List Server Discussion Groups

List servers, commonly referred to as "listservs", are a form of communication via discussion forums hosted by education institutions and customer sites. Participants are IBM customers, ISVs, those interested in the subject discussion, and IBMers.

How does it work?
When you subscribe to a listserv, you receive instructions for receiving mail from the list server, and for sending information to that list server.

Why use the discussion list servers?
For the virtually instantaneous response to your questions from members of the community. And, also for you to respond and share your experience and help others. Most list servers publish their archives of past and ongoing discussions, so take a look at their archive link to see what's being talked about.


Listserv groups


The IBM z/VM Operating System discussion

This IBM z/VM Discussion list is an ideal place to ask a question of your VM peers. Subscribers include VM customers, vendors, consultants, and IBMers, including z/VM Developers. (The IBM z/VM Operating System discussion was formerly known as VMESA-L)

To subscribe, send an email to:
IBMVM-subscribe-request@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU

In the body of the email, write the following line, substituting only your name:
SUBSCRIBE IBMVM firstname lastname

To correspond with the list itself (e.g post to the discussion), use
IBMVM@listserv.uark.edu

View and search the current list and archives back to January 1994.


LINUX-390 discussion

Linux-390 focuses on Linux on IBM Z including Linux on z/VM. To subscribe to the LINUX-390 discussion, send an email to:
LISTSERV@vm.marist.edu

In the body of the email, write the following line, substituting only your name:
SUBSCRIBE LINUX-390 firstname lastname

View and search the LINUX-390 discussion archives.


IBM-MAIN newsgroup

The IBM-MAIN listserv tends to focus mostly z/OS, OS/390 & MVS. To subscribe, send an email to:
listserv@bama.ua.edu

In the body of the email, write the following line, substituting only your name:
SUBSCRIBE IBM-MAIN firstname lastname

View and search the IBM-MAIN discussion archives.


VSE-L mailing list

Instructions for subscribing to VSE-L.

View and search the VSE-L archives.


IBM TCP/IP (IBMTCP-L) discussions

To subscribe to the IBMTCP-L discussion, send an email to:
LISTSERV@vm.marist.edu

In the body of the email, write the following line, substituting only your name:
SUBSCRIBE IBMTCP-L firstname lastname

View and search the IBMTCP-L listserv archives.


CMSPIP-L

The CMS Pipelines discussion list, CMSPIP-L is housed at Marist College and at the Institute for Medical Computer Science of the University of Vienna. From apprentice to master, you will learn tips from plumbers worldwide.

To subscribe, send an email to only ONE of the following:
LISTSERV@vm.marist.edu
or
LISTSERV@akh-wien.ac.at

In the body of the email, write the following line, substituting only your name:
SUBSCRIBE CMSPIP-L firstname lastname

View and search the CMSPIP-L listserv archives.


DB2 Database discussion

For the latest discussion, visit the IDUG DB2-L forums.

Visit the archived discussions at the IDUG DB2-L Archives.


SFS-L, CMS Shared File System mailing list

You can share and learn about VM's CMS Shared file system via the SFS-L discussion list.

To subscribe to the SFS-L listserv, send an email to:
listserv@searn.sunet.se

In the body of the email, write only the following line:
SUBSCRIBE SFS-L

Visit the SFS-L listserv site for more information.


VM-UTIL, VM Utilities discussions list

Share experience and utilities with VM-UTIL served by Marist College.

To subscribe to the VM-UTIL listserv, send an email to: listserv@vm.marist.edu

In the body of the email, write the following line, substituting only your name:
SUBSCRIBE VM-UTIL firstname lastname

View and search the VM-UTIL listserv archives.


SOL-390, OpenSolaris on the Mainframe

The SOL-390 listserv focuses on OpenSolaris on IBM Z.

To subscribe to the SOL-390 listserv, send an email to:
listserv@vm.marist.edu

In the body of the email, write the following line, substituting only your name:
SUBSCRIBE SOL-390 firstname lastname

View and search the SOL-390 listserv archives.