What does "mailbase" mean?

Synonym of listserv (“electronic mailing list”).

What is a synonym for "mailbase"?

Common synonyms include: listserv.

Mailbase

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Synonym of listserv (“electronic mailing list”). Internet
"When you join a mailbase, keep all the information you receive from the administrator about leaving the group. You may find in a short while that you are inundated with email of no interest to you, […]"

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listserv

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"When you join a mailbase, keep all the information you receive from the administrator about leaving the group. You may find in a short while that you are inundated with email of no interest to you, […]"

Etymology

From Mailbase, the name of a specific system for this purpose founded in 1989 and used in UK higher education and research.

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