Answer subscribers questions. No small task since many of the subscribers are new to the internet. Review and possibly act on subscription messages. Review and possibly act on error messages. The list owner receives an error message every time something occurs that is not in accordance with listserver rules.
Most errors occur due to non-delivery.
Almost all listserv's are run on UNIX based computers due to their multi-processing capabilities which permits the listserv to run continuously and independently of all other uses. A list processor is the part of the listserv software that automatically controls the administrative functions of the list as opposed to the controlling of the message handling. A list processor is a part of a list server. When you subscribe to a list, you will receive posting instructions. Be sure to save the welcoming message.