Some of the more common discussion lists are utilized in a variety of ways. Individuals access these lists for educational, business, and personal purposes. Iris Associates developed core Notes for Lotus. It continues to build on the applications and to develop additional functionality through new releases. Lotus Domino is an applications and messaging server with an integrated set of services that enable the user to easily create secure, interactive business solutions for the Internet and corporate Intranets.
Domino is about access to information.
It actively manages the flow of information in an organization. Domino promotes the collaboration of workgroups and facilitates communications by leveraging the Internet and employing discussion lists. It promotes productivity. Domino was developed as an extension of the Lotus Notes suite of applications. Lyris is a program for running mailing lists, which allow groups of people to receive and respond to email.