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NetMonth / An Independent Guide to BITNET
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* May, 1992 / Issue 39       Edited by Philip Baczewski / NMONTHED@UNTVM1 *
*                            Chris Condon, Editor Emeritus                *
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*
*  CONTENTS:
*
*  1.0 Bitnotes
*  2.0 Headlines
*      2.1 LISA COVI LEAVES BITNIC
*      2.2 NEW CREN BOARD AND OFFICERS
*      2.3 BITNET-MFENET GATEWAY SHUT DOWN
*      2.4 EARN CONNECTS TO RUSSIA
*      2.5 BITNET DUES SET
*  3.0 Articles and Information
*      3.1 Library Computing and BITNET
*      3.2 Electronic Discussion Lists and the Scholar
*  4.0 New Mailing Lists
*      4.1 TEXTILES@TREARN.BITNET             Textiles & Clothing Studies
*      4.2 Milton-L@URVAX                                John Milton List
*      4.3 Russia on ListServ@IndyCMS       Russia and her neighbors list
*      4.4 HELP-NET on LISTSERV@TEMPLEVM.Bitnet              Network Help
*      4.5 CLASSM-L on LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BITNET            Classical Music
*      4.6 C+Health on LISTSERV@IUBVM                Computing and Health
*      4.7 CREWRT-L on LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET   Creative Writing Pedagogy
*      4.8 CHAIRS-L@FAUVAX.BITNET                   Academic Chairpersons
*      4.9 REGISTRAR-L@CORNELL.EDU                             Registrars
*      4.10 CANADA-L on LISTSERV@VM1.MCGILL.CA      Canadian Issues Forum
*      4.11 EUEARN-L on LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET  Computers in Eastern Europe
*      4.12 EC on LISTSERV@IndyCMS.BITNET              European Community
*      4.13 Library on ListServ@IndyCMS            Libraries & Librarians
*      4.14 CHPOEM-L on LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET                Chinese Poems
*      4.15 WORLD-L on LISTSERV@UBVM        Non-Eurocentric World History
*      4.16 GARDENS on LISTSERV@UKCC                Gardens and gardening
*      4.17 AFRICA-L on LISTSERV@BRUFPB.BITNET           Forum Pan-Africa
*      4.19 SEASIA-L on LISTSERV@MSU              Southeast Asian Studies
*      4.20 FEMREL-L on LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET         Women and Religion
*  5.0 Administrivia
*
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*****************************
* 1.0 Bitnotes              *
*                           *
* By Philip Baczewski       *
* University of North Texas *
* NMONTHED@UNTVM1           *
*****************************

     There is always an element of sadness and loss when a
     good friend moves on to new opportunities.  We feel that
     loss keenly as we recognize that Chris Condon must
     relinquish his long and much appreciated editorship of
     NetMonth.  Chris, we wish you the very best in your new
     endeavors, and we welcome your continued insights in
     NetMonth whenever you may have time to share them with us.

     We are delighted that Philip Baczewski is willing to
     assume the role of NetMonth editor.  We eagerly anticipate
     his wisdom and the exciting and helpful articles that
     you, the readership, will contribute to a renewed
     NetMonth.  Welcome, Philip!

     - Jim Conklin, Director of BITNIC

About five years ago, I was named as the first (and so far only) BITNET
INFOREP for the University of North Texas (actually, back then we were
called North Texas State University, but that's a different story).  I
was afforded this "honor" and responsibility because BITNET access was
primarily achieved via our academic mainframe system and I was a primary
mainframe user support staff member at the time.  I also happened to be
within eyeshot of the Academic Computing Director when he was making his
decision.  I, however, like many others in our department and at our
University, was a newly initiated BITNET user.  I was faced with the
challenge of providing information to others about a resource that I
barely new about myself.  I did have one information source that proved
to be huge help in this task: NetMonth.

NetMonth was a great clearinghouse for information about BITNET.  I
always found references to new mailing lists and servers and from there,
a world of BITNET services opened up.  Along with NetMonth came a file
called BITNET SERVERS which documented the various file and list servers
available on BITNET.  If you are a long-time subscriber to NetMonth, I
may not be telling you anything you don't already know.  I do want to
underscore the usefulness of this publication to emphasize how much I
missed it once it no longer came on a monthly basis.  As with many
BITNET endeavors, NetMonth has always been a volunteer effort and its
production and distribution in the past can be credited to Chris Condon.
When he was a student at Yale, Chris almost single-handedly wrote and
edited NetMonth.  At the risk of recounting the story of Puff the Magic
Dragon, I'll take the liberty of saying that once Chris took a job as a
computing professional in Manhattan, it was harder for him to get access
to BITNET and the resources associated with it and so NetMonth came no
more (or at least infrequently).

I have always appreciated NetMonth and the job that Chris did with the
publication, so when I had the opportunity to talk to some of the BITNIC
people at the 1992 EDUCOM conference, I volunteered to take over
editorship of NetMonth if Chris was in favor of such a move.  He was and
I did and so here we are, finally -- the latest issue of NetMonth.  I
hope to make this a monthly habit, however, I also will beg forgiveness
in advance if NetMonth occasionally seems to be NetBiMonth.  This issue
may look a bit different than some in the past.  I have taken the
liberty of making some slight format changes.  Previous issues included
IBM carriage control characters for easy printing.  In this issue,
sections are numbered in a legal-style format (1.1, 1.2, etc.) in an
attempt to accommodate easier on-line browsing.  A postscript version of
this and subsequent issues of NetMonth (suitable for binding) will be
available for anonymous FTP (or BITFTP) from ftp.unt.edu in the /pub/netmonth
directory.  Also missing with this month's issue is a new version of BITNET
SERVERS.  If it is practical to keep maintaining that file, it too will
come with future issues.

Finally, let me encourage you to send your comments, questions, complaints,
suggestions, or contributions for NetMonth to NMONTHED@UNTVM1.   NetMonth
exists to serve the BITNET user community.  The more feedback received,
the more responsive the publication can be.  And let me stress again,
contributions are welcomed, encouraged, solicited, appreciated...


************************
* 2.0 Headlines        ***
* From various sources   ******
* Edited By Philip Baczewski  *************
* Send your Headlines to NMONTHED@UNTVM1  ***
**********************************************

*2.1* LISA COVI LEAVES BITNIC (Jim Conklin, from BITNEWS@BITNIC)

Lisa Covi has decided to return to school, to pursue graduate work
next fall.  In the intervening months she'll be touring the country,
camping, hiking, and visiting graduate schools to make her choice as to
which one to attend.  Then she'll work at a camp in Maine for the
summer, for a total change of pace before starting graduate school.
Lisa, we've enjoyed having you as a member of BITNIC, we wish you the
best as you head off to new endeavors!

We'll be looking for the right person to replace Lisa here at the
BITNIC and would appreciate any suggestions you might care to send our
way.  The job description for Lisa's replacement, along with that of the
CREN Executive Director position, is posted in LISTSERV@BITNIC, in the
file CREN POSITION.  Thanks to action by the Board to increase BITNIC
staffing by half an FTE next fiscal year, Lisa's replacement will be
able to spend full-time on BITNIC and CREN activities, including new
software and services for CREN members.

Some of Lisa's work will be handled by Yingying Zhou, who joined the
BITNIC team in October and has been helping develop internal software as
she became familiar with BITNET-specific operations and software such as
LISTSERV.  Some of you have already had assistance from Yingying, and
she'll be helping many more of you in the future.  We're pleased to have
Yingying on the BITNIC staff and believe you will be also as you get to
know her better.

*2.2* NEW CREN BOARD AND OFFICERS (Douglas Bigelow, from BITNEWS@BITNIC)

The CREN Board of Trustees is pleased to announce four new board members,
elected to three-year terms on January 27th, 1992.
They are:
        Ronald Briggs, University of Texas at Dallas
        Ira Fuchs, Princeton University (reelected)
        Matthew Korn, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
        Mark Strawcutter, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Continuing board members are:
                                                        Term ends:
        Douglas Bigelow, Wesleyan University              1993
        Miriam Drake, Georgia Inst. of Technology         1994
        Suzanne Johnson, Intel Corporation                1993
        Benjamin Klein, City University of New York       1994
        Philip Long, Yale University                      1993
        Geraldine MacDonald, SUNY Binghamton              1994
        Dennis Ritchie, AT&T Bell Laboratories            1993
        Martin Solomon, University of South Carolina      1994

The 1992 board officers are:
        Ira Fuchs, President            Philip Long, Vice President
        Douglas Bigelow, Secretary      Geraldine MacDonald, Treasurer

The entire board may be reached via electronic mail to CREN-BD@BITNIC
or CREN-BD@BITNIC.EDUCOM.EDU.

*2.3* BITNET-MFENET GATEWAY SHUT DOWN (Barry Finkel, from INFOREP@BITNIC)

The gateway between BITNET and MFENET is terminating.  MFENET has converted
to TCP/IP, so all MFENET nodes are now accessible via the Internet.  We tried
to notify gateway users, but there were problems sending mail back to them.
The MFENET entry in DOMAIN NAMES should be removed (I don't know if it can be
done for the April distribution).  We are not sure if we can return mail back
to the senders.  Here is a table of MFENET node names and corresponding
Internet node names:

MFENET Name  Internet Name             MFENET Name  Internet Name
------------ ---------------------     ------------ --------------------
CCC          CCC.NERSC.GOV             LM1,LMP1     MPX1.LAMPF.GOV
CCV          CCV.NERSC.GOV             LM2,LMP2     MPX2.LAMPF.GOV
ANL          ANLCV2.ANL.CTD.GOV        LSN,LSL      LSLVAX.LANL.GOV
ANV          ANLCHM.CHM.ANL.GOV        LNS,MIV      MITLNS.MIT.EDU
APHA         ANLPHY.PHY.ANL.GOV        LSV          MFE-GATE.LANL.GOV
APHB         ANPH09.PHY.ANL.GOV        MIT,MIN      NERUS.PFC.MIT.EDU
APHC         ANPH10.PHY.ANL.GOV        MIA          ALCVAX.PFC.MIT.EDU
APHD         ANPH11.PHY.ANL.GOV        MIF          FRED.PFC.MIT.EDU
APHE         ANPH12.PHY.ANL.GOV        MIH          HOLMES.PFC.MIT.EDU
APHF         ANPH13.PHY.ANL.GOV        NYU,NY       MFDD.NYU.EDU
ATF          FEDC06.FED.ORNL.GOV       OER,DOE      OERV01.ER.DOE.GOV
BNL0,BNLCF0  BNLFC0.BNL.GOV            ORFE         FEDC07.FED.ORNL.GOV
BNL,BNLCL1   BNLCL1.BNL.GOV            ORN          FEDC04.FED.ORNL.GOV
BNL3,BNLCL3  BNLCL3.BNL.GOV            PNL          PNLG.PNL.GOV
BNL4,BNLCL4  BNLCL4.BNL.GOV            PPE,PPEV     PPEV.PPPL.GOV
BNL6,BNLCL6  BNLCL6.BNL.GOV            PPL,PPPL,PPC USC.PPPL.GOV
CBV          CEBAF2.CEBAF.GOV          SAB          SAV89.PMTF.SANDIA.GOV
CMR          CUPLVX.APNE.COLUMBIA.EDU  SAV          CPVD.SAIC.COM
FNA          FNMFE.FNAL.GOV            SAMC         MCLAPO.SAIC.COM
FPP,AN2      ANLCMT.CMT.ANL.GOV        SDF          CPVS1.SAIC.COM
FSU,SCRI1    SCRI1.SCRI.FSU.EDU        SDS          M5.SDSC.EDU
FS2,SCRI2    SCRI2.SCRI.FSU.EDU        SSC,SSC1     SSCVX1.SSC.GOV
GAV,GA,GAC   GAV.GAT.COM               UCE          UCE.FUSION.UCLA.EDU
ISU,ISE      VAXLE.AMESLAB.GOV         UCP,UCV      UCLAPH.PHYSICS.UCLA.EDU
SAT,ITR,ITER SAT.IPP-GARCHING.MPG.DE   UTA,IFS      FUSION.PH.UTEXAS.EDU
LBV          CSA2.LBL.GOV              UTN          FRCESN.PH.UTEXAS.EDU
LBW          CSA3.LBL.GOV              UTP,UTPE     PERV.PE.UTEXAS.EDU
LLL          LLL.LLNL.GOV              UTV          SOLAR.PH.UTEXAS.EDU
LLV          LLV.LLNL.GOV              UW,UWM       UWMFE.NEEP.WISC.EDU
LMP,LMP0     MPX0.LAMPF.GOV            UWS          UWS.AA.WASHINGTON.EDU

*2.4* EARN CONNECTS TO RUSSIA (Billy Barron, from various sources)

The first EARN node in Russia (then USSR) was made operational on November 5th,
1991.  It is at the Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry in Moscow and
is named SUEARN2.  Russia and other parts of the previous USSR have been and
still are connected by the GlasNet and Relcom network.  The postmaster of
SUEARN2 is Michael Kuzminsky.

*2.5* BITNET DUES SET (Jim Conklin, from BITNEWS@BITNIC)

    The CREN Board, at its February meeting, adopted the consolidated
dues structure shown below, to take effect July 1, 1992.

    As has been the case for several years, this dues structure includes
NO direct inflationary increases.  In fact, based on current budgetary
information, some members in the middle and upper budget categories will
find their dues reduced for FY'92-93.

    CREN Dues for the current fiscal year and for FY '92-93 are
available from LISTSERV@BITNIC as the file CREN COST.

                        CREN FY '92-93 Dues
             Adopted at the Feb. 3, 1992 Board Meeting

 For-Profit Member's Annual Revenue
Or Non-Profit Member's Annual Budget         FYE'93 Dues
------------------------------------   ----------------------
                                       Non-Profit   For-Profit
      At Least   But Less Than           Members     Members *
   -----------   -------------           -------    ---------
                  $20 million             $750       $1,125
   $20 million     55 million            1,000        1,500
    55 million    130 million            2,000        3,000
   130 million    200 million            3,000        4,500
   200 million    350 million            4,000        6,000
   350 million    500 million            6,000        8,000
   500 million      1 billion            8,000       11,000
    >1 billion                           8,000       12,000

*  Second site of for-profit member pays $750 service fee for BITNET
     service, if not connected internally through member's own network.


********************************
* 3.0 Articles and Information *
********************************

*3.1* Library Computing and BITNET
      by Billy Barron, University of North Texas (billy@untvax)

I am fairly well known for my work on Internet library access.  I thought that
I would look into the uses of BITNET for library computing for a change.

The most publicized library application of computer networking has been OPACs
(Online Public Access Catalogs).  An OPAC is a bibliographic database of books,
journals, etc.  Almost all of the OPACs require an interactive remote login
session to use them.  Unfortunately, BITNET does not provide this service, but
BITNET does provide other useful library related services.

A few OPACs are accessible via Electronic mail.  However, no list of these
has been compiled.  The best way to find out about these is to watch the
PACS-L mailing list discussed below.

The most obvious use of BITNET for libraries is mailing lists.  The majority of
library related lists are available on LISTSERV.  One of the most interesting,
especially in relation to computer networking is PACS-L@UHUPVM1.  The Public
Access Computer Systems forum covers the use of computing in libraries ranging
from OPACs to CD-ROMs.  A document called "Library-Oriented Computer
Conferences and Electronic Serials" by Charles W Bailey, Jr. gives a complete
list.  Though it may be available directly on BITNET, it is definitely
available for anonymous FTP at the HYDRA.UWO.CA site mentioned below under
the file name LIBCONFERS.TXT.

For those BITNET users out there who do not have Internet access, many files on
libraries are available on the Internet via anonymous FTP.  You can still
acquire these files using Princeton's BITFTP service (see the October, 1989
issue of NetMonth for more information on BITFTP).  Some of  the major sites
include:

    SITE              DIRECTORY
    -------------     ---------
    FTP.UNT.EDU       pub/library
    HYDRA.UWO.CA      libsoft
    ARIEL.UNM.EDU     library

Also, some files and archives are available on LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 and
LISTSERV@KENTVM.

While BITNET does not allow interactive access to OPACs, it does provide
librarians and library users with other useful services and information.


*3.2* Electronic Discussion Lists and the Scholar
      by Philip Baczewski, University of North Texas (NMONTHED@UNTVM1)

This article appeared in "The Network Connection" column
in _Benchmarks_ (March/April 1991, Vol. 13, No. 3), the
University of North Texas Computing Center newsletter.

I recently received the Winter 1992 issue of a newsletter called
_REACH, Research & Educational Applications of Computers in the
Humanities_, published by the Humanities Computing Facility of the
University of California at Santa Barbara.  In scanning this
publication, I found it to be reinforcement for the fact that the
use of Wide Area Networks is affecting the accomplishment of
scholarship in many fields.  In this one issue alone are
announcements of electronic mailing lists on topics including
Buddhist studies, Hermann Hesse, German history, modern British
literature, French studies, Arabic language and literature, Spanish
and Portuguese history, and Chinese poems.  The eight lists
discussed in this eight-page newsletter are just the tip of a much
larger iceberg.  The number and variety of scholarly on-line
discussion lists has grown with geometric proportions. (Reach can
be received electronically by sending the command SUB REACH your
name to LISTSERV@UCSBVM.)

If these eight are the tip of the iceberg, then how do you find the
iceberg? That question may have a number of answers.  For many
years, the file LISTSERV GROUPS was the primary source for BITNET
mailing list information, however, the number of lists has
out-paced this file's maintenance.  Several other sources have
taken this file's place, however.  One way to find out what lists
are maintained on BITNET LISTSERVs is to send the command LIST
GLOBAL to the nearest LISTSERV installation (in UNT's case,
LISTSERV@UTDALLAS).  One word of warning, however: this command
will generate and send to you a file which is over 3000 lines long.
The lists are in alphabetical order, so if you are looking for the
location of a list, this file can be very helpful.  If, however,
you are looking for mailing lists on your particular field of
study, it could take a while to scan over 3000 entries.

Fortunately, there is an alternative source for BITNET (as well as
Internet) mailing lists and discussion groups. Diane Kovacs, of the
Kent State University Libraries, has compiled a directory of
electronic mailing lists and news groups and has recently released
a fourth revision. The directory is actually a set of files which
can be acquired from LISTSERV@KENTVM and via anonymous FTP from
KSUVXA. KENT.EDU (in the Library directory).

The files which make up the directory are as follows:

   ACADLIST README  (explanatory notes for the Directory
                     with an index)
   ACADLIST FILE1   (Anthropology-Education)
   ACADLIST FILE2   (Futurology-Latin American Studies)
   ACADLIST FILE3   (Library and Information
                     Science-Music)
   ACADLIST FILE4   (Political Science-Writing)
   ACADLIST FILE5   (Biological sciences)
   ACADLIST FILE6   (Physical sciences)
   ACADLIST FILE7   (Business and General Academia)
   ACADLIST CHANGES (all the major additions, deletions
                     and alterations)

The organization of lists and news groups by subject allows easy
access to those on one particular field of study. This is obviously
a valuable service to the Wide Area Network community of scholars.

Another similar very useful directory is one of electronic
journals, compiled by Michael Strangelove at the University of
Ottawa and available from LISTSERV@UOTTAWA as well as
LISTSERV@BROWNVM. It consists of two files, EJOURNL1 DIRECTRY and
EJOURNL2 DIRECTRY,  with entries organized by category of
publication (journal, newsletter, digest, etc.). Each entry has the
journal title, ISSN number (if any), a description, subscription
information, submission information, related electronic mailing
lists (if any), back issue information, and a contact name and
address.

There is no doubt that scholars' use of wide area networks will
continue to grow. As more and more scholars are involved in using
wide area networks, "scholar support personnel," i.e. librarians
and academic computing professionals, are increasingly involved in
enhancing the scholar's process of obtaining network resources,
both in relation to access method and information content. We may
be quickly approaching the day when network directories such as
these are used as commonly as card catalogs are today.


***************************
***************************
** 4.0 New Mailing Lists **
***************************
***************************

Mailing lists are being created on a daily basis.  What follows are
selected offerings posted to the mailing list NEW-LIST@NDSUVM1.BITNET,
moderated by Marty Hoag at North Dakota State University.  If you want
to keep up with new lists on a daily basis you can subscribe to this
mailing list by sending the command SUBSCRIBE NEW-LIST  as an
interactive message or as the first line of a mail message to
LISTSERV@NDSUVM1.  Archives of this list are also available as part of
the NEW-LIST FILELIST on LISTSERV@NDSUVM1.  You can unsubscribe by
sending the command UNSUB NEW-LIST.  For more information on
finding out about available mailing lists, see the article "Electronic
Discussion Lists and the Scholar" in the previous section.

*4.1* TEXTILES@TREARN.BITNET  Textiles & Clothing Studies

   This list is an open forum for the discussion and development of
   Textiles & Clothing related studies.  Interest areas include:

      o Textile Science
      o Textile Chemistry
      o Textile Engineering
      o Textile Technology
      o Textile Management
      o Clothing Science
      o Clothing Technology
      o Clothing Engineering
      o Textile & Clothing Marketing
      o Computer Applications to Textiles & Clothing

   All academics, industrialists, researchers and students are welcome.
   To subscribe, send:

      SUB TEXTILES YourFirstName YourLastName

   to  LISTSERV@TREARN.BITNET  either as a TELL message,
   or within the body of a MAIL message.

   To submit articles to the discussion list, mail your message to:
   TEXTILES@TREARN.BITNET

   Owner: Haluk Demirbag 

*4.2* Milton-L@URVAX                             John Milton List
      Milton-L@URVAX.URICH.EDU (Internet address)

   Milton-L is a moderated electronic digest for scholars, students, and
   others interested in the life and work of John Milton.  As
   participation grows Milton-L will also serve as a repository for
   information on the current state of Milton scholarship (proposals and
   projects, bibliographies, and conferences).

   To subscribe, please send a brief note to Milton-request@URVAX (or to
   Milton-request@urvax.urich.edu for Internet addresses).  Any
   questions regarding Milton-L may be sent to the list moderator, Kevin
   Creamer at Milton-request@URVAX.

   List Owner: Kevin J.T. Creamer            (CREAMER@URVAX.BITNET)
                                             (Creamer@urvax.urich.edu)

*4.3* Russia on ListServ@IndyCMS           Russia and her neighbors list
                         IndyCMS.IUPUI.Edu

   Russia (Russia and her neighbors list) is dedicated to the civil and
   thoughtful exchange and analysis of information regarding Russia and
   her neighbors.

   Russia is a moderated list with no gateways to any other ListServ
   lists or Usenet newsgroups.  Russia is archived.  To receive a list
   of files available, send the command INDEX RUSSIA to the ListServ
   CREN or Internet address below.

   To subscribe to the "Russia" list send e-mail to either
   LISTSERV@INDYCMS.BITNET or LISTSERV@INDCMS.IUPUI.EDU (Internet)
   with the body (text) of the mail containing the command
     SUB RUSSIA yourfirstname yourlastname

   List owner/coordinator:  John B Harlan
                            IJBH200@IndyVAX (CREN)
                            IJBH200@IndyVAX.IUPUI.Edu (Internet)

*4.4* HELP-NET on LISTSERV@TEMPLEVM.Bitnet             Network Help

   HELPSERV has evolved.  Helpserv and all its component files have been
   integrated (finally!) into LISTSERV at TEMPLEVM.  In addition, there
   has been the addition of a mailing list, and a NAME CHANGE.

   Introducing HELP-NET at TEMPLEVM.

   Help-Net is a discussion list for the purposes of solving user
   problems with utilities and software related to the Internet and
   Bitnet networks.  In addition, LISTSERV at TEMPLEVM maintains a set
   of low-level help files intended to help the beginning user
   acclimatize himself to the network systems.

   Both novice and experienced users are encouraged to join the
   discussion list, either to ask questions, or to answer them.
   Questions on almost any network topic are encouraged, however there
   are a few ground rules we ask that you observe.

   1. Please do not post where can I find this game, or that specific
   gif file, etc.  There are several lists that deal specifically with
   those topics.  The question, Where would I find a list that could
   tell me where to get ???  on the other hand is quite acceptable.

   2. Please do not post any messages that relate to the illegal traffic
   of copyrighted material.

   3. Feel free to redistribute the help files freely.  We do ask that
   you identify the source of any materials.

   4. We gratefully accept both topics for additional Help sheets, and
   submissions to be placed on the server.  For more information about
   submitting, get the file SUBMIT INFO from the server.  See below for
   instructions.

   Below are some brief instructions on how to access the HELP-NET list.

   1. Signing on to the list.  Send the following command to LISTSERV at
   TEMPLEVM, as either an interactive message or the body of a mail
   message:

   SUB HELP-NET (Your Name)

   2. Getting a file from the list.  Send the following command to
   LISTSERV at TEMPLEVM:

   GET HELP-NET FILELIST

   Choose which files you want and send a get command for each of those
   files.  If you have a problem, ask the list.  It's what we are here
   for.  Please note that you must be a list subscriber to access files.

   3. Posting a message on the list.  - Send your mail message to
   HELP-NET at TEMPLEVM.  Your mail will be forwarded to all list
   members, and you will be replied to.

   I thank everyone for their support and interest and hope that I and
   the HELP-NET will continue to be of service to everyone in the
   network community.  If you have any questions regarding Help-Net,
   please direct them to V4078 at TEMPLEVM.  Again, thank you for your
   support.

   Jeff Linder                      Bitnet: V5057U at TEMPLEVM
   Temple University                Internet: JEFF@MONET.OCIS.TEMPLE.EDU
   Computer Services
   Mainframe Consultant

*4.5* CLASSM-L on LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BITNET            Classical Music
               or LISTSERV@Brownvm.brown.edu

   The Classical Music List was created to discuss classical music of
   all kinds.  All topics and periods are welcome, from Gregorian Chants
   to George Crumb.

   To subscribe to CLASSM-L, send a mail message to:

      Internet: LISTSERV@brownvm.brown.edu
      BITNET:  LISTSERV@BROWNVM

   with the text:

      SUB CLASSM-L  

   Owner:   Catherine "Pumpkin" Yang
            Internet: cyang@brownvm.brown.edu
            BITNET:  CYANG@BROWNVM

*4.6* C+Health on LISTSERV@IUBVM                 Computing and Health
               or LISTSERV@IUBVM.UCS.INDIANA.EDU

   C+Health is intended to promote sharing of information, experiences,
   concerns, and advice about computers and health.  Anecdotal evidence,
   media reports, and some formal studies suggest that computer users
   are at risk from misuse and overuse of computers.  Eyestrain,
   headache, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other apparently
   computer-related maladies are increasing.  And, it would appear that
   colleges, universities, and other institutions have been slow to
   respond with education, training, office and lab design, furniture
   purchasing, and other programs that could make computing more
   healthful -- and productive.

   We welcome questions and answers;  article and book reviews;
   hardware, software, and furniture evaluations;  approaches to
   influencing institutional policy;  speculation;  and humor.  Medical,
   legal, technical, financial, aesthetic, and administrative viewpoints
   are encouraged.  We hope that this forum will be of interest to end
   users, computing managers, epidemiologists, and policy makers.

   Subscribers to this list may also wish to participate in EDUCOM's
   Project EASI: Equal Access to Software for Instruction, "dedicated to
   assisting higher education in developing computer support services
   for people with disabilities." EASI provides information and guidance
   on campus applications of adaptive computer technology.  For
   information on EASI, contact Carmela Castorina,
   CSMICLC@UCLAMVS.BITNET.

   In general, C+Health will focus on individual and institutional
   measures for "keeping healthy people healthy" as well as remedies for
   restoring temporarily disabled people to health.  We suggest that
   computing issues related to those with permanent disabilities be
   referred to our dedicated colleagues at EASI.  Although this
   distinction will not always be "easy," one goal of C+Health is to
   minimize the number of casualties in our increasingly
   computer-intensive campuses, offices, and homes.

   This list will not be moderated, at least initially, so we encourage
   contributors to be succinct, to include relevant parts of messages to
   which they are responding, and to append their names, titles, and
   institutions to contributions.  New users are welcome to send to the
   list a brief statement of their experiences and interests in this
   topic.  Unless stated otherwise, it will be assumed that
   contributions represent individual opinion rather than institutional
   policy.

   To subscribe to C+Health send mail with the following command to
   LISTSERV@IUBVM (from BITNET sites) or LISTSERV@IUBVM.UCS.INDIANA.EDU
   (from Internet sites).

            Subscribe C+Health Full Name Institution

   As list owners, we look forward to your contributions to C+Health:

      Judy Smith, Data Analyst, Office of Data Administration and
      Information Resource Planning, University of Pennsylvania;
      SmithJ@a1.relay.upenn.edu.

      Kimberly Updegrove, Lecturer, School of Nursing, University of
      Pennsylvania;  kimu@dairp.upenn.edu.

*4.7* CREWRT-L on LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET       Creative Writing Pedagogy
               or LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU

   Creative Writing Pedagogy for Teachers and Students

   This list was created as a place to discuss how and why creative
   writing is being taught at colleges and universities, including the
   role it plays in the curriculum, the history of creative writing
   programs, the shape and flavor of creative writing courses, and the
   influence it has or should have on students' lives.  Any teacher who
   has ever taught a creative writing course (poetry or fiction) and any
   student who has ever taken such a course should feel welcome to
   participate.

   The list is open and unmoderated, so discussion can range as far and
   wide as members want, from ethereal theory to classroom strategies
   and anything remotely tangential to either.  However, this list is
   not intended to be a place for sharing creative work.  Not that such
   sharing is in any way forbidden, but there are other lists designed
   for that purpose.

   To subscribe, send an interactive message or mail to LISTSERV@UMCVMB
   or LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU and include the command:

      SUB CREWRT-L Your Name

   Owner: Eric Crump LCERIC@UMCVMB.BITNET or LCERIC@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU


*4.8* CHAIRS-L@FAUVAX.BITNET     Academic Chairpersons Discussion List
   or CHAIRS-L@ACC.FAU.EDU

   An unmoderated discussion list dealing with issues and problems that
   an academic chairperson faces daily.  Discussion topics include the
   chairperson's role and power, faculty development, annual evaluation,
   tenure and promotion, budgetary problems, affirmative action,
   grievances, recruitment procedures, and personnel matters.

   Membership is open free of charge to all interested individuals or
   organizations.

   There are no archives as of yet (October 1991).

   To subscribe, send Email to CHAIRS-REQUEST@ACC.FAU.EDU
   (BITNET-restricted users send to CHAIRS-REQUEST@FAUVAX) The sole
   content of the message BODY must be:

      SUBSCRIBE CHAIRS-L John Q Public

   To post a message to the list members, address it to:

      CHAIRS-L@ACC.FAU.EDU   or   CHAIRS-L@FAUVAX

   To unsubscribe, send to CHAIRS-REQUEST this command:

      UNSUBSCRIBE CHAIRS-L

   Questions and requests for information should be sent to the List
   Owner.  Technical issues should be addressed to the List Manager.

   List Owner:   M Yasar Iscan (Iscan@acc.fau.edu, Iscan@FauVax)
   List Manager: Ralph P Carpenter (Ralpho@acc.fau.edu, Ralpho@FauVax)

*4.9* REGISTRAR-L@CORNELL.EDU      Registrars
      and other Records & Registration Professionals

   REGISTRAR-L will begin as an unmoderated electronic forum intended to
   promote sharing of information, experiences, concerns, and advice
   about issues affecting records & registration professionals.  We
   welcome questions, answers, and discussion about topics of concern,
   including those subsumed under the following broad areas (but not
   limited to these areas only):

      Academic policy and procedure
      Automated records keeping systems
      Book reviews (pertaining to the profession)
      Calendars and scheduling
      Computer systems
      Course enrollment
      Data collection and interpretation
      Degree Audits
      Diplomas
      Drop/Add
      Electronic mail
      Enrollment certifications
      Enrollment Management
      FAX technology
      FERPA
      IPEDS
      Job announcements and descriptions
      Meeting and seminar announcements
      NCAA certification
      Optical Disk technology
      Professional Associations
      Publications and Forms
      Records Office Management
      Records Security and Storage
      Registration systems and logistics
      Software
      Transcripts

   Humanistic, technical, legal, financial, and administrative
   viewpoints are encouraged.

   Since this forum will not be moderated, at least initially,
   contributors should be succinct, should include relevant parts of
   messages to which they are responding, and should append their names,
   titles, and institutions to their contribution.  Unless otherwise
   stated, it will be assumed that your contributions represent
   individual opinion rather than institutional policy.

   Please note that this is NOT a LISTSERV list.  To subscribe (or
   unsubscribe) to (from) REGISTRAR-L send your request in mail to

      REGISTRAR-L-REQUEST@CORNELL.EDU

   Send mail to the list via REGISTRAR-L@CORNELL.EDU

   Owner:
      Paul Aucoin
      Director of Graduate Records
      Cornell University
      Ithaca, NY 14853-6201
      Voice (607) 255-5824
      FAX (607) 255-1816
      BITNET: P22@CORNELLC
      INTERNET: Paul_Aucoin@Cornell.edu

*4.10* CANADA-L on LISTSERV@VM1.MCGILL.CA   Canadian Issues Forum
                or LISTSERV@MCGILL1.BITNET

   Canada-L is a discussion forum for political, social, cultural and
   economic issues in Canada.

   To subscribe to CANADA-L send a message or e-mail to
   LISTSERV@VM1.MCGILL.CA or LISTSERV@MCGILL1.BITNET with the
   body containing the command:

       SUB CANADA-L yourfirstname yourlastname

   Owner:  Anastassia Khouri St-Pierre  

*4.11* EUEARN-L on LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET    Computers in Eastern Europe

   EUEARN-L is a new list devoted to discussion of computers, computer
   communications and electronic developments in Eastern Europe.  It is
   an attempt to help the new networks in these areas with technical and
   social advice, and to foster their development.

   It hopes to smooth the integration of computer networks in Eastern
   Europe into the world networking system.  Eastern Europe is defined
   roughly as that area between the Baltic and Adriatic/Mediterranean
   sees, and between the borders of Byelorussia/Ukraine and France/
   Switzerland.

   It is a counterpart to such lists as PLEARN (Polish computing)and
   SUEARN (Soviet).  Earn is the European Academic Research Network.
   The list is to be a mixture of technical and conversational.  The
   principal language will be English but there will be no objection to
   the use of languages native to the countries concerned.  Where
   possible, and if the messages are of general rather than individual
   interest, English summaries should be provided.

   The list is unmoderated for the time being.  The list manager is as
   below.  EUEARN-L is is based at University of Buffalo.  Subscriptions
   should be send to LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET with the following command
   in the body of the mail:
          SUB EUEARN-L yourfirstname yourlastname

   Owner:
      Jan George Frajkor  
      School of Journalism
      Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
      613 788-7404     fax:613 788-5604

*4.12* EC on LISTSERV@IndyCMS.BITNET      European Community
          or LISTSERV@IndyCMS.IUPUI.Edu

   EC (European Community) is dedicated to discussion of the European
   Community, and is open to all interested persons.

   To subscribe send mail to LISTSERV@INDYCMS.BITNET or on the Internet
   to LISTSERV@IndyCMS.IUPUI.EDU with the following command in the body:

         SUB EC yourfirstname yourlastname

   List owner/coordinator:  John B Harlan
                            IJBH200@IndyVAX  (CREN)
                            IJBH200@IndyVAX.IUPUI.Edu  (Internet)

*4.13* Library on ListServ@IndyCMS           Libraries & Librarians
               or ListServ@IndyCMS.IUPUI.Edu

   Library (Libraries & Librarians) is dedicated to *general* news and
   information of interest to libraries, their employees and users.

   Library seeks to complement and supplement preexisting specialized
   library-related lists.

   Library is owned and coordinated by a retired professional archivist
   and librarian (Donna B Harlan) and an interested lay person and former
   library paraprofessional (John B Harlan).  It is a mother and son
   project :-)

   To subscribe to "Library" send e-mail to LISTSERV@INDYCMS on BITNET
   or ListServ@IndyCMS.IUPUI.EDU on the Internet with the following
   command in the BODY of the mail:

         sub library yourfirstname yourlastname

   List owner/coordinators:

              Editorial:  Donna B Harlan
                          Harlan@IUBACS  (CREN)
                          Harlan@UCS.Indiana.Edu  (Internet)

         Administrative:  John B Harlan
                          IJBH200@IndyVAX  (CREN)
                          IJBH200@IndyVAX.IUPUI.Edu  (Internet)


*4.14* CHPOEM-L on LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET         Chinese Poems
                or LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU

   CHPOEM-L is an electronic mailing list devoted to sharing and
   discussing Chinese poems.

   To subscribe to CHPOEM-L, send email to either LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET or
   LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU.  Leave the subject line blank.  For the
   text of the message, enter the following line only (filling in your
   name as appropriate):

           SUB CHPOEM-L Yourfirstname Yourlastname

   Once you have subscribed to the list, you may send email to other
   subscribers by addressing it to either CHPOEM-L@UBVM.BITNET or
   CHPOEM-L@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU.

   You can invoke many other useful LISTSERV functions by sending mail to
   the LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET or LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU address, such
   as:

   - By default, you will receive copies of any mail you send to the list.
     If you do not wish to receive copies of your own messages, send email
     with the message SET CHPOEM-L NOREPRO.

   - The listserv program keeps automatic weekly archives of mail sent to
     the list.  This allows new subscribers to catch up with previous
     postings.  To get a list of the names of these archive files (called
     "filetypes" by listserv), send the message INDEX CHPOEM-L.  Then,
     to get a copy of one of these "filetypes", send the message
     GET CHPOEM-L  (filling in the actual filetype, e.g.:
     GET CHPOEM-L LOG9111B).

   - To unsubscribe from the list, send the message SIGNOFF CHPOEM-L.

   UUENCODED GB/Big5 are used for posting.

   For detailed conventions used for the list and technical info
   of Chinese computing, please FTP the CHPOEM-L Information File
   from ahkcus.org -192.55.187.25- in the directory ./gb/poem.

*4.15* WORLD-L on LISTSERV@UBVM             Non-Eurocentric World History
               or LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU

   The WORLD-L is a forum for the discussion of the teaching,
   methodology, and theory of a scientific and non-Eurocentric world
   history.  It aims to hold regular electronic conferences related to
   the purpose of the list.

   Archives of WORLD-L and related files are stored in the WORLD-L
   FILELIST.  To receive a list of files send the command
      INDEX WORLD-L
   to LISTSERV@UBVM or LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU as the first line in
   the body of a mail message (not the Subject: line).

   To subscribe to WORLD-L, send the command
      SUB WORLD-L yourfirstname yourlastname
   to LISTSERV@UBVM or LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU via a mail message
   (again, as the first line in the body of the mail, not the Subject:
   line).

   For example:  SUB WORLD-L John Doe

   Owner: Haines Brown  BROWNH@CTSTATEU.BITNET

*4.16* GARDENS on LISTSERV@UKCC          Gardens and gardening
               or LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU

   The purpose of Gardens & Gardening is to promote and exchange
   information about home gardening.  Everyone is welcome to
   participate, especially the novice gardener.  Topics will include
   vegetable gardens, herbs, flowers, ornamental gardening, container
   gardening, and so on.

   Since this is such a broad topic, we may, at a later date, divide the
   list into various groups, such as indoor and outdoor gardening.

   If you wish to subscribe to GARDENS, send an e-mail message to
   LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU, or BITNET nodes can send to LISTSERV@UKCC.
   The message should contain only the following command (ie. in
   the body of the mail):

      SUBSCRIBE GARDENS yourfirstname yourlastname

   Owner:      Crovo@UKCC  (Bob Crovo)
               Editor@UKCC (Marguerite Floyd)
   Notebooks:  yes public weekly

*4.17* AFRICA-L on LISTSERV@BRUFPB.BITNET    Forum Pan-Africa

   A Pan-African forum for the discussion of the interests of African
   peoples (in Africa, and expatriate), and for those with an interest
   in the African continent and her peoples.  Of special interest will
   be ways to help facilitate the flow of communications (electronic and
   other) to and from Africa.  News, light-hearted discussions, and
   cultural and educational items are welcome.

   To subscribe to AFRICA-L send the following message to
   LISTSERV@BRUFPB: (Note that this is a BITNET address)

      SUBSCRIBE AFRICA-L your name and your African interests
      SET AFRICA-L REPRO

   For example,      subscribe africa-l J. Smith  Togo
                     set africa-l repro

   To obtain a list of current subscribers, send the message "review
   africa-l" to LISTSERV@BRUFPB.BITNET .

   List Owner:   Carlos Fernando Nogueira  (CTEDTC09@BRUFPB)

*4.19* SEASIA-L on LISTSERV@MSU     Southeast Asian Studies
                or LISTSERV@MSU.EDU

   SEASIA-L is designed to facilitate communication between researchers,
   scholars, students, teachers, and other people interested in
   Southeast Asian studies with an emphasis on current events.  For this
   list, Southeast Asia is loosely defined as Burma/Myanmar across to
   Hong Kong and down through Australia and New Zealand.

   To subscribe to SEASIA-L, send the following command to LISTSERV@MSU
   via mail text or interactive message:
      SUBSCRIBE SEASIA-L yourfirstname yourlastname
   For example:
      SUBSCRIBE SEASIA-L Joan Fu

   Owner:
      Elliott Parker                 BITNET: 3ZLUFUR@CMUVM
      Journalism Dept.               Internet: 3zlufur@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu
      Central Michigan University    Compuserve: 70701,520
      Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 USA

*4.20* FEMREL-L on LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET  Women and Religion

   FEMREL-L is an open discussion and resource list concerning women &
   religion and feminist theology.  Our goal is open, stimulating
   discussion on any and all issues pertaining to these topics.  All
   religions, creeds, beliefs, opinions, etc. are welcome, although we
   do ask that participants respect differences.

   To subscribe, send the following command to LISTSERV@UMCVMB via mail
   or interactive message:

      SUB FEMREL-L your_full_name

   where "your_full_name" is your name.  For example:

      SUB FEMREL-L Joan Doe

   Submissions to the list should be sent to:

      FEMREL-L@UMCVMB.BITNET

   Owners:  Cathy Quick 
            Bonnie Vegiard 


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