The World-Wide Web most certainly fits into this claim, and in terms of use in the education community, the Web can be a superb basis for virtual debate and discovery. As noted earlier in this paper, the Web is the result of the evolution of the Internet into a more user-friendly environment. If anything, they have now converged into a singular informational tool, for the latest generation of Web browsers, such as NetScape , are capable of interacting with the full suite of Internet protocols. Technically, listserv is the name of an automatic mailing program that can run on any Internet server. A listserv setup allows anyone who has access to a server to form a discussion group.
People join the discussion by sending a subscription message to the listserv computer.
From that point on, they will be able to receive and post information to the listserv, which will then distribute the information to everyone on the list. Listservs have been used in a variety of ways, from Peter Gabriel fan clubs to cancer recovery groups. On a more local level, numerous college courses now require registration to a private listserv, so the professor and students may exchange questions and other information outside of the classroom. So as a webmaster adds new sections to her site and people begin to discuss these changes, the entire conversation can be automatically integrated into the site itself. For instance, a physics teacher may organize a Web site which includes all class lectures, frequently asked questions, and multimedia presentations of experiments which may utilize text, graphics, even audio.