It is considered good netiquette to avail yourself of the FAQ before asking the same old questions that dozens of newbies before you have asked. The FAQ can be stored as an archive or simply collected and maintained by one of the list members who posts it to the list occasionally for the benefit of new subscribers. In other words, being polite to your fellow list subscribers. It is absolutely imperative that you familiarize yourself with the rules of netiquette before you launch headlong into participation in any sort of e-mail discussion list. A computer that is connected to other computers and that has server software installed.
Servers can serve many things such as email, documents, files, Usenet news, etc.
In this context the server serves email via lists. The email address to which list commands , such as sub and unsub are sent. Do not confuse this with the list address, the email address to which messages for all subscribers should be sent. These stored files are known as archives. Instructions on retrieving archives will usually be part of your welcome message or can be obtained from the list owner.