RUNMODE

This configuration variable defines the server's mode of operation with respect to peer LISTSERV servers running on other Internet hosts.

LISTSERV can operate in one of three modes:

• Networked Mode: In this mode, your server will connect to the worldwide LISTSERV backbone operated over the Internet, exchanging information with these other servers on a regular basis. This allows you, for instance, to keep a local database of all the available LISTSERV lists, to act as a redistribution point for all LISTSERV mail directed to users on your campus, to advertise your lists in the worldwide list of lists, etc. Networked mode requires 24-hour uptime and a number of special tables, which must be updated on a regular basis.
• Tableless Mode: In this mode, your server accesses the worldwide LISTSERV backbone through another LISTSERV site (which must be running in Networked mode with full backbone status). Your server still has access to the data available to backbone servers but doesn't need to maintain any LISTSERV tables (hence the name). This is the preferred mode for small servers where the overhead of maintaining the server should be kept to a minimum.
• Standalone Mode: This mode is for servers that are not connected to the Internet or that operate in a closed environment where outside communication is not desired. The server will not communicate with any of the other LISTSERV servers on the Internet. As such, it will not have access to the list of lists or to other Internet LISTSERV resources.

Traditional academic servers operate in Networked Mode. This is the default mode for the non-shareware versions.

Tableless Mode is the default for LISTSERV Lite; Networked Mode is the default for all others LISTSERV versions. The value cannot be changed under LISTSERV Free Edition.