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       ***  NetMonth / An Independent Guide to BITNET
       ***
       ***  July, 1991  / Issue 38
       ***
       ***  Edited by Christopher Condon / BITLIB@YALEVM
       ***
       ***  CONTENTS:
       ***
       ***  Bitnotes / 1
       ***  Why Continued Membership in CREN is Important / 3
       ***  Headlines / 5
       ***  Announcing EJournal / 9
       ***  New Mailing Lists / 10
       ***
       ***  BITNET SERVERS is the network list of servers and services.
       ***  If you know of servers not listed in BITNET SERVERS,  or if
       ***  some listed  are no longer  available,  please  contact the
       ***  NetMonth Editor.
       ***
       ***  BITNET USERHELP is an introductory document to help the new
       ***  network user understand the  different network services and
       ***  how to use them.  You can get a copy by sending the command
       ***  SENDME BITNET USERHELP to LISTSERV@BITNIC.
       ***
       ***  To  subsscribe  to  NetMonth and  BITNET SERVERS, send  the
       ***  command "SUBSCRIBE NETMONTH your_name" to  LISTSERV@MARIST.
       ***  You can unsubscribe by sending the command UNSUB NETMONTH.
       ***
       ***  Your  editorials,  articles,  and letters  are  encouraged
       ***  (indeed, sought afer).  Send your ideas and letters to the
       ***  Netmonth Editor.

       ********************** Subscribers: 5414 **********************
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       ***
       ***  Bitnotes
       ***
       ***  by Christopher Condon
       ***
       ***  Yale University
       ***
       ***  BITLIB@YALEVM
       ***


                      "A Network by Any Other Name..."


       Well,  I've  certainly been away too  long,  what with  all the
       young,  cute,  Yale women lounging  around the Computer Center.
       Sorry, I have a one-track mind.

       "Excuse me, do you know how to set tabs in Xedit?" she asks.

       No, but by God, I wish I did.

       Well,  now that I have totally alienated most of the readers of
       the female persuasion,   I might as well get  down to business.
       As you well  know,  the most recent previous  issue of NetMonth
       was October, 1990.   Now,  I could give you the gory details of
       why it has taken so long to get an issue out,  but I seem to do
       that in every issue, so I'll spare you this time.

       I spend a  good portion of my  daylight hours at a  Fortune Ten
       company,   setting up,   administering,  troubleshooting,   and
       babysitting a  PC network with  about 200  workstations (large,
       but not huge by todays standards).   Somewhere along the line I
       became the resident "network guru",   which I am hoping somehow
       qualifies  me  to  write this  editorial:    Namely,   a  brief
       comparison of PC networks and networks like BITNET.

       I'm  not  talking  about wiring,   here.    Rather,   I'm  more
       interested in  the things we  do with our  respective networks,
       how they are different, and how they are the same.

       My  first  inclination  was  to  think  that  PC  networks  and
       mainframe networks are completely  different animals,  and that
       any attempt at comparison would be  a waste of editorial space.
       Since you are reading this, I obviously took a little more time
       to think about it.  Here are the results:

       * Electronic mail:   The obvious one.    While our my LAN users
       continue to use PROFS on the mainframe, I know that PC LAN mail
       packages are a hot market these  days.   Users on both types of
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       network use mail  in different ways,  though.   PC  LAN mail is
       typically  a one-on-one  proposition.   By  contrast,  we  have
       facilities   like    LISTSERV   which    enables   many-to-many
       communications, organized by interest.

       Some of  this difference has  to do  with size.   When  you are
       dealing with  as many  people as  there are  in BITNET  and the
       Internet, the communications *has* to be organized in some way.

       * Interactive  messaging:    The PC  LAN allows  users to  send
       messages from  one person  to another  (and sometimes  from one
       user to *everyone*).   This is in sharp contrast to BITNET with
       the  Relay  service,   which  allows  for  a  kind  of  textual
       teleconferencing.   The reason for this,  as far as I can tell,
       is that  in the  LAN,  if I  want to  have a  conversation with
       Cindy, Rachel, Mike, and Sue, I'll hold a meeting.  This doen't
       work very  well in BITNET,  where  the person you want  to talk
       with is a few time-zones away.

       * Application sharing:   The domain  of the LAN.   LISTSERV and
       other servers are applications,  to be  sure,  but I think they
       fall  more  into  the  categories of  mail  services  and  file
       sharing.    This really  does  have something  to  do with  the
       network hardware, however.  Using the types of network links we
       have today (as well as  the traffic)  application sharing would
       be woefully slow.

       * File sharing:  The other obvious one.   We do it in different
       ways, of course.  We have to go through a series of commands to
       retrieve a file  from a server and  look at it,  where  the LAN
       user can  look at (and  use)  a file while  it is on  a server.
       Given the right security,  both types  of users can even change
       the given files, although this is less likely in in BITNET.

       * Emphasis:    While  each  network  offers  similar  types  of
       services,  the  emphasis is decidedly different.    PC networks
       emphasize application and  file sharing,  while BITNET  is used
       mostly  as a  communications  medium.    Each network  type  is
       suitably strong in its primary service.   The question is,  are
       these strengths the result of they way each network is used, or
       is each network used the way it is because of its strengths?

       What are your thoughts on this question of questions? Send your
       sparkling analysis and thoughtful wit to BITLIB@YALEVM.

       Virtually,

             Chris

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       ***
       ***  Why Continued Membership in CREN is Important
       ***
       ***  from the CREN Board of Trustees
       ***
       ***  BITNET Network Information Center
       ***
       ***  INFO@BITNIC
       ***


       Every school  periodically reviews networking  memberships just
       as it  reviews its other  affiliations and expenses.    As dual
       memberships in CREN (BITNET and  CSnet)  and regional or direct
       Internet connections have grown, two questions arise:

       1.  Should a  school continue membership in CREN in addition to
       membership in a regional?; and

       2.  Is such dual membership in conflict with our common goal of
       creating an integrated and  truly outstanding National Research
       and Education Network (NREN)?.

       We  believe  that  it  is   important  to  maintain  your  CREN
       membership at  least until the  NREN exists with  access rules,
       funding,  and usage policies which enable a smooth and complete
       transition from  current connectivity  and capabilities  to the
       new expanded capabilities we aspire to achieve on the NREN.

       This conclusion is  based on a review of the  current status of
       CREN networks  and of the  NREN and  of a recognition  that the
       NSFnet is  not the  NREN.   The  following principles  are very
       important to higher education and have been implemented on CREN
       networks:

       * CREN networks serve scholars in every discipline.

       * CREN  networks   provide   instructional  and  administrative
       support in addition to research support.

       * CREN networks support linkages  to industrial,  federal,  and
       other higher educational partners.

       * CREN networks provide national and international linkages and
       have  taken a  leadership  role  in creating  global  scholarly
       connectivity.

       * CREN  networks  are  managed by  members  in  support of  the
       broadest possible  network access  and connectivity  consistent
       with the non-commercial goals of its members.
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       * CREN  networks have  a low  entry cost  for smaller  schools,
       facilitating the goal of universal connectivity.

       * CREN(BITNET) is committed to providing basic network services
       with no traffic-based charges or accounting.

       * CREN  networks are mature  and financially  stable,  entirely
       supported  by members  and  not dependent  on  the vagaries  of
       external funding or control.

       * CREN  networks are  actively striving to  reduce the  cost of
       membership.   (For example,  recently released software (VMnet)
       enables  some   institutions  connected  to  the   internet  to
       eliminate  their  physical  BITNET  lines.)    CREN   has  also
       actively negotiated member discounts  for software and hardware
       which often exceed member dues.

       By contrast, the management, governance, funding, access rules,
       and policies of  NREN have not been  established.   The interim
       network  called NSFnet  while currently  pursuing  many of  the
       principles itemized above,  is governed by rules established by
       the   Federal  Research   Interagency  Coordinating   Committee
       (FRICC),   and those  rules  could  change.   Similarly,   most
       regional  networks  pursue  many   of  these  principles,   but
       charging,  usage  and other policies  of the  regional networks
       differ widely today and are subject to change.

       At a  NASULGC meeting in Washington  in January of  1990,  Eric
       Bloch,  Director of the National Science Foundation,  indicated
       that a review was underway that might restrict access to NSFnet
       to  the scientific  and engineering  research community.    The
       Office  of Science  and  Technology  Report dated  5/23/89  and
       titled "The Federal High  Performance Computing Program," calls
       for  Federal funding  to establish  a  federally governed  NREN
       evolving  to a  commercial network  which  could include  usage
       charges.     Several  prestigious   national  committees   have
       recommended that the government fund individual researchers and
       not the network.   These researchers would  then be free to buy
       whatever network services they needed from commercial networks.
       This policy would disenfranchise many current network users.

       CREN is  determined to be  an advocate  for an NREN  which will
       gracefully  accommodate  all  of  its  users.    When  this  is
       established,  CREN will merge,  disband,  or cooperate with the
       NREN as appropriate to advance that network.

       CREN merits your  continued membership and support  to maintain
       and improve networking in higher education and beyond.
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       ***
       ***  Headlines
       ***
       ***  from Various Sources
       ***
       ***  edited by Christopher Condon
       ***
       ***  Send your headlines to BITLIB@YALEVM
       ***


       * Digital Games Review Digest (from Dave Taylor):   This digest
       is  devoted  to  computer  and   video  game  reviews.    We're
       interested  in just  about  any games  that  run on  computers,
       including IBM PC, Atari,  Amiga,  Macintosh,  Apple II and Unix
       computers, as well as video games for the Nintendo, Sega,  NEC,
       Atari, and so on.   We also cover games for the portable market
       (e.g. the Atari Lynx and Nintendo GameBoy).

       This is a *REVIEWS ONLY* digest, with all submissions edited to
       fit into  a common and  consistent format.   Discussion  of the
       relative  merits  of  different  gaming  computers,   technical
       discussion of resolution required to  display 3D graphics,  and
       general  flaming  and  hostility  will  be  left  to  the  many
       different forums appropriate for that type of discussion.

       If you would  like to subscribe to this digest,   please send a
       subscription request  note including your favored  email return
       address to:

            digital-games-request@Digital-Games.Intuitive.Com

       If you  would like to  submit some  reviews to a  future issue,
       please send your contributions to:

            digital-games-submissions@Digital-Games.Intuitive.Com

       We think Digital Game Review Digest  can prove to be a terrific
       alternative to the unpleasant,  hostile flame wars that seem to
       result  in just  about  any game  review  being  posted to  the
       networks...and  if  you're  willing,  we'll  get  another  nice
       alternative  information source  for  game recommendations  and
       reviews to boot!


       * US Dept of Commerce Rules (from Jim Conklin):   The following
       files, all from LISTSERV@BITNIC,  contain information about the
       U.S.  Department of Commerce rules  for general availability of
       data which  may be  useful to  participants in  BITNET and  its
       international Cooperating Networks:
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       LEGAL GTDA:   The GTDA  rules for info  which may  be generally
       distributed without special Dept of Commerce license

       LEGAL COMMERCE:  The  Letter of Clarification to  CREN (BITNET)

       from the U.S.   Department of Commerce,  explaining  the issues
       involved in allowing East Block  countries to connect to BITNET
       (directly or via EARN)

       LEGAL COUNSEL:  The  opinion of the CREN  counsel regarding the
       implications of allowing the East Block countries to connect to
       BITNET

       CREN  and BITNIC  are  not staffed  to  follow  the changes  in
       Department of Commerce  rules in detail.   We  will gladly post
       advisory  memoranda  that  are  made available  to  us  by  the
       Department or  by others,   however.   At  present,  the  above
       constitute the online information.

       All organizations  which use the  networks are  responsible for
       ensuring their  own compliance  to the  Department of  Commerce
       Rules, so Member Representatives,  Information Representatives,
       and others in positions of  responsibility in the organizations
       which participate in  BITNET or other networks  should take the
       time to become  familiar with these files and  to educate their
       faculty, students, and staff about these responsibilities.


       *  New Countries  and Cooperating Networks (from  Jim Conklin):
       Ecuador  has   recently  established  a   Cooperating  Network,
       ECUANET.   Colombia  established one  several months  ago about
       which no announcement  was made;  the Colombian  net is RUNCOL.
       Those  of  you interested  in  East  Block connection  but  not
       following  the special-interest  groups devoted  to this  topic
       will be  pleased to learn  that Czechoslovakia,   Hungary,  and
       Poland now have active nodes on the network.


       * New  List of Lists Available (from David  Avery):   Dartmouth
       maintains a merged list of the LISTSERV lists on Bitnet and the
       Interest Group lists on the Internet.  It is a single file with
       one line  for each  mailing list.   The list  has been  updated
       monthly for the last year and  has a stable format.   Each line
       consists of seven fields, delimited by tabs.  This month's list
       contains information about 1,770 lists.  The fields are:

            Category (Computing, Science, Humanities, etc)
            List name
            "Mail  to"  address for submitting to the list
            "Command to" address for subscribing, unsubing
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            One line description of the list subject
            Email address for the owner of the list
            Long description of the list, up to 450 characters.

       This list-of-lists differs from some similiar lists in that:

            Duplicate entries are deleted
            Lists obviously intended only for local use are omitted
            Information about the lists is field delimited
            Both Internet and BITNET lists are included

       To get  this  file,  send the  command SENDME LISTSERV LISTS to
       LISTSERV@DARTCMS1 via mail or message.


       *  BITNET  Working  Group  Formed  (from  Jim  Conklin):    The
       Technical Committee  of the CREN  Board is pleased  to announce
       the  formation  of  a  BITNET   Working  Group  of  experienced
       technical professionals  active in the BITNET  community.   The
       purpose of this group is to work  with the BITNIC staff and the
       CREN Technical Committee in an advisory capacity.

       The  BITNET Working  Group is  expected,  with  input from  the
       BITNET community, to evaluate,  develop,  and propose technical
       practices  and procedures  for consideration  by the  Technical
       Committee.  The Working Group will be the primary advisory body
       to the CREN Technical Committee  regarding BITNET issues.   Its
       initial activities are expected to include,  but not be limited
       to,  implementation  of the new  BITEARN Nodes  structure,  the
       development  and  implementation  of   BITNET  standards,   the
       handling of domain names within  BITNET,  and the related issue
       of services provided by BITNET-Internet gateways.

       The term  of service on  the BITNET  Working Group will  be one
       year,  individually  renewable at  the discretion  of the  CREN
       Technical Committee.    The initial Working Group  includes the
       following people:

            Harry Williams, Marist
            John Wagner, Princeton
            Lee Varian, Princeton
            Mark Strawcutter, Indiana U. of Penn.
            Richard Schafer, Rice
            David Lippke, U. Texas
            John Klensin, MIT
            Terry Kennedy, St. Peters
            Roger Fajman, NIH
            Bruce Crabill, UMD
            Scott Bradner, Harvard
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       We  believe  that  the  efforts   of  this  select  group  will
       significantly enhance the ability of the Technical Committee to
       respond to the needs of the BITNET community.

       The CREN Technical Committee:

            Mark Laubach, Chairman
            Doug Bigelow, Vice Chairman
            Bill Yundt


       * A  new  mail  server  (from  Ron  Chennells):   MAILBASE  (at
       MAILBASE@NEWCASTLE.AC.UK)  is   a    prototype   mailing   list
       management/file server  modeled after  LISTSERV.   It  is being
       developed as part  of the NISP (Networked  Information Services
       Project)  based  at Newcastle  University.  It  uses an  INGRES
       database,  and accepts commands via mail.   Send it the command
       HELP to get started.


       * Soviet Union Digest (from John B. Harlan):  USSR-D (USSR news
       & information  digest)  is a  regular digest of  traffic culled
       from USSR-L (USSR news & information list), 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 past  and present
       (if not  future)  constituent Soviet Socialist  Republics.   To
       subscribe  send  the  command   Sub  USSR-D  Your_full_name  to
       LISTSERV@INDYCMS.
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       ***
       ***  Announcing EJournal
       ***
       ***  by Ted Jennings and Ron Bangel
       ***
       ***  State University of New York
       ***
       ***  EJOURNAL@ALBNYVMS
       ***


       EJournal  is an  all-electronic,  Bitnet/Internet  distributed,
       peer-reviewed,   academic  periodical.    We  are  particularly
       interested  in  theory  and praxis  surrounding  the  creation,
       transmission,    storage,   interpretation,    alteration   and
       replication of electronic text.   We are also interested in the
       broader  social,    psychological,   literary,    economic  and
       pedagogical implications of computer-mediated networks.   Texts
       that address virtually  any subject across this  broad spectrum
       will be given thoughtful consideration.

       Members  of   the  electronic-network   community  and   others
       interested  in it  make up  a  large portion  of our  audience.
       Therefore we would be interested (for example)  in essays about
       whether or not anyone should own  a communication that has been
       shared electronically,  about the pragmatics of cataloguing and
       indexing electronic publications, about net-based collaborative
       learning, about artful uses of hypertext,  about the challenges
       that distance learning may offer to residential campuses, about
       the role of The Matrix in cultural history and Utopian polemic,
       about  digitally   recorded  aleatoric   fiction,   about   the
       significance of resemblances between  the electronic matrix and
       neural systems, ...  and so forth.

       The journal's essays will be  available free to Bitnet/Internet
       addresses.   Recipients  may make paper copies;   EJournal will
       provide authenticated paper copy from our read-only archive for
       use by academic deans or other supervisors.  Individual essays,
       reviews, stories -- texts -- sent to us will be disseminated to
       subscribers as  soon as  they have  been through  the editorial
       process,  which will  also be "paperless."  We  expect to offer
       access through libraries to our electronic Contents, Abstracts,
       and Keywords,  and to be  indexed and abstracted in appropriate
       places.

       EJournal is now soliciting essays for possible publication.  We
       will be happy to consider  reviews,  letters,  and (eventually)
       annotations  that ought  to  accompany  texts we  have  already
       published.  We would be happy to add interested specialists and
       generalists to our  panel of consulting editors.    Please send
       essays for review, and inquiries, to EJOURNAL@ALBNYVMS
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       ***
       ***  New Mailing Lists
       ***
       ***  Moderated by Marty Hoag
       ***
       ***  North Dakota State University
       ***
       ***  Send your list descriptions to NEW-LIST@NDSUVM1
       ***


       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).

       *****

       SGANET-x on LISTSERV@VTVM1

       SGANet, developed and implemented at Virginia Tech, is a global
       electronic mail  network for student  government organizations.
       SGANet  provides student  associations  worldwide with  instant
       access to electronic  mail discussions,  archives and  a global
       directory of student governments.   Student governments,  which
       may go by  a different name at your  university,  represent the
       students at their university, make sure the university responds
       to the  needs of the students,   and are freely elected  by the
       student body.    Regional discussion  groups are  available for
       providing a discussion media for  discussion of issues relevant
       to   those  regions.    The   regional  discussions   currently
       operational are:

            SGANET-A:   Asia and Australia
            SGANET-E:   Europe
            SGANET-N:   North America
            SGANET-S:   South America (language: Espanol)
            SGANET-T:   Technical discussion group
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       PSRT-L on LISTSERV@UMCVMB

       PSRT-L@UMCVMB is  a moderated discussion  list on  Bitnet which
       deals  with  issues  of   interest  to  professional  political
       scientists,  both researchers and  teachers.   Submissions from
       all  sub-fields  of  political  science   as  well  as  related
       disciplines are encouraged.   The list is not intended to serve
       as a public  forum for debate over current  issues in politics,
       as other lists already fill that niche.   Rather it is intended
       to provide an  opportunity for political scientists  to present
       their ideas and  ongoing research for discussion,   to consider
       the directions  in which the  discipline is advancing,   and to
       encourage the  dissemination of  new concepts  in research  and
       teaching.  In addition to ongoing discussions, the list editors
       would like to  post announcements of job  openings and upcoming
       conferences.


       LibRef-L on LISTSERV@KENTVM

       This  list  is a  discussion  of  the changing  environment  of
       library  reference services  and  activities.   Topics  include
       traditional  reference services,   patron expectations,   staff
       training,  as well the impact of CD-ROM and online searching on
       reference service.    This forum will  serve as  a professional
       networking  and  information  source.   We  will  share  ideas,
       solutions and experiences.   This list is run from the LISTSERV
       at  Kent  State  University  and  moderated  by  the  Reference
       Librarians at Kent State University Libraries.


       OPTICS@TOWSONVX

       OPTICS is  an open  list devoted to  the interchange  of ideas,
       discussions and meeting  announcements in the field  of optics.
       You are welcome to send  any newsworthy item to OPTICS@TOWSONVX
       or  OPTICS@TOE.TOWSON.EDU  and  it will  be  forwarded  to  the
       mailing list.   For  example,  If you will be  giving a lecture
       (colloquium),  organizing  a scientific  meeting in  some optic
       related discipline or if you would just like to comment in some
       specific area  of optics please send  a message and it  will be
       posted on the list.   To add your  name to the list send a mail
       message  to MAILSERV@TOWSONVX  or MAILSERV@TOE.TOWSON.EDU  with
       the command SUBSCRIBE OPTICS.


       FFP-L on LISTSERV@UIUCVMD

       The FFP-L electronic mailing list is a forum for the discussion
       of file formats and protocols.   This includes the file formats
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       used  by various  archiving programs,   the  encodings used  to
       transfer data  via electronic mail  and other  text-only media,
       and other networking protocols such as DECNET, UUCP, TCP/IP and
       OSI.    Discussion  of  file formats  are  welcome,   including
       UUENCODE, XXENCODE,  LCODER,  SUPENCOD,  ARC,  ZIP,  ZOO,  TAR,
       COMPRESS, SFIF, GIF, TIFF, PBM, NETDATA, SHAR, and any others.


       HSPNET-L on LISTSERV@ALBNYDH2

       HSPNET-L provides consultation,  a monthly  digest,  and a data

       base  of hospital  networks.    It  emphasizes restoration  and
       extension of  consulting for rural  hospitals by  connection to
       major medical centers.   All aspects (hardware, software, staff
       training,   confidentiality of  patient  data,   etc)  will  be
       covered.    Particular  attention  will  be  paid  to  existing
       networks both in USA and abroad.  Transmission of both text and
       medical image data will be considered  via both land- lines and
       satellite.   The cost-effectiveness of such distance-consulting
       will  be reviewed  in  the light  of  declining rural  hospital
       acute-care capabilities,  and the  economic benefits of keeping
       the patient in the rural area.


       INDOLOGY on LISTSERV@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK

       The INDOLOGY list  is chiefly aimed at  academics interested in
       the study of classical India.   The  group might be expected to
       discuss  topics such  as  the  history of  linguistics,   Indo-
       european  philology  and  grammar,   issues  of  character  set
       encoding,  the location  of citations,  and the  exchange of e-
       texts.   Note that you must send  the SUBSCRIBE command to this
       LISTSERV via mail.


       Pol-Econ on LISTSERV@SHSU

       Pol-Econ is  a new list  to provide an  unmoderated environment
       where issues, questions, comments, ideas, and uses of Political
       Economy as a  logical framework can be discussed.    In a broad
       sense, this includes virtually anything dealing with economics.
       The  explicit  purpose   of  Pol-Econ  is  to   provide  timely
       interchange  between subscribers,   to  provide  a forum  where
       interesting questions  can be addressed  within the  context of
       interactive exchange between many  individuals,  to discuss the
       evolution and  application of  Political Economy,   to announce
       professional meetings, calls for papers,  etc.,  and to provide
       partial tables of contents for current periodicals.   As is the
       case on all  unmoderated lists,  the discussion  and topics are
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       only  limited  by   the  participation  and  interest   of  its
       subscribers.  Subscribers are welcome to take an active role by
       posting to Pol-Econ or an inactive role by monitoring the list.
       Although not necessary for participation,   it shall be assumed
       that subscribers are basically familiar with technical economic
       jargon.   Note that you must send the SUBSCRIBE command to this
       list server via mail.


       USSRecom on LISTSERV@INDYCMS

       USSRecom  (USSR means-of-Electronic-COMmunication  list)  is  a
       public  discussion  and  distribution  list  dedicated  to  the
       dissemination  and   exchange  of   non-classified  information
       regarding  electronic communication  to,  from  and within  the
       Union of  Soviet Socialist Republics  and its past  and present
       (if not future) constituent Soviet Socialist Republics.   It is
       intended  to  treat  all  means  of  electronic  communication,
       including  but  not  necessarily limited  to  electronic  mail,
       telex, telefacsimile and telephone.   USSRecom is intended as a
       how-to forum.


       PURTOPOI on LISTSERV@PURCCVM

       The  Purdue  Rhetoric,   Professional  Writing,   and  Language
       Discussion Group  is a  scholarly forum  for the  discussion of
       current  issues  or  "topoi"  in the  fields  of  rhetoric  and
       composition,   professional  writing,  and  language  research.
       While the list began  as a list for Purdue only,   it became so
       popular that it has been opened up for general subscriptions.


       DTK-L on LISTSERV@SHSU

       DTK-L is a new list to provide an unmoderated environment where
       issues,  questions,   comments,  ideas,  and uses  of Digital's
       DECTalk can be discussed.   The explicit purpose of DTK-L is to
       provide timely  interchange between subscribers,  to  provide a
       forum where interesting  questions can be addressed  within the
       context of  interactive exchange between many  individuals,  to
       discuss  the  evolution  and   application  of  DECTalk.    The
       discussions of DTK-L will be archived for reference.  As is the
       case on all  unmoderated lists,  the discussion  and topics are
       only  limited  by   the  participation  and  interest   of  its
       subscribers.  Subscribers are welcome to take an active role by
       posting to  DTK-L or an inactive  role by monitoring  the list.
       Note that you must subscribe to this list via MAIL.
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       CANINE-L on LISTSERV@PCCVM

       The  CANINE-L  list has  been  created  to discuss  matters  of
       interest to dog owners.   A full statement of purpose, plus any
       applicable restrictions,   will be automatically mailed  to new
       subscribers.  Monthly notebooks will be kept at PCCVM.


       LIBADMIN on LISTSERV@UMAB

       LIBADMIN is an  electronic mailing list dealing  with issues of
       library administration and management.  The list is intended to
       serve  as a  vehicle of  communication to  enhance and  promote
       discussion among library administrators and managers.  The goal
       of  LIBADMIN,   then,   is  to provide  a  sort  of  electronic
       brainstorming session.    The University of Maryland  serves as
       host to the listserver.


       SUEARN-L on LISTSERV@UBVM

       The SUEARN-L  consists of  news items,   articles,  and  how-to
       questions about the ongoing work on connecting the U.S.S.R.  to
       international computer networks (the  internet)  contributed by
       its readers, cross-posted from other mailing lists, and retyped
       (usually without  permission)  from the "real"  press.   Topics
       often discussed include directions on  reaching Soviet sites by
       e-mail, discussions of how modems and other equipment work over
       Soviet  phone  lines,   technology  export  restrictions,   and
       prospects for connecting more sites to the net.


       ACTNOW-L on LISTSERV@BROWNVM

       ACTNOW-L exists  to fulfil  three goals:    1.   To  act as  an
       information repository for data on college activism, events and
       items of importance.   2.   To act  as a "meeting place"  where
       college students  can discuss   events and  their  implications
       both  on their home campuses and  elsewhere.   3.   To act as a
       forum  for  the  discussion  of   issues  relating  to  college
       students,   faculty,  and  administration;  and to the academic
       world in general.


       BIRDCHAT on LISTSERV@ARIZVM1

       BIRDCHAT  is an  unmoderated  discussion  list on  wild  birds,
       birding, and birders.  The subscribers will set the tone of the
       discussion and the directions it will  take.   Our only hope is
       that BIRDCHAT users will stick to wild birds and leave messages
       about pet birds and falconry to other venues.
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       MCLR on LISTSERV@MSU

       Midwest Consortium  for Latino Research:    You are  invited to
       actively  participate,  dialogue  and  exchange research  ideas
       dealing  with Latinos  (Mexican,   Mexican American,   Chicano;
       Puerto Rican;   Cuban  or other Latino),  living  in the United
       States,  via  the Midwest Consortium  for Latino  Research List
       Service:  MCLR-L.   Whether you wish  to ask questions or share
       your wealth of  knowledge on Latinos in the  Midwest with other
       MCLR-L subscribers,  MCLR-L  can be the impetus  for conducting
       collaborative and  comparative research  which can  be used  to
       develop culturally relevant public policy that is beneficial to
       Latinos.


       IDFORUM on LISTSERV@YORKVM1

       IDFORUM  provides a  global electronic  meeting  place for  all
       involved in industrial design.    Practicing designers,  design
       educators  and  design  students   are  invited  to  subscribe.
       Subscribers will receive Voice of  Industrial Design (VOID),  a
       newsletter complied by industrial design students.


       E-HUG on LISTSERV@DARTCMS1

       The new  list E-HUG@DARTCMS1 provides  for distribution  of the
       Electronic  Hebrew Users  Newsletter.   The  newsletter is  the
       successor  to  the  print  publication,   "Hebrew  Users  Group
       Newsletter" which was  edited by Jack Love,   and emanated from
       the Berkeley Hillel Foundation through 1989.


       WMST-L on LISTSERV@UMDD

       WMST-L  has been  formed to  facilitate  discussion of  Women's
       Studies  issues,   especially those  concerned  with  research,
       teaching, and program administration, and to publicize relevant
       conferences, job announcements, calls for papers, publications,
       and the like.   It is hoped that  the list will also serve as a
       central repository for course  materials,  curriculum proposals
       and  projects,  bibliographies,   and  other  files related  to
       Women's Studies.


       SYS7-L on LISTSERV@UAFSYSB

       SYS7-L is  a new  list dedicated  to the  discussion of  issues
       related  to  the installation,   configuration,   features  and
       product  compatibilities  of  the  Macintosh  Operating  System
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       version 7.0.    Full discussion of  all topics related  to this
       subject are appropriate for the list, which will be unmoderated
       unless moderation becomes necessary to  reduce the traffic to a
       reasonable level.   To receive a list of files send the command
       INDEX LISTNAME to LISTSERV@UAFSYSB.

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