[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

webmaster n. www: from postmaster the person at a site providing
   world wide web information who is responsible for maintaining the public
   pages and keeping the web server running and properly configured.


see also:
postmaster 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

webmaster
     
         sometimes "webmistress" the alias or role
        of the persons responsible for the development and
        maintenance of one or more web servers and/or some or all of
        the web pages at a web site.  the term does not imply any
        particular level of skill or mastery see "webmonkey".
     
        the webmaster's e-mail address often appears on the home
        page of the site.  failing that, you could try sending e-mail
        to postmaster from which the term is probably derived or
        root at that host, possibly after removing an initial
        "www.".
     
        1999-04-01
     
     
see also:
web servers web pages web site webmonkey e-mail address home page 
postmaster root host 

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