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Editor .................... Christopher Condon, CONDON @ YALEVM
********************* Contents - Issue 36 *********************
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* *** * EDITORIAL PAGE____________________________________
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* *** * Bitnotes ........................................1
*** *** Running a Mailing List ..........................3
* *** * Getting an ISSN for an Electronic Journal .......5
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* *** * FEATURES__________________________________________
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* **** * The Netnews Service .............................7
* ***** * MAILSERV - A List Server for the VAX ............8
* ****** * Postmodern Culture ............................ 10
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* *** * Headlines ..................................... 12
* *** * New Mailing Lists ............................. 14
* *** * Policies ...................................... 20
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* *** * Bitnotes
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* *** * by Christopher Condon
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* *** * Yale University
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* *** * CONDON@YALEVM
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"Where is NetMonth?"
It's a good question and it probably deserves a good answer,
especially because so many people have asked it in the past few
months. Unfortunately, the answer entails a long and drawn out
tale of woe, and I hate long and drawn out tales of woe.
(Well, I hate *writing* them, at least... I'm sure that you
hate reading them.) In deference to your patience (and mine)
here is the Reader's Digest condensed version:
I had Telenet dial-in access to Yale so I could work on
NetMonth from home, since YCC is quite a drive and a long-
distance call away. Yale stopped paying for Telenet access,
citing the work I do being more for for the benefit of the
network (translation: money is tight, we can't afford you). I
ask the BITNIC if they will pay. In November they say yes! In
February there is still no Telenet access, but I know that
shuffling beans back and forth takes time, so I do NetMonth.
In June, YCC and the BITNIC get their ducks in order and lo! I
have Telenet access. In the meantime, there have been no
issues since February.
Well, it's back, though it took me two months to get this issue
together (I won't tell you the tale of woe of why it took me so
long -- just chalk it up to the unpaid overtime I've been
putting in on my day job... but *I* won't complain.. not me...)
All of this said, I'm glad to be back, albeit not quite in the
thick of things (yet). The next big news is that I'm going to
make yet another attempt at changing the NetMonth format (oh
no!). There are two major problems with the magazine that
must be addressed if you are going to get issues quickly:
1. The magazine is too big and unwieldy to produce in a
reasonable period of time, at least the time I have.
2. The magazine is too big and unwieldy to send across the
network in a reasonable period of time.
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NetMonth distributions can (and have) clogged up the network
for days on end. Even with LISTSERV, distributing files of this
size to 7000 people is not trivial. For starters I am going to
cut down on the bulk in NetMonth. In the future we may try
some alternate distribution scheme (one copy per node to be
posted online, etc.) but I am not confident that the issues
would make it to everyone under those circumstances.
I know that you like the current format, but it doesn't do you
any good if the issues don't get to you, or arrive garbled.
The new NetMonth will be largely succinct and to-the-point,
with somewhat less commentary than before. This isn't so say
that we won't have fun with it, though. Funny or not (usually
not) there will still be some level of humor.
In the meantime, enjoy the last *big* issue of NetMonth. I'll
see you next month. Really. I will. Trust me.
Virtually,
Chris Condon@YaleVM
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* *** * Running a Mailing List
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* *** * by H. Alan Montgomery
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* *** * Texas A & M University
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* *** * FHD@TAMCBA
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I run two lists called SEDSNEWS (which covers news about the
space program here and abroad and occasionally private space
projects) and SEDS-L (which handles club communications for
SEDS). Initially I was joyful every time someone signed on. I
would look up the node of each new subscriber using BITNAMES
and find where it was and something about it. I would be
crushed every time someone would sign off.
SEDSNEWS was supposed to cater to Students for Exploration and
Develoment of Space (SEDS) which is an international
organization with a good reputation. Somehow it has grown past
that. I have subscribers all over the world and on many
networks.
The problems start when the bouncebacks started to come in.
VAX's have limits on mail size. Other computers are off the net
for extended periods of time. Some people loose their accounts
periodically (seemingly for no reason). The computer changes
its name. All the errors listed above are accompanied by
message which can be diplomatically described as cryptic.
I try to give people the benefit of the doubt. I will not take
someone off the list unless the account is unknown. Otherwise I
wait a while for them to log back on and handle the problem of
overloaded mail. Unless, of course, I feel like ,
then the a subscriber can be unsubscribed just because his
computer is habitually off-line.
Most of the time I just monitor what is going on and handle the
bouncebacks. Occasionally another user will ask me to sign
someone onto the list who can't find his nose much less type
TELL LISTSERV at TAMVM1 SUB SEDSNEWS. The real goodies are the
people who are on another network and cannot figure out their
own address much less mine.
The only advantage to running the list is that you know that
whenever you sign on (no matter what time you sign on) someone
will have sent you mail (a not unpleasant prospect). Some of
the mail is junk (most), some of it interesting. A lot is just
stuff to be read and forgotten. All in all running the two
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lists has been a preasurable experiance. I am really thankful
that the list is not one where people become irate at the drop
of a bit.
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* *** * Getting an ISSN for an Electronic Journal
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* *** * by Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
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* *** * University of Houston
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* *** * LIB3@UHUPVM1
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ÕThanks to Ted Werntz for bringing this to my attention. - Ed.å
The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique
eight-digit number that identifies a particular serial. For
serials published in the U.S., ISSN numbers are assigned by the
National Serials Data Program (NSDP) of the Library of
Congress.
Recently, NSDP assigned an ISSN to The Public-Access Computer
Systems Review, an electronic journal that complements the
Public-Access Computer Systems Forum (PACS-L@UHUPVM1). The
PACS Forum is a moderated BITNET list that deals with all
computer systems that libraries make available to their users,
and it currently has over 1,100 subscribers in 25 countries.
The PACS Review, which is published three times a year, deals
with the same subject matter as the PACS Forum. When an issue
is published, PACS Forum users are notified by a table of
contents message, which describes that issue's article files
and provides instructions for retrieving the files.
NSDP also created a bibliographic record for the PACS Review in
the OCLC Online Union Catalog, a twenty-million-record database
that is widely used by libraries for cataloging, interlibrary
loan, reference, and other purposes. (A more powerful, user-
friendly version of the OCLC Online Union Catalog called EPIC
has just been made available for fee-based searching.) A
bibliographic record describes a serial (or other work) in a
standard machine-readable format according to established
cataloging rules.
It is noteworthy and commendable that NSDP took the initiative
to assign the PACS Review an ISSN number and to catalog it; I
never contacted them requesting that they do so. NSDP staff
learned of the PACS Review as the result of two speeches I made
about the publication at a recent national library conference.
The assignment of an ISSN number and the creation of a
bibliographic record on OCLC makes an electronic journal more
accessible to libraries and their users. Electronic publishers
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are fortunate that NSDP has taken a progressive, proactive
stand on electronic journals, and it is treating them
seriously. I would urge other electronic publishers to contact
NSDP and obtain ISSN numbers for their electronic journals.
The appropriate application form is contained in a brochure
called "ISSN is for Serials," which is available from NSDP.
For further information about getting an ISSN number contact:
Library of Congress
National Serials Data Program
Washington, D.C. 20540
(202) 707-6452
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* *** * The Netnews Service
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* **** * by Linda Littleton
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* ****** * Pennsylvania State University
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A news package for VM is available that can help to offload
LISTSERV traffic. It is called NETNEWS and is available via
LISTSERV. NETNEWS can gateway LISTSERV lists into bulletin
board format and make them centrally available on a local
public disk, thus (theoretically) reducing the number of users
who subscribe individually to LISTSERV lists. In addition,
NETNEWS can receive USENET feeds via either Bitnet or NNTP
(NetNews Transfer Protocol, which will let a Unix site feed a
VM site over TCP/IP), set up local discussion groups, and
control read and post access on a per-group basis.
The user interface has a "Filelist-like" feel to it, with three
levels. First there is the Newsgroup Menu, listing all groups
available. The user selects a group via cursor and PFkey and
gets that group's Article Menu, which lists all current
articles in the group. Finally, the user chooses an article
(again with cursor and PFkey) to be displayed. The software
can keep track of what groups the user wants to see and what
articles have already been read.
For information, send the command GET NETNEWS PACKAGE to
LISTSERV@PSUVM via interactive message. It will send you an
Administrator's Guide, a User's Guide and information on how to
get the package.
The LISTSERV discussion list on this is NETNWS-L@NDSUVM1.
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* *** * MAILSERV - A List Server for the VAX
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* **** * Edited by Christopher Condon
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* ****** * Yale University
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* *** **** CONDON@YALEVM
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ÕFrom the documentationå
MAILSERV - a list server for the VAX
Look! Up on the fax! It's got mailing lists! It's...
Mailserv?
MAILSERV@SMCVAX is a PMDF Mailing List service offered by St.
Michael's College to any user interested in the topics hosted
by this service.
Currently the following commands are available, and may only be
sent to MAILSERV in a MAIL message. MAILSERV does not accept
interactive messages.
HELP sends a help file.
INDEX sends an index of all files currently available on the
MAILSERVer. This command takes no parameters.
INFO sends the help file. This command is the same as HELP.
LISTS sends a list of mailing lists for the site. This command
takes no parameters. These are the topic lists to which you
may subscribe.
SEND sends the requested file. You can specify a directory,
filename, and file type when using the SEND command. Some
examples of valid send commands (given that the files exist):
SEND HELP.TXT
SEND ÕRUSHåGEDDY.LEE
SEND/LIST sends the requested mailing list. You specify the
name of the mailing list. Some examples of valid SEND/LIST
commands are (given that the lists exist):
SEND/LIST MAILSERV-L
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SUBSCRIBE adds you to the specified mailing list. You specify
the name of the mailing list. Some examples of valid SUBSCRIBE
commands are (given that the lists exist):
SUBSCRIBE MAILSERV-L
SUBSCRIBE ALIFESON-L
UNSUBSCRIBE removes you from the specified mailing list. You
specify the name of the mailing list. Some examples of value
UNSUBSCRIBE commands are (given that the lists exist):
UNSUBSCRIBE BOINK-L
UNSUBSCRIBE POLICY-L
Note that the St. Michael's MAILSERV currently has no available
files, so commands like INDEX and SEND will not work.
Comments and problem reports for MAILSERV at St. Michael's may
be addressed to Dave Goodwin, GOODWIN@SMCVAX.
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* *** * Postmodern Culture
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* **** * by John Unsworth
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* ****** * North Carolina State University
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* *** **** JMUEG@NCSUVM
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An Electronic Journal of Interdisciplinary Criticism
-- First Issue, Fall of 1990 --
Postmodern Culture is a peer-reviewed electronic journal which
provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for
discussing contemporary literature, theory, and culture. It
emphasizes open debate and intellectual engagement: readers may
respond to essays and their comments will be made available to
the authors and to other readers. Postmodern Culture does not
promote any one definition of the term "postmodernism," nor
does it advance any one framework for debate; on the contrary,
it encourages critical and ideological diversity, solicits
dissent, and invites the participation of those outside the
usual boundaries of the discussion of postmodernism.
Submissions to Postmodern Culture may be made via electronic
mail or on disk; hard copy is also welcome. Both finished
essays and working papers will be considered; most issues of
the journal will also include one or two works of fiction or
poetry, and at least one full-length book review. The
recommended maximum length for finished essays is 8,000 words,
and documentation should follow the current MLA style. Working
papers should be presented in extended abstract form (up to
3,000 words), with an emphasis on argument rather than on
performance. Submissions of both types should address
themselves to an educated but not a specialized or a converted
audience. Essays dealing exclusively with the application of
computer hardware/software will not be considered unless those
essays raise significant aesthetic or theoretical issues. In
every issue, Postmodern Culture will carry announcements of
upcoming conferences, calls for papers, and other items of
general interest. These announcements will be free of charge,
and will be limited to 250 words.
Postmodern Culture is distributed via electronic mail, through
Bitnet and Internet, at no cost to the subscriber; simply write
to PMC@NCSUVM and request to be added to the subscriber list.
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The journal is also available on disk and microfiche: the
subscription rate for these formats is $15 for individuals, $30
for institutions (in Canada, add $3; overseas add $7). You can
mail the payment to:
Postmodern Culture
Box 5657
Raleigh, NC 27650
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* *** * edited by Christopher Condon
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* *** * Yale University
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* * Send your BITNET SERVERS updates to BITLIB@YALEVM.
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* A guide on sending mail to and from different networks
ÕThanks to Art St. Georgeå: As a service to network users, I
have placed the latest version of John Chew's Inter-Network
Mail Guide on LISTSERV@UNMVM. The Guide "documents methods of
sending mail from one network to another. It represents the
aggregate knowledge of the readers of comp.mail/misc and many
contributors elsewhere."
To retrieve the file, the command GET NETWORK GUIDE to
LISTSERV@UNMVM via mail or interactive message. Revisions to
the guide will be posted as they become available. You may
receive these updates. To learn how to do this, send the
command INFO AFD to any LISTSERV.
* Cost of CREN Membership and Services Õfrom Jim Conklinå: The
file CREN COST on LISTSERV@BITNIC has been updated to show the
July 1, 1990 - June 30, 1991 fiscal-year CREN Dues, Fees, and
Usage Charges, for easy reference. Institutional
Representatives should have received a mailing with the
relevant cost schedule some time ago, to facilitate their
planning. Those from higher-education whose institutional
budgets have increased to the point that their dues have jumped
to a higher bracket are also being notified of that fact.
Except for changes caused by increased members' budgets, the
cost to educational and other non-profit organizations for
BITNET services is identical to what it has been since 1987.
Many for-profits face an increase for BITNET, because the cost
to for-profits of BITNET services was MUCH lower than CSNET
costs for similar levels of services.
Most CREN members receiving both BITNET and CSNET services will
pay considerably less than in the past. CREN members receiving
CSNET services only are mixed in the effect of the new dues and
fees structure.
BITNET and basic CSNET services are included as part of CREN
membership or affiliation, which no additional fees.
Additional fees are charged for CSNET Dial-up (PhoneNet and
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Dial-Up IP), X25Net, Leased-Line, and West-Coast Cluster
services, to cover the higher cost of providing those services.
Usage-based charges are continued for CSNET Dial-up services.
* New NETSERVs Õfrom Rober Carrå: There are now two new
NETSERV file servers:
UTARLVM1 - Serving the Texas region of BITNET
TECMTYVM - Serving Mexico
* Who is that? Õfrom Duane D. Weaver, Juan Pizzorno, and
Eduardo Rodriguezå: A new name server, WHOIS@OHSTVMA, has been
installed at Ohio State University. It accepts commands via
mail or message. Also, the LISTSERVs at UFRJ (Universidade
Federal do Rio de Janeiro Nucleo de Computacao Electronica) and
UCHCECVM (University of Chile Centro de Computacion) have had
the /WHOIS name server extensions installed.
* Dental amalgam and mercury poisoning Õfrom Siegfried
Schmittå: RZAMAL-L is an electronic newsletter for people who
want to know more about some special aspects of chronic mercury
poisoning. It is mainly used for distribution of
bibliographical data. If you want to get more information, you
should send the following commands to LISTSERV@DKAUNI11 via
mail or message: SUB RZAMAL-L Your_full_name and IND RZAMAL-L.
Note that all articles are written in German.
* Changes of Address Õfrom Pter M. Weisså: The United States
Data Defense Network server, formerly had its address in the
format SERVICE@SRI-NIC.ARPA. This should now be
SERVICE@NIC.DDN.MIL.
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* * New Mailing Lists
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* *** * edited by Christopher Condon
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* *** * Yale University
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* * Send your list announcements to NEW-LIST@NDSUVM1
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Each of the lists described here is maintained on a LISTSERV
machine unless otherwise noted. To subscribe to one of these
lists you would send the following command to the the
appropriate server via mail or message.
SUBSCRIBE listname Your_full_name
For example, if your name is Kristen Shaw and you want to
subscribe to a list described as "DIAPERS@YALEVM" you would
send the following command to LISTSERV@YALEVM:
SUBSCRIBE DIAPERS Kristen Shaw
To make contributions to the list you would send mail to
DIAPERS@YALEVM. Please note that this is just and example and
to my knowledge there are no mailing lists about diapers
(although you never know).
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POLAND-L on LISTSERV@UBVM
POLAND-L is a mailing list devoted to the discussion of Polish
culture and events. We are interested in all subjects related
to Poland, Polish Americans and Eastern Europe (related to
Poland).
CWIS-L on LISTSERV@WUVMD
This list is for discussing the creation and implimentation of
campus-wide information systems. The term CWIS includes
systems which make information and services publicly available
on campus via kiosks, interactive computing systems and/or
campus networks. Services routinely include directory
information, calendars, bulletin boards, databases and library
information.
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BANYAN-L on LISTSERV@AKRONVM
BANYAN-L is a new Listserv discussion list about any aspect of
Banyan networks (marketed by Banyan Systems, Inc.).
DJ-L on LISTSERV@NDSUVM1
A mailing list for campus radio DJ's, station managers, etc to
discuss various topics concerning college radio today,
including federal and campus regulations, station policy
discussions, equipment reviews, etc. (but not MUSIC reviews,
there is a separate list for that)
GovDoc-L on LISTSERV@PSUVM
The focus is specifically on issues of information
dissemination throug h Federal Depository Libraries.
Issues to be discussed include: electronic dissemination
policies of the Government Printing Office(GPO), the 1990
Census, access to Federal documents (Freedom of Information Act
issues), automation of document collections in libraries
(Marcive v. OCLC tapes; database consideration; retrospective
conversion; etc.), document end user education and legislation
related to depository libraries. United Nations, State and
Foreign Government documents can be included for discussion.
CW-EMAIL on LISTSERV@TECMTYVM
The recent developments in computer networking have created the
need for unified E-Mail systems, capable of handling mail-type
communications among users on many different kinds of computers
(mainframes, superminis, minis, personal computers), working
for the same organization. This communication can be within the
organization or directed to other users on the different
networks (BITNET, ARPA Internet, etc.).
This list strives to provide a forum for developers of such
systems. Topics to be discussed are how to carry out such an
effort, experiences in the implementation, recommended
policies, hardware issues, etc. It is aimed primarily (but not
limited to) developers of university campus-wide e-mail
systems, hence its name.
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UTS-L on LISTSERV@YSUB
The Amdahl UTS discussion is an open forum for discussion of
Amdahl's UTS/580 implementation of Unix and for software
running in the UTS environment. Some potential topics for
discussion: porting software, integrating with bitnet,
internet, and servers, requests for help, using UTS-specific
features, hardware issues, and anything else that's UTS-
related.
Discussion should be limited to the UTS environment (under VM
or native), so this list does not replace info-unix, unix-wiz,
aix-l, or any other mailing list. Postings not specific to UTS
should be posted to one of those lists, instead.
BDGTPLAN on LISTSERV@UVMVM
Discussion of college and university budget and planning issues
including, but not limited to: economic and enrollment
forecasting, relationships with state governments, innovative
approaches to integrating planning and budgeting, strategies
for increasing participation, cost center analysis, use of
financial databases for modelling and reporting, endowment
spending policies, tuition pricing, resource reallocation,
financial reporting to boards and legislators, etc.
RESPON-$ on LISTSERV@UVMVM
Discussion of socially responsible investing by colleges and
universities. Particularly for those serving on committees
charged with recommending or setting institutional policy on
socially responsible investment guidelines, votes on
shareholder resolutions, divestment, community investment or
other initiatives related to the university's long and short
term investments. Internal and external politics. Current
issues include South Africa, Northern Ireland, animal testing,
environmental protection, corporate PAC's, equal
opportunity/affirmative action, and tobacco sales.
IMAGEN-L on LISTSERV@UOGUELPH
This list has been formed to discuss the various features of
the Imagen XP series of printers. Topics of interest include
techniques used to create host-based print-spooling and
accounting software, TCP/IP and UDP interfaces to the printer
via it's LAN attachment and production of Postscript output.
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PAGEMAKR on LISTSERV@INDYCMS
A new listserv was recently created for PageMaker users to
share their ideas and problems with. This newly created list
is for desktop publishers who use PageMaker in either the MAC
or PC environment. Since the program runs exactly the same in
both settings, all PageMaker users are invited to subscribe.
USSR-L on LISTSERV@INDYCMS
USSR-L (USSR news & information list) is a public discussion
and distribution list dedicated to the dissemination and
analysis of non-classified news and information regarding the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and its constituent
republics. It is intended to supplement and complement, rather
than to supersede or compete with, other existing electronic
mail lists, including but not limited to: Disarm-L, Poland-L,
9Nov89-L, et al.
WRITERS on LISTSERV@NDSUVM1
WRITERS is an online discussion group comprised of professional
writers and those who aspire to be writers. Discussions will
center around the art, craft, and business of writing. We hope
to keep members informed about new and varied opportunities for
writers. We welcome suggestions from members as to other
directions WRITERS might take.
EBCBBUL on LISTSERV@HDETUD1
EBCBBUL is short for EBCB BULletin board. This is a facet of
the European Bank of Computer Programs in Biotechnology (EBCB).
EBCB is a non-profit making organization mainly funded by the
European Community (EC). The main goal of EBCB is to stimulate
and facilitate the use of computers in biotechnological
training and research in Europe. EBCBBUL will not only promote
user/user communication, but will also provide users with up to
date information (e.g. about courses/ congresses).
SCOUTS-L on LISTSERV@NDSUVM1
The SCOUTS-L list was formed to provide an opportunity for
members of youth groups world-wide to interact, compare notes
on their programs, discuss organizational problems, and
communicate with members in distant units. The groups
discussed may include, but will not be limited to the Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Boys' and Girls' Clubs, etc.
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GO-L on MAILSERV@SMCVAX
GO-L, a new list for game players interested in the game of GO
is now available for public use. The list is sponsored by
Saint Michael's College in Winooski, Vermont. The list is
intended to serve as a discussion point for GO-related topics,
and as a meeting place for EMAIL games between list members.
In contrast to the majority of BITNET lists, this one is
supported by a DEC uVAX 3400 running the MAILSERV program for
VAX/VMS. Consequently, commands used to access the list are
slightly different than those used by LISTSERV. To subscribe
to the GO-L list, send a mail message to MAILSERV@SMCVAX and in
the body of the message just put the command SUBSCRIBE GO-L.
Note that you don't need to give a subscription name; MAILSERV
gets it from your address.
IOUDAIOS on LISTSERV@YORKVM1
IOUDAIOS (Greek for "Jew") is an electronic seminar devoted to
the exploration of first-century Judaism; its special interest
is in the writings of Philo of Alexandria and Flavius Josephus.
The list began as an informal discussion of two papers by
Robert A. Kraft (Pennsylvania) but quickly blossomed into an
international forum, with participants in North America,
Europe, Australia, and The Middle East.
The Philonic and Josephan corpora are extensive enough that
they invite all sorts of analysis -- from literary, historical,
and philosophical perspectives, to name a few. There is also
considerable interest, among participants, in the social
realities that lie behind these texts. Prospective members are
warmly welcomed. (The discussion assumes a significant
background in first-century Judaism and also the ability to
read Greek.)
BALT-L on LISTSERV@UBVM
BALT-L is an online forum devoted to communications to, and
about, the Baltic Republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
It aims to further networking with those countries, in two
senses of that word: the technical one of establishing the
basic links to permit electronic communications; and the softer
definition of a network of people building up people-to-people
contacts and working together on matters of common interest. A
core aim of this list is to foster practical projects.
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HIT on LISTSERV@UFRJ
Have you ever wondered how software can start paranoic? Did
your last SciFi book described a new kind of energy-plant? Can
networks create a new revolution in the world? Is the NeXt the
model for your next computer?
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