A list is an electronic mechanism by which people meet online to discuss issues of interest.
Members send messages to the list much like sending email messages to each other.
You can think of it in terms of a journal subscription. The advantage of using the Internet for communicating ideas lies in the speed of communication and instantaneous and global distribution of ideas. Lists and Usenet groups can prove to be useful tools to communicate with scholars around the world. A listserv is actually a misnomer for a discussion list or list . As a member of a list, you don't have to worry about the mechanics of running the program.