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Listserv vs Bitnet - What's the difference?

listserv | bitnet |

As a noun listserv

is (internet) a type of electronic mailing list, allowing for distribution of email to many subscribers.

As a proper noun bitnet is

an early north american academic computer network, supporting e-mail and listservs but pre-dating the world wide web.

listserv

English

(wikipedia listserv)

Alternative forms

* listserve

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Internet) A type of electronic mailing list, allowing for distribution of email to many subscribers.
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 29, Jennifer Medina, Backers of Mayoral School Control Face Resistance, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Rather than producing flashy television spots, it has placed simple ads on Web sites of news organizations and urbanbaby.com, and tried to spread its positions by posting on education and community listservs and blogs. }}

    bitnet

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun) (wikipedia BITNET)
  • An early North American academic computer network, supporting e-mail and listservs but pre-dating the World Wide Web.

    • See also

    * Usenet