> Also, if I am not mistaken, "listserv" was actually the mailing
> list/discussion group program that ran on IBM systems on the old BITNET
> network. (BITNET was an network of university computer centers for
> universities who were not on ARPANET. Again, I may be mistaken but
> I believe it was run and supported by IBM.) As such it would likely
> have a different line of descent from whatever software it was that
> supported sf-lovers, which was an ARPANET list.
>
> Linda B. Merims
> lbm@ici.net (formerly lbm@ucla-cs)
> Massachusetts, USA
While BITNET used an IBM protocol (NJE), it was not run by IBM. It was
also largely funded by the members, although IBM did contribute some
support, as did some other corporations.
It is true that LISTSERV originally ran only on IBM VM systems using
NJE. Unix, NT, and VMS were supported when LISTSERV became a
commercial product.
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