LISTSERVs vs. USENET

• LISTSERVs

  • No need to check for new postings: delivered via e-mail
  • Must remember how to unsubscribe
  • Must find the LISTSERV host holding the conference

• USENET

  • Will not clog your mailbox with “junk mail”
  • Log into almost any USENET host to find a particular Newsgroup

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