mid -1980s for the U.S. computer network BITNET. LISTSERV was developed in 1986 by Eric Thomas and was the first software for the management of mailing lists at all.

LISTSERV originally ran on IBM mainframes under the operating system VM (Virtual Machine) and used IBM - specific communication protocols such as RSCS (Remote Spooling Communication Subsystem). However, it was ported to other operating system platforms and made ​​fit by using the TCP / IP communication protocols for use on the Internet.

LISTSERV is now a registered trademark of L -Soft, the further developed this software package with other software solutions since 1994 and sells.

Currently, more than 400,000 mailing lists with LISTSERV managed. Of these, more than 12% are public.