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NetMonth / An Independent Guide to BITNET
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* June, 1992 / Issue 40      Edited by Philip Baczewski / NMONTHED@UNTVM1 *
*                            Chris Condon, Editor Emeritus                *
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*
*  CONTENTS:
*
*  1.0 Bitnotes
*  2.0 Headlines
*      2.1 CREN JOINS THE INTERNET SOCIETY
*      2.2 REGISTRAR-L NOW ON UNIX LISTSERV
*      2.3 NEWS OF EARTH CLOSES
*      2.4 ANNOUNCING AN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL
*      2.5 JTE OFFERS GRAPHICS
*      2.6 COMPUTER-ASSISTED RESEARCH FORUM
*  3.0 Articles and Information
*      3.1 The Internet Society
*      3.2 EARN Newsletter Begins Publication
*      3.3 News of Earth closed
*  4.0 New Mailing Lists
*      4.1 DEOSNEWS@PSUVM        The Distance Education Online Symposium
*      4.2 travel-advisories@stolaf.edu US State Dept. Travel Advisories
*      4.3 REACH@ucsbvm                                 REACH Newsletter
*      4.4 CHAIRS-L@FAUVAX         Academic Chairpersons Discussion List
*      4.5 FORENS-L@FAUVAX                Forensic Medicine and Sciences
*      4.6 FLEXWORK@PSUHMC.BITNET         Flexible Work Environment List
*      4.7 ELEASAI@ARIZVM1     Open Library/Information Science Research
*      4.8 JESSE@ARIZVM1      Open Library/Information Science Education
*      4.9 78-L@cornell.edu                      Pre-LP Music Recordings
*      4.10 AMLIT-L@UMCVMB           American Literature Discussion List
*      4.11 RusHist@USCVM            RusHist - Russian History 1462-1917
*      4.12 AovHist@USCVM             SovHist - Soviet History 1917-1991
*      4.13 ANCIEN-L@ULKYVM         History of the Ancient Mediterranean
*      4.14 RENAIS-L@ULKYVM                   History of the Renaissance
*      4.15 PBP-L@ETSUADMN                    Play-by-Play Sportscasters
*      4.16 AFAS-L@KENTVM     African American Studies and Librarianship
*      4.17 TQM-L@UKANVM                         TQM in Higher Education
*      4.18 SHOTHC-L@SIVM                           History of Computing
*      4.19 CTI-L@IRLEARN.UCD.IE                Using Computers to Learn
*      4.20 FINAID-L@PSUVM       Administration of Student Financial Aid
*      4.21 TWAIN-L@YORKVM1                             Mark Twain Forum
*      4.22 AIRLINE@PCCVM           Airline and Airliner Discussion List
*      4.23 BGRASS-L@UKCC                Bluegrass Music Discussion List
*      4.24 PBDLIST@suvm                 Development Issues of Indonesia
*  5.0 Administrivia
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* 1.0 Bitnotes              *
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* By Philip Baczewski       *
* University of North Texas *
* NMONTHED@UNTVM1           *
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Does BITNET Have a Future?
 
There has been some talk that BITNET will soon be a thing of the
past.  On some network mailing lists and discussion groups, people
have been talking about dropping their BITNET memberships in favor
of the Internet (or, more precisely, NSFNet the National Science
Foundation Network which provides most educational institutions'
Internet access).  After all, the Internet has gateways to BITNET
(or vice versa).  Most BITNET services are available via E-mail.
BITNET will be gone soon, right?
 
It depends on what you mean by soon.  As long as there is a market
for low-cost, academically-based wide area networking, BITNET has
the chance to compete in that market.  BITNET's dramatic growth in
the last ten years or so is an indicator of just how valuable its
services are.  If we see a tremendous growth in the number of
BITNET sites which also have NSFNet connections and all of those
sites drop their BITNET memberships, then BITNET's demise, or at
least, the loss of its place as one of the major academic networks
may be hastened.  The likelihood of that happening very quickly may
not be that high.  By a very unscientific count, as of last
September, only 40% of universities on BITNET were also on the
Internet.  By now, that number has probably grown, since
connections to NSFNet are growing at a rapid pace.  That pace may
slow, however. One of the current challenges facing network service
providers is to make NSFNet connections available to smaller
institutions at a low cost, but at an effective speed.  All of this
is to say perhaps BITNET's not quite as obsolete as some might
think it is.
 
The future of BITNET depends on how CREN (the Corporation for
Research and Educational Networking), BITNET's governing
organization, decides to position the network in the marketplace.
This is not a point that is lost on CREN as the files KEEP CREN, and
KEEP CREN2, and WHY CREN available from LISTSERV@BITNIC will attest.
Right now, the unattended file transfer and interactive messaging
capabilities, and the sheer number of member institutions in the
U.S. and the affiliated networks world wide will sustain the
usefulness of BITNET for some time (probably at least five years
without any action on CREN's part).  For example, if you are on the
Internet and want to send to a BITNET affiliate, you are probably
going through a BITNET gateway.  BITNET's value is not just the
connectivity it brings within the U.S., but also the connectivity
to numerous locations around the world (five continents and forty-
six countries at last count).
 
CREN has recognized that the wide-area networking landscape is
changing, and commissioned a document entitled "A Strategic Plan
for CREN," prepared by Northeast Consulting Resources, Inc.  The
plan outlines five possible "endstates" for BITNET that range from
just "declaring victory" and shutting down to competing in the IP
networking market.  (The strategic plan is available from
LISTSERV@BITNIC as the file CREN PLAN9106.)  The consulting firm
recommended hiring an Executive Director to finalize and implement
the strategic plan, an action which CREN is currently carrying
forward.
 
Another factor in the future of BITNET is the BITNET II "project."
BITNET II generically refers to the routing of RSCS networking
traffic over IP networks.  In this sense, a large portion of BITNET
has already converted to BITNET II, since much of the traffic is
routed over the NSFNet backbone.  Individual institutions can
convert to BITNET II as it becomes advantageous for them to do so,
since the supporting VM software (VMNet) is available from
Princeton University and the comparable VMS software (TCPNJE) is
available from Joiner Software Inc.  (At UNT, we are currently
running TCPNJE for our BITNET connectivity to several other Texas
nodes.)  Expanding the use of BITNET II will undoubtedly allow the
network to operate more efficiently (and thereby allow BITNET to
compete more effectively), and could also lead to a day when BITNET
is positioned to become an Internet service provider.
 
The bottom line is that the future of BITNET is by no means
certain, however, BITNET is also by no means dead.  As newer
networking technologies become available to a wider array of
institutions, BITNET, under CREN's guidance, will have to adapt to
meet the needs of its members or indeed will become a thing of the
past.  Personally, I think I'd miss BITNET, especially answering
that age old question, "how do I sign on to BITNET?"
 
 
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* From various sources   ******
* Edited By Philip Baczewski  *************
* Send your Headlines to NMONTHED@UNTVM1  ***
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*2.1* CREN JOINS THE INTERNET SOCIETY (Jim Conklin, from BITNEWS@BITNIC)
      (See the related article in section 3.1 - ed.)
 
CREN decided, at its February Board meeting, to join the new
Internet Society as a corporate member, effective July 1 (the new CREN
fiscal year).  This is in recognition of the important role that the
Internet Society is expected to have in the support and governance of
the Internet as an international network, and in the broader "Matrix" of
interconnected international networks, including BITNET.
Both individuals and organizations may join the Internet Society,
thereby encouraging and supporting its activities.
 
Information on the Internet Society is available on LISTSERV@BITNIC.
The file ISOC ANNOUNCE provides general information on the Internet
Society, and ISOC APPLIC includes a very brief description and an
application form for individual memberships ($70 per year; $25 for
students).  Further information on organizational and student
memberships may be obtained from isoc@nri.reston.va.us.  Organizational
memberships cost $10,000 per year ($5,000 per year for non-profit
organizations).
 
 
*2.2* REGISTRAR-L NOW ON UNIX LISTSERV (Michael Scott Shappe)
 
REGISTRAR-L is now managed by a Unix-based listserv. To subscribe,
send the following command as the body of an ELECTRONIC MAIL message to
listserv@cornell.edu:
 
SUB REGISTRAR-L Firstname Lastname
 
Note carefully that this is an INTERNET ONLY site--we cannot process
commands interactively. Also, note that cornell.edu and CORNELL[.bitnet]
are two completely different machines.
 
For questions about the list itself, send to Paul_Aucoin@cornell.edu.
For questions about the Cornell Information Technologies listserv, send
to Michael_Shappe@cornell.edu.
 
 
*2.3* NEWS OF EARTH CLOSES (John B Harlan, from NEW-LIST@NDSUVM1)
      (See the related article in section 3.3 - ed.)
 
The following lists closed effective Monday, 13 April 1992:
 
          NewsE     News of Earth superlist
          NewsE-A   News of Earth analysis
          NewsE-B   News of Earth bulletins
          NewsE-C   News of Earth commentary
          NewsE-D   News of Earth distribution
                      [shortwave radio news digest formerly known
                      as JBH Online and distributed as Online-L]
          NewsE-I   News of Earth interviews
          NewsE-L   News of Earth letters
          NewsE-S   News of Earth supplements
          NewsENet  News of Earth network
 
The closing announcement can be retrieved from ListServ@IndyCMS
as file NEWSE CLOSING.
 
Please refer any comments / questions to me at the e-mail
address below.  Thank you.
 
John B Harlan
125 West Marion Street 530   South Bend, Indiana 46601-1096   USA
219.289.1096                           JBHarlan@IndyVAX.IUPUI.Edu
 
 
*2.4* ANNOUNCING AN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL (Ted Jennings, from CWIS-L@WUVMD)
 
_EJournal_ is a peer-reviewed, all-electronic, network distributed,
serial publication.
 
We are particularly interested in theory and practice surrounding the
creation, transmission, storage, interpretation, alteration and
replication of electronic "text," broadly defined.
 
We are also interested in the social, psychological, literary, economic,
pedagogical, philosophical and other ramifications of computer-mediated
networks.
 
Our review process is anonymous, all-electronic, and consensual.
We prefer brief, authentic, lively essays to exhaustive technical
reports.
 
Single-essay issues appear as often as submissions are affirmatively
reviewed; there were four (free) distributions to subscribers in 1991.
There are two dozen consulting editors, in several disciplines, who
review submissions.  Members of _EJournal_'s advisory board are:
 
Stevan Harnad, Princeton University
Dick Lanham, University of California at Los Angeles
Ann Okerson, Association of Research Libraries
Joe Raben, City University of New York
Bob Scholes, Brown University
Harry Whitaker, University of Quebec at Montreal
 
To subscribe to _EJournal_, send a mail message to listserv@albnyvm1.bitnet
containing as its only line the command:
 
        subscribe ejrnl your_first_name your_last_name
 
Information about getting back issues will accompany the "Welcome"
message sent to people who subscribe.
 
Please send submissions for editorial consideration to our "office" at:
        ejournal@albnyvms.bitnet
Ted Jennings, Editor, Department of English, University at Albany/SUNY
 
 
*2.5* JTE OFFERS GRAPHICS (Lon Savage, from NEW-LIST@NDSUVM1)
 
The JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, launched three years ago as a
refereed scholarly print journal, has initiated simultaneous
publication of an electronic edition with its first issue of 1992.
The new publication includes graphics -- one of the first electronic
scholarly journals to do so.
 
The current issue of the journal, which is published twice a year by
the Technology Education Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University, is now available in electronic form without
charge via Bitnet and the Internet.  The text of the journal's
articles are offered in ASCII format, which is traditional for many
on-line electronic journals sent via Bitnet and the Internet, while a
single graphic illustration of one of the articles is available as a
separate Postscript file.  The journal is one of the first electronic
scholarly journals, if not the first, of its kind to be offered with
graphics over Bitnet and the Internet.
 
JTE, as the journal is known, is co-sponsored by the International
Technology Education Association and the Council on Technology
Teacher Education.  The electronic version is published with the
cooperation of Virginia Tech's Scholarly Communications Project,
which earlier this year initiated the publication of an electronic
version of the 20-year-old print journal CATALYST.
 
Mark Sanders, Associate Professor of Vocational and Technical
Education at Virginia Tech and founding editor, said the journal was
offered electronically to reach a larger and more diversified
readership.  "It also seemed appropriate," he said, "to try out a
high tech distribution system with a journal on technology
education."
 
Offering the journal electronically without charge poses little
threat to the financial base of the journal, Sanders said, because of
the low cost and better appearance of the print version.
Subscriptions to the two printed issues per year is $8.00 for
individuals and $15.00 for institutions in the U.S., somewhat more
outside the U.S.  The print journal is circulated to about 500
teacher educators at colleges and universities in the field of
Technology Education.
 
To become an electronic subscriber of the JTE, send the following
e-mail message (in the BODY of the mail) to LISTSERV@VTVM1 (Bitnet)
or to LISTSERV@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Internet):
   SUBSCRIBE JTE-L firstname lastname
 
Subscribers will receive information about how to access articles and
how to remove their names from the electronic subscription list.
 
Future issues will no doubt have more than one graphic, Sanders said.
Consideration also is being given to placing the journal's back
issues on line, accessible to electronic subscribers.  The journal
hopes to stay on the cutting edge of electronic publication,
improving the quality of the electronic version as technology allows.
 
For further information, contact Mark Sanders, Technology Education,
144 Smyth Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0432;  telephone:
703/231-8173.  E-mail to: MSANDERS@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Internet) or
MSANDERS@VTVM1 (Bitnet).
 
 
*2.6* COMPUTER-ASSISTED RESEARCH FORUM (Todd J. B. Blayone,
                                        from HUMANIST@BROWNVM)
 
The _Computer-Assisted Research Forum_ is a new "reader-friendly"
(i.e., non-technical) tri-annual bulletin (published at McGill
University) which presents articles, news, and reviews of
software and resources for post-secondary educators, researchers,
and students in the humanities. Both PC and Macintosh platforms
are supported.
 
To obtain a COMPLIMENTARY COPY of the first volume (due out in
late summer 1992) simply complete the following "e-form" and
return to the editors at bfw6@musicb.mcgill.ca.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
YES. I would like a complimentary copy of the _Computer-
Assisted Research Forum_.
 
NAME:
INSTITUTION:
TITLE:
STREET ADDRESS:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
 
1. TYPE OF COMPUTER USED (e.g., 386 PC, Mac Classic):
 
2. OPERATING SYSTEM/ENVIRONMENT USED (e.g., DOS, Windows,
   OS/2):
 
3. I HAVE BEEN COMPUTING FOR ___ YEARS.
 
4. I AM A REGISTERED USER OF THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION SOFTWARE
   PACKAGES:
 
5. I READ THE FOLLOWING COMPUTER JOURNALS/MAGAZINES REGULARLY:
 
6. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING COMPUTER RELATED
   ITEMS...
 
****  SEND FORM TO: BFW6@MUSICB.McGill.CA ****
 
 
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*3.1* The Internet Society
      by Vinton G. Cerf
 
The following was "reprinted" from EDUCOM Review, Fall/Winter 1991,
Volume 26, No. 3/4. Editor: Wendy Rickard Bollentin, EDITOR@EDUCOM or
EDITOR@EDUCOM.EDU.  The text was acquired from the "Articles database
of CCNEWS, the Electronic Forum for Campus Computing Newsletter Editors,
a BITNET-based service of EDUCOM."  Since the the article appeared some
time ago, it has been slightly edited to reflect the current status of
the Internet Society. - ed.
 
It is clear that computer networking has become the subject of
intense interest, not only among academics and researchers but also
in business, government, and education as well as at all levels of
national and international social structure. The considerable
investment of effort, for instance, to stimulate network interest (in
Europe through the ESPRIT and RACE programs, in the United States
through the U.S. High Performance Computing and Communication
program, and in Japan and Nordic countries through similar
programs) underscores growing global interest in the use of
computers and communication to enhance the effectiveness of a
variety of business, social, and economic endeavors.
 
The Internet Society
 
The Internet is a collection of cooperating, interconnected,
multiprotocol networks that supports international collaboration
among thousands of organizations. Because of its current global
scope, rapid rate of growth, and substantial interactions with other
networking communities, the Internet has become an important
focus for international networking. In an effort to manage this
growth and meet the needs of its constituents, the Internet Society has
been formed.
 
As a means of fostering the voluntary interconnection of computer
networks into a global research and development communications
and information infrastructure, the Internet Society is now
fully functioning. It will not operate the Internet; that will continue
to be a collaborative activity that the society will seek to
facilitate. The society will provide assistance to and support
for groups and organizations involved in the use, operation,
and evolution of the Internet and its protocols. It will also
provide support for forums in which technical and operational
questions can be discussed and will offer mechanisms through which
interested parties can become informed and educated about the
Internet and its function, use, and operation in addition to the
interests of its constituents.
 
Membership
 
As a membership organization with voting individual members
(regular and student) and nonvoting institutional members, the
Internet Society consists of several classes of institutional
members (provisions have been made to accommodate nonprofits
and start-ups).
 
At the June 1991 INET meeting in Copenhagen, it was announced
that the Internet Society would adopt INET as its annual meeting
vehicle. Therefore, the first annual meeting of the Internet Society
will coincide with INET'92, scheduled for June 15-19, 1992, in Kobe,
Japan.  A variety of topics will be discussed, focusing on current
applications, research and developments in networking, Internet
functionality and growth, provision of network facilities in
developing countries, policies for the development and use of
network infrastructure, and other interests shared by  the society's
constituency.
 
Support for Internet Technical Evolution
 
The Internet Activities Board (IAB) has been concerned with the
development and evolution of architectures supporting the use of
multiple protocols in a networked environment. The society has
incorporated the IAB and its functions into its operation and will work
with other interested organizations to support and assist efforts that
will evolve the multiprotocol Internet. The Internet Engineering and
Research Task Forces will be used to stimulate networking research
and to facilitate evolution of the TCP/IP protocol suite and
integration of new protocol suites (e.g., OSI) into Internet
architecture. The society will also work actively with parties and
organizations interested in fostering improvement in the utility of
the Internet for its constituent users.
 
Information and Infrastructure Services
 
The regular publication of a newsletter, with information about the
international activities of Internet constituents has begun, and a
professional journal of contributions on a wide range of subjects is
being planned.  In addition, the society will provide  assistance to
and support for organizations responsible for maintaining the databases
crucial to Internet function (e.g., the Domain Name System and X.500
Directory Services) and for organizations concerned with the security
of the Internet (e.g., the Software Engineering Institute Computer
Emergency Response Team [CERT] and its CERT-System). The society
will also assist in the development of educational, advisory,  and
informative materials of use to society members. When appropriate,
the society will organize or support activities that aid in coordination
among organizations that operate components of the Internet.
 
The society will refer members to appropriate parties involved in
operating the various parts of the Internet, who may be helpful with
specific questions. When possible, the society would seek to provide
access to its information online but would also offer hard-copy and,
perhaps eventually, CD-ROM-based information resources.
 
Individuals and organizations interested in joining the Internet
Society should contact the Internet Society at 1895 Preston White
Drive, Suite 100, Reston, VA 22091; 703 620-8990; fax: 703 620-
0913; e-mail: ISOC@NRI.RESTON.VA.US.
 
Internet Society Charter
 
The Internet Society will be a nonprofit organization and will be
operated for academic, educational, charitable, and scientific
purposes, among which are:
 
A. To facilitate and support the technical evolution of the Internet as
a research and education infrastructure and to stimulate
involvement of the academic, scientific, and engineering
communities, among others, in the evolution of the Internet.
 
B. To educate the academic and scientific communities and the public
concerning the technology, use, and application of the Internet.
 
C. To promote scientific and educational applications of Internet
technology for the benefit of educational institutions at all grade
levels, industry, and the public at large.
 
D. To provide a forum for exploration of new Internet applications
and to foster collaboration among organizations in their operation
and use of the Internet.
 
 
*3.2* EARN Newsletter Begins Publication
      by Hans Deckers (deck@frors12.bitnet)
 
The following announcement is taken from the first issue of EARNEST, the
new newsletter of EARN, BITNET's associated European network.  Copies
will be maintained on ftp.unt.edu in the pub/netmonth directory and
possibly on the NetMonth filelists at MARIST and BITNIC as well.  The
first issue only will also be distributed to the NetMonth mailing list.
The material that follows is Copyright EARN Association, May 1992. - ed.
 
 
This is the  first issue of EARNEST, the EARN  Newsletter. EARNEST is
meant to be  different things to different people.  For those interested
in the technical side of the  network, there will be regular features on
changes in  network topology, reports  and explanations of  network, and
lists of those nodes which have joined or left the network. Those of you
interested in network policy issues and internetworking should enjoy the
features  on  relations  with  other  networking  and  computer  groups,
announcements from the EARN management, reports from the EARN Executive
and the  EARN BoD, and  information on  special EARN events.  In future
issues, we will have guest  columns featuring the latest developments in
network user  services. And the lighter  side of EARN is  represented in
this issue by a networking crossword puzzle.
 
Much of the  information in this issue can be  found in official EARN
documents, but we hope  to present it here in a  way which is accessible
to all readers.
 
Whatever  your  interests  and  whatever  your  level  of  networking
knowledge and  involvement, we hope  that you find EARNEST  edifying and
enjoyable.
 
If you would  like to receive the next issue  of the EARN Newsletter
automatically, send the command:  SUBSCRIBE EARNEST First_name Last_name
to  listserv@frors12.bitnet. To  consult the  previous issues,  send the
command:    GET EARNEST NEWSLTOC         to listserv@frors12.bitnet. The
last issue is  also available from Netserv in the  file EARNEST NEWSLET,
send the command:     GET EARNEST NEWSLET     to the nearest Netserv.
 
New project? New tool? New views  on the network? Express your ideas
in  EARNEST!  Submit  articles  for  publication,  ideas  for  articles,
letters, etc., to Nadine Grange (grange@frors12.bitnet).
 
The next issue will be July 1992.  The deadline to submit articles for
publication is on 1 July 1992.
 
 
*3.3* News of Earth closed
      by John B Harlan (JBHarlan@IndyVAX.IUPUI.Edu)
 
There are times in life when it becomes necessary to take stock
of one's endeavors with a view to both quantity and quality.  I am
in the midst of just such a time, and my stock-taking has included a
review of my information collection and dissemination activities, of
which News of Earth is now but one among many.
 
When I began listening to shortwave radio nearly five years ago
and began posting digests of English-language foreign newscasts to
friends and colleagues on the networks four and a half years ago, it
was with pleasure, excitement and the conviction that the
dissemination of such information -- namely, news from a non-
American perspective -- filled an important need for us as global
citizens.  I made a special effort to monitor and digest news and
commentary from broadcast services in parts of the world I felt
suffered the most from the bias of mainstream American news media.
But I soon discovered that even broadcasts from Canada, Western
Europe and Australia contained much information that Americans
dependent on domestic print and television news were never
receiving.  My conviction, excitement and pleasure grew by leaps and
bounds.
 
It is hard even now to imagine what a different place our world
was just five years ago.  As political change has swept our planet
these past few years, shortwave radio listening has increased
significantly.  Other news sources -- professional, reliable, sound
news sources -- have appeared on the networks.  At the same time the
number and variety of news sources available on the nets have
increased, my own ability to provide the News of Earth service has
decreased.  For the past several months, I have found myself unable
to provide you, my subscribers, with a level of service I consider
acceptable.  News of Earth has become increasingly infrequent and
irregular, and frankly, uneven in quality even when I do manage to
publish an issue.  I can no longer in good conscience continue to
offer a service the quality of which I myself find unsatisfactory.
 
This is no one's fault but my own.  I have enjoyed a tremendous
level of support from you, my subscribers, and from a very special
group of key individuals who have encouraged me along the way these
past four and a half years.  (You know who you are :-)  I have also
received gracious institutional support (from the University of
Notre Dame, when News of Earth was still JBH Online, and more
recently from Indiana University, both in Indianapolis and in
Bloomington).  But even the most generous external support and all
the logistical advances made on the home front (in terms of
shortwave and computing hardware acquisition and arrangement) cannot
help an individual who overextends himself in his activities and
finally realizes that in trying to do too many things, he ends up
doing none of them as well as he could and should.
 
Thus, with regret, I am discontinuing the News of Earth service
effective with this issue of NewsE-D.  With heartfelt gratitude for
your companionship and support, I bid each and every one of you
peace, health and happiness.
 
 
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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.
 
One way to find out what lists are maintained on BITNET LISTSERVs is
to send the command LIST GLOBAL to the nearest LISTSERV installation.
One word of warning, however: this command will generate and send to
you a file which is over 3000 lines long.  The command:
LIST GLOBAL /, where  is any word or part of a word that
you specify, will send you a shorter list with only those entries
that contain an occurrence of the string you specify.
 
A directory of electronic mailing lists and news groups can be
acquired from LISTSERV@KENTVM and via anonymous FTP from
KSUVXA.KENT.EDU (in the Library directory).  For more information
get the file ACADLIST README.  A  directory of electronic journals,
ia available from LISTSERV@UOTTAWA as well as LISTSERV@BROWNVM.
It consists of two files, EJOURNL1 DIRECTRY and EJOURNL2 DIRECTRY.
 
*4.1*  DEOSNEWS@PSUVM             The Distance Education Online Symposium
 
   DEOSNEWS has 850 subscribers in 35 countries.
 
   The American Journal of Distance Education (AJDE) and
   The American Center for the Study of Distance Education
   The Pennsylvania State University, College of Education
   403 South Allen Street, Suite 206
   University Park, Pennsylvania 16801-5202, U.S.A.
 
   Telephone: +814-863-3764      Fax: +814-865-5878
 
   Editor: Morten Flate Paulsen, MFP101@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
   Review: Margaret Koble
 
   DEOS was established with a grant from the Annenberg/CPB Project.
 
   To subscribe to DEOSNEWS and DEOS-L (a discussion forum), just post
   the following commands to LISTSERV@PSUVM or LISTSERV@PSUVM.PSU.EDU:
   SUBSCRIBE DEOSNEWS Your Full Name
   SUBSCRIBE DEOS-L Your Full Name
 
 
*4.2*  travel-advisories@stolaf.edu US State Department Travel Advisories
 
   This list distributes US State Department Travel Advisories.
   Distributions will begin April 6th.
 
   Please send requests for subscription/removal to
        travel-advisories-request@stolaf.edu
 
   This list is also archived - the form of the archive is yet to be
   determined, but you can start by looking (via anonymous FTP) in
        ftp.stolaf.edu:/pub/travel-advisories/archive
   and  ftp.stolaf.edu:/pub/travel-advisories/advisories
 
   The latter contains the most recent advisory for a particular
   country.
 
   The most recent Travel Advisories for each country are also available
   from St.  Olaf's "gopher" server:
      gopher.stolaf.edu:/gopher/Databases/US-State-Department-Travel-Advisories
   Craig D. Rice  
 
 
*4.3*  REACH@ucsbvm                                      REACH Newsletter
 
   REACH: Research and Educational Applications of Computers in the
          Humanities, an electronic newsletter
 
   REACH exists solely to provide a means of distributing an electronic
   version of the paper newsletter of the same name, a publication of
   the Humanities Computing Facility of the University of California,
   Santa Barbara.  At present, the newsletter is issued four times a
   year.
 
   Back issues of REACH and related files are stored in the REACH
   FILELIST.  To receive a list of files send the command:
 
      INDEX REACH to LISTSERV@ucsbvm.bitnet
 
   To subscribe to REACH, send the following command to
   LISTSERV@ucsbvm.bitnet via mail text or interactive message:
 
      SUBSCRIBE REACH Your_full_name
 
   For example:  SUBSCRIBE REACH John Doe
 
   Editor: Eric Dahlin
           reach@ucsbuxa.bitnet
           reach@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu
 
 
*4.4*  CHAIRS-L@FAUVAX              Academic Chairpersons Discussion List
       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 (April 1992).
 
   To subscribe, send Email to MAILSERV@ACC.FAU.EDU (BITNET-restricted
   users send to MAILSERV@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 MAILSERV 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)
 
 
*4.5*  FORENS-L@FAUVAX                     Forensic Medicine and Sciences
 
   Forens-L is an unmoderated discussion list dealing with forensic
   aspects of anthropology, biology, chemistry, odontology, pathology,
   psychology, serology, toxicology, criminalistics, and expert
   witnessing and presentation of evidence in court.
 
   Membership to this discussion list is open free of charge to all
   interested individuals or organizations.
 
   There are no archives as of yet.
 
   To subscribe, send mail to FORENS-REQUEST@ACC.FAU.EDU
   (BITNET-restricted users send to FORENS-REQUEST@FAUVAX)
   with this request in the message body:
 
      SUBSCRIBE FORENS-L Your Real Name
 
   To unsubscribe, send:
 
      UNSUBSCRIBE FORENS-L
 
   To post a message, send it to:
 
      FORENS-L@ACC.FAU.EDU or FORENS-L@FAUVAX
 
   All questions, requests for information, etc., should be sent to
   the List Owners.  Technical issues should be addressed to the List
   Manager.
 
   List Owners:    M. Yasar Iscan (Iscan@acc.fau.edu, Iscan@FauVax)
                   Ronald K. Wright (RKW@MedExam.FtL.FL.US)
   List Manager:   Ralph P Carpenter (Ralpho@acc.fau.edu, Ralpho@FauVax)
 
 
*4.6*  FLEXWORK@PSUHMC.BITNET              Flexible Work Environment List
 
   FLEXWORK (Flexible Work Environment List) is a list to discuss how
   people are handling flexible work situations.  Telecommuting,
   work-sharing and flex-time are some examples.
 
   Archives of FLEXWORK back issues can be listed by sending the command
   INDEX FLEXWORK to LISTSERV@PSUHMC.
 
   To subscribe, send the following command to LISTSERV@PSUHMC.BITNET
   in the BODY of the mail or message:
 
     SUB FLEXWORK your full name
 
   where "your full name" is your name.  For example:
 
     SUB FLEXWORK Joan Doe
 
   Owner:  MHOLCOMB@PSUHMC.BITNET   Maria Holcomb
 
 
*4.7*  ELEASAI@ARIZVM1          Open Library/Information Science Research
       ELEASAI@ARIZVM1.CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
 
   ELEASAI is a LISTSERV conference on research in library and
   information science.  It concerns current research in progress or in
   planning stages, methodological and statistical issues, funding for
   research, computing as a research tool, broad trends in scientific
   research as they affect library and information science, and similar
   research-oriented topics.  ELEASAI's address is ELEASAI@ARIZVM1.
 
   It is a companion conference to JESSE, which focuses on teaching and
   educational concerns in library and information science.  JESSE
   concerns curricula, educational methodologies and issues, courses in
   development, resources, computing as a teaching tool, broad trends in
   education as they affect library and information science education,
   and similar education- oriented topics.  JESSE's address is
   JESSE@ARIZVM1.
 
   To subscribe to ELEASAI, send the following command to
   LISTSERV@ARIZVM1 on BITNET or LISTSERV@ARIZVM1.CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
   in the BODY of mail text or interactive message:
 
      SUBSCRIBE ELEASAI Your_full_name.
 
   For example:  SUBSCRIBE LISTNAME Joe Shmoe
 
   Owners:  Gretchen Whitney (GWHITNEY@ARIZVMS)
            Charley Seavey (DOCMAPS@ARIZVMS)
 
 
*4.8*  JESSE@ARIZVM1           Open Library/Information Science Education
       JESSE@ARIZVM1.CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
 
   JESSE is a LISTSERV conference which focuses on teaching and
   educational concerns in library and information science.  JESSE
   concerns curricula, educational methodologies and issues, courses in
   development, resources, computing as a teaching tool, broad trends in
   education as they affect library and information science education,
   and similar education- oriented topics.  JESSE's address is
   JESSE@ARIZVM1 on BITNET.
 
   It is a companion conference to ELEASAI , which focuses on research
   in library and information science.  It concerns current research in
   progress or in planning stages, methodological and statistical
   issues, funding for research, computing as a research tool, broad
   trends in scientific research as they affect library and information
   science, and similar research-oriented topics.  ELEASAI's address is
   ELEASAI@ARIZVM1.
 
   To subscribe to JESSE, send the following command to LISTSERV@ARIZVM1
   on BITNET or LISTSERV@ARIZVM1.CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU in the BODY of mail or
   interactive message:
 
      SUBSCRIBE JESSE Your_full_name.
 
   For example:  SUBSCRIBE LISTNAME Joe Shmoe
 
   Owners:  Gretchen Whitney (GWHITNEY@ARIZVMS)
            Charley Seavey (DOCMAPS@ARIZVMS)
 
 
*4.9*  78-L@cornell.edu                           Pre-LP Music Recordings
 
   78-L is a discussion group devoted to music and recordings of the
   pre-LP era.  The list is open to collectors and lovers of all kinds
   of music of this era, such as early jazz and blues, big bands, show
   music, vaudeville, classical, etc., as well as spoken word and other
   historical recordings.  We also welcome discussion of recording
   history, discography, the collectors' market, and vintage
   phonographs.  The group is not slanted toward any particular type of
   music or collector interest.  Whether you're into cylinders or discs,
   vintage jazz or big bands, cranking up a victrola or playing your
   records through modern stereo equipment, we welcome your
   participation and hope that we can learn from each other and broaden
   our musical tastes.  The common element is that what we listen to was
   recorded at (or near) 78 rpm.
 
   The list is open and unmoderated.  To subscribe, send mail to
   listserv@cornell.edu with the following text: 'SUB 78-L '.
 
   If you have any questions about 78-L, contact the owner.
 
   Owner: Doug Elliot  
 
 
*4.10* AMLIT-L@UMCVMB                 American Literature Discussion List
       AMLIT-L@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU
 
   The American Literature Discussion List has been created for the
   discussion of topics and issues in the vast and diverse field of
   American Literature among a world-wide community interested in the
   subject.  You can expect consultations, conferences, and an ongoing
   exchange of information among scholars and students of American
   Literature on this list.  In addition, announcements of relevant
   conferences and calls for papers are welcome and encouraged.
 
   To subscribe send a message to listserv@umcvmb or
   listserv@umcvmb.missouri.edu.  In BODY of the message state:
      SUB AMLIT-L your full name
   eg.
      SUB AMLIT-L E. Allen Poe
   If you have any questions please contact the owner.
 
   Owner: Michael O'Conner 
                        or 
 
 
*4.11* RusHist@USCVM                  RusHist - Russian History 1462-1917
       RusHist@VM.USC.EDU
       RusHist@DOSUNI1.BITNET
       RusHist@CSEARN
 
   This is to announce the formation of and offer a welcome to a
   new Listserv discussion list RusHist (the discussion of Russian
   history from 1462-1917).
 
   This list will be used as a forum for the reasonable discussion of
   any aspect of the history of Russia from the reign of Ivan III
   (1462-1505) to the end of the Romanov dynasty in the person of
   Nicholas II (1894-1917).  Any element of this period is discussable,
   so long as the criteria of being reasonable and polite in one's
   discourse are adhered to.  Any questions about suitable topics should
   be directed to me, Valentine Smith, at the Internet address
   (cdell@vax1.umkc.edu).
 
   Anyone wishing to participate in this list should send the following
   command to one of the following Listservs:
      LISTSERV@USCVM (or LISTSERV@VM.USC.EDU),
      LISTSERV@DOSUNI1, or LISTSERV@CSEARN
   via e-mail in the BODY of a mail message (not the "Subject:" line)
      SUB RusHist your real name
 
   To unsubscribe, send the command  UNSUB RusHist  . Other Listserv
   commands can be gotten by sending HELP in the message body to any
   Listserv.
 
   This is an unmoderated list.  However, I will closely keep an eye on
   it, and hope that we can engage in some fruitful discussions on
   Russian history.  All that is asked is reasonable and polite dialogue
   - any problems will be first addressed by private mail, and then
   removal if that private discussion fails to resolve a conflict.  This
   could be an exciting list, I hope it will be, and I encourage you to
   be an active participant.
 
   Owner: Valentine Smith (cdell@vax1.umkc.edu)
 
 
*4.12* SovHist@USCVM                   SovHist - Soviet History 1917-1991
       SovHist@VM.USC.EDU
       SovHist@DOSUNI1
       SovHist@CSEARN
 
   This is to announce the formation of and offer a welcome to a
   new Listserv discussion list SovHist (the discussion of Soviet
   history from 1917-1991).
 
   This list will be used as a forum for the reasonable discussion of
   any aspect of the history of the Soviet Union from the "February
   Revolution" of 1917 to the breakup of the USSR that occurred 25
   December, 1991.
 
   Any element of this period is discussable, so long as the criteria of
   being reasonable and polite in one's discourse are adhered to.  Any
   questions about suitable topics should be directed to me, Valentine
   Smith, at the Internet address (cdell@vax1.umkc.edu).
 
   Anyone wishing to participate in this list should send the following
   command to one of the following Listservs:
      LISTSERV@USCVM (or LISTSERV@VM.USC.EDU),
      LISTSERV@DOSUNI1, or LISTSERV@CSEARN
   via e-mail in the BODY of a mail message (not the "Subject:" line)
      SUB SovHist your real name
 
   To unsubscribe, send the command  UNSUB RusHist  . Other Listserv
   commands can be gotten by sending HELP in the message body to any
   Listserv.
 
   This is an unmoderated list.  However, I will closely keep an eye on
   it, and hope that we can engage in some fruitful discussions on
   Soviet history.  All that is asked is reasonable and polite dialogue
   - any problems will be first addressed by private mail, and then
   removal if that private discussion fails to resolve a conflict.  I
   know this was a turbulent period of history, and expect passions to
   occasionally be heated.  Please try to keep "reasonable discussion"
   in the forefront of your thinking when posting to this list.  This
   could be an exciting forum, I hope it will be, and I encourage you to
   be an active participant.
 
   Owner: Valentine Smith (cdell@vax1.umkc.edu)
 
 
*4.13* ANCIEN-L@ULKYVM               History of the Ancient Mediterranean
       ANCIEN-L@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU
 
   ANCIEN-L is a forum for debate, discussion, and the exchange of
   information by students and scholars of the history of the Ancient
   Mediterranean.  ANCIEN-L is ready to distribute newsletters from
   study groups, and to post announcements of meetings and calls for
   papers, short scholarly pieces, queries, and other items of interest.
 
   The list currently does not maintain a FTP directory nor is archiving
   available.  Hopefully, this will change in the near future.
 
   ANCIEN-L is associated with the general discussion list HISTORY, and
   co-operates fully with other lists similarly associated.
 
   To subscribe send a message to LISTSERV@ULKYVM on BITNET or
   LISTSERV@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU.  In BODY of the message state:
     SUB ANCIEN-L yourfirstname yourlastname
 
   adding your full name;  LISTSERV will accept both BITNET and
   Internet addresses.  Postings should be made to ANCIEN-L@ULKYVM.
 
   If you have any questions please contact the owner.
 
   Owner:
        James A. Cocks    BITNET:   JACOCK01@ULKYVM
                          Internet: JACOCK01@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU
        The University of Louisville
 
 
*4.14* RENAIS-L@ULKYVM                         History of the Renaissance
       RENAIS-L@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU
 
   RENAIS-L is a forum for debate, discussion, and the exchange of
   information by students and scholars of the history of the Renaissance.
   RENAIS-L is ready to distribute newsletters from study groups, and
   to post announcements of meetings and calls for papers, short scholarly
   pieces, queries, and other items of interest.
 
   The list currently does not maintain a FTP directory nor is archiving
   available.  Hopefully, this will change in the near future.
 
   RENAIS-L is associated with the general discussion list HISTORY, and
   co-operates fully with other lists similarly associated.
 
   To subscribe send a message to LISTSERV@ULKYVM or
   LISTSERV@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU.  In BODY of the message state:
     SUB RENAIS-L yourfirstname yourlastname
 
   adding your full name;  LISTSERV will accept both BITNET and
   Internet addresses.  Postings should be made to RENAIS-L@ULKYVM.
 
   If you have any questions please contact the owner.
 
   Owner:
        James A. Cocks    BITNET:   JACOCK01@ULKYVM
                          Internet: JACOCK01@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU
        The University of Louisville
 
 
*4.15* PBP-L@ETSUADMN                          Play-by-Play Sportscasters
       PBP-L@ETSUADMN.ETSU.EDU
 
   PBP-L is an online discussion list for play-by-play sportscasters for
   all sports.  If you are a student studying sportscasting for radio or
   tv, or a veteran broadcaster, this list is for you.
 
   Subscriptions to this list are open to all.
 
   To subscribe, send the following command to LISTSERV@ETSUADMN or
   LISTSERV@ETSUADMN.ETSU.EDU in the BODY of mail:
 
      SUB PBP-L your full name
 
   where "your full name" is your name.  For example:
 
      SUB PBP-L Joan Doe
 
   Owner: John Hendry 
 
 
*4.16* AFAS-L@KENTVM           African American Studies and Librarianship
       AFAS-L@KENTVM.KENT.EDU
 
   The ACRL Afro American Studies Librarian's Section has established a
   computer conference called
 
                 AFAS-L       Discussion of African American Studies
                              and Librarianship
 
   AFAS-L is a computer conference among librarians and other interested
   people on topics relating to African American Experience and
   Librarianship.  Topics can include peripheral issues such as race
   relations and multicultural diversity.  Sample topics that could be
   discussed on this list include:
 
      Information literacy and African Americans
      Pan African resources and core collections
      The impact of an afrocentric curriculum on society
      Subject headings for ethnic groups (controlled vocabulary)
         And many more...
 
   To join AFAS-L, send e-mail to LISTSERV@KENTVM on BITNET or
   LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU on the Internet with the following
   command in the BODY of the mail:
      SUB AFAS-L your full name
 
   To send a message to AFAS-L, send your e-mail message to
      AFAS-L@KENTVM
 
   This list is open but moderated.  Anything intentionally posted to
   the list will appear on the list.  The moderators will provide
   feedback on the appropriateness of a given posting, although anything
   that a subscriber thinks is appropriate is.  Comments and suggestions
   on the functioning and moderating policy, however, should be posted
   directly to the moderators and will be considered carefully.
 
   The moderators of AFAS-L are librarians in academic institutions:
 
      Gladys Smiley Bell             gbell@kentvm
      Gerald Holmes                  gholmes@kentvm
      Stanton Biddle                 sfbbb@cunyvm
      Michael Walker                 mwalker@vcuvax
      Rochelle Redmond Ballard       fdballar@ucf1vm
      Carol Ritzen Kem               carolkem@nervm
      Mark G. R. McManus             mmcmanus@s850.mwc.edu
 
 
*4.17* TQM-L@UKANVM                               TQM in Higher Education
       TQM-L@UKANVM.CC.UKANS.EDU
 
   TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION
 
   A forum for the open discussion of all aspects of TOTAL QUALITY
   MANAGEMENT concepts and how these concepts can be implemented in
   institutions of higher education.  Case studies and specific examples
   depicting the application of TQM in controlling/improving processes
   in an educational environment are most welcome.  Discussion of the
   appropriate "tools" for analysis of processes are certainly
   appropriate.  New ideas and innovations regarding concepts of TQM and
   how these concepts apply toward quality improvement in the delivery
   of education/research by Colleges and Universities can be shared by
   the membership.
 
   The list is structured so that REPLY's go to the entire list in an
   effort to stimulate discussion.  Topics related to both
   administrative and academic implementation are encouraged.
 
   To subscribe to TQM-L, send the following command to
   LISTSERV@UKANVM on BITNET or LISTSERV@UKANVM.CC.UKANS.EDU
   in the BODY of mail text or interactive message:
 
      SUBSCRIBE TQM-L Yourfirstname Yourlastname
 
   For example:  SUBSCRIBE LISTNAME Joe Shmoe
 
   Owner: Phil Endacott 
 
 
*4.18* SHOTHC-L@SIVM                                 History of Computing
 
   This list provides a forum for scholars and researchers to discuss
   topics of interest to The Society for History of Technology (SHOT)
   Special Interest Group on Information, Computing and Society.
   Subscription is open.  The list owner is Dr. Paul Ceruzzi, Dept.  of
   Space History, the National Air & Space Museum.
 
   To subscribe, send the following command to LISTSERV@SIVM.BITNET
          SUBSCRIBE SHOTHC-L Firstname Lastname
 
   You may send an interactive message to LISTSERV@SIVM.  If you choose
   to subscribe by electronic mail, put the subscribe command in the
   body of the note;  DO NOT put anything in the SUBJECT line.
 
   Mail for the list should be sent to SHOTHC-L@SIVM.  Any problems with
   the list should be reported to NASEM001@SIVM or IRMSS907@SIVM.
   Monthly log files are kept and publicly available.
 
 
*4.19* CTI-L@IRLEARN.UCD.IE                      Using Computers to Learn
 
   CTI-L is an unmoderated list to facilitate the discussion of issues
   in the use of computers in teaching.  The list is intended to promote
   discussion on how computers can be used in learning and teaching via
   the following:
 
           CTI  Computers in Teaching Initiative
           CAT  Computer Aided Teaching
           CBT  Computer Based Training
           CAL  Computer Aided Learning
           CBL  Computer Based Learning
           TBT  Technology Based Training
 
   To subscribe, send a message to LISTSERV@IRLEARN.UCD.IE with the
   following line of text in the BODY:
 
           SUB CTI-L Your_full_name
 
   where Your_full_name is your firstname lastname .
 
   List coordinator:  Claron O'Reilly 
 
 
*4.20* FINAID-L@PSUVM             Administration of Student Financial Aid
       FINAID-L@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
 
   FINAID-L IS: designed to provide subscribers with an interactive,
   informational network.  Administrative questions, concerns, comments,
   problems and problem resolution can be shared with others in the
   student financial aid community.  The concept is to discuss financial
   aid-related matters and to share expertise, experiences and knowledge
   with other university student financial aid administrators and
   related personnel.
 
   FINAID-L IS: a mechanism for student financial aid information
   exchange.  Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to, the
   use of professional judgment, interpretation and potential impact of
   federal regulations (e.g.  Reauthorization), student financial aid
   automation and institutional policies and regulations.  The posting
   of financial aid-related position vacancies is permitted.
 
   FINAID-L IS NOT: a medium through which to apply for financial aid or
   to solicit for private business matters regardless of their relation
   to financial aid.
 
   To subscribe to the list, send the following command to
   LISTSERV@PSUVM or LISTSERV@PSUVM.PSU.EDU in the BODY of e-mail
   or a BITNET interactive message:
 
            SUB FINAID-L your full name
 
   For example:  SUB FINAID-L Joseph Aid Administrator
 
   Archives of FINAID-L can be accessed by sending the command
   INDEX FINAID-L to LISTSERV@PSUVM.
 
   Owner:  Robert E. Quinn, Director of Computer Services,
           Office of Student Aid, The Pennsylvania State University
           
 
 
*4.21* TWAIN-L@YORKVM1                                   Mark Twain Forum
       TWAIN-L@VM1.YORKU.CA
 
   The Mark Twain Forum is for persons having a scholarly interest in
   the life and writings of Mark Twain.  Postings may include queries,
   discussion, conference announcements, calls for papers, information
   on new publications, or anything else that is related to Mark Twain
   studies.
 
   The archives of TWAIN-L files are stored in the TWAIN-L FILELIST.  To
   receive a list of files, send the command INDEX TWAIN-L to
   LISTSERV@YORKVM1 or LISTSERV@VM1.YORKU.CA.
 
   To subscribe to this list, send a mail/note message to
   LISTSERV@YORKVM1 or LISTSERV@VM1.YORKU.CA with the one-line command
   in the BODY of the mail:
 
      SUBSCRIBE TWAIN-L your-full-name
 
   For example: SUBSCRIBE TWAIN-L Mulberry Sellers
 
   VM systems may use the interactive command:
 
      TELL LISTSERV at YORKVM1 SUBSCRIBE TWAIN-L your-full-name
 
   Finally, subscribers should be aware that the Forum's database of
   e-mail addresses will be available to the editor of the _Mark Twain
   Circular_, James Leonard (leonardj@vax.citadel.edu), when updated
   lists of Mark Twain Circle of America members' names and postal
   addresses are prepared for publication.  If there is an alternate
   form of your e-mail address that you think should be published in the
   _Circular_, please advise the list owner at the address below.
 
   Owner:  Taylor Roberts 
                       or 
 
 
*4.22* AIRLINE@PCCVM                 Airline and Airliner Discussion List
 
   A  new list  called AIRLINE  has  been established  to enable  those
      interested  in Airlines  and Civil  Aircraft to  discuss relevant
      topics.  While  prototype subjects  are expected  to be  the main
      area of discourse, modelers are welcome as well.
 
   Discussion should  generally be  related to the  prototypes whenever
      possible.
 
   (Those seeking to join a  list for military aircraft, non-commercial
      flying [pilots], or modelling, should  contact the list owner for
      assistance in finding such lists.)
 
   To subscribe, you may send an interactive message (from BITNET sites
   which provide such a facility), or mail (with the command as the BODY
   of the mail - *NOT* in the subject field - ) to:
 
                           LISTSERV@PCCVM
                   or      LISTSERV%PCCVM@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
 
   The command should be in the form:
 
                         SUB AIRLINE full name
 
   ... where "full name" is your full (and correct) name.
 
   (n.b.: Please  use your  nearest Internet-BITNET  gateway and
   not the CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU gateway when possible.)
 
   To contribute to the list, send your mail messages to:
 
                           AIRLINE@PCCVM
                   or      AIRLINE%PCCVM@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
 
   (n.b.: Please  use your  nearest Internet-BITNET  gateway and
   not the CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU gateway when possible.)
 
   For further information, please contact the list owner:
 
   Owner: Geert K. Marien    (BITNET node CUNYVM)
 
 
*4.23* BGRASS-L@UKCC                      Bluegrass Music Discussion List
       BGRASS-L@UKCC.UKY.EDU
 
   The purpose of BGRASS-L is to be a forum for discussion of:
 
      1. Issues related to the International Bluegrass Music
         Association  (IBMA)
 
      2. Bluegrass music in general, including but not limited to
         recordings, bands, individual performers, live performances,
         publications, business aspects, venues, history, you-name-it.
         Old-time music and early commercial country music are also
         acceptable topics.
 
   The list has been operational since 21 Nov. 1991, and is open to
   anyone with an interest in this music.
   Archives of traffic since 1 Feb. 1992 are available from the
   LISTSERVer; earlier by special arrangement.
 
   To subscribe, send e-mail to:
        LISTSERV@UKCC or
        LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU
   with the following command in the BODY of the mail (NO subject:):
        SUB BGRASS-L your full name
 
   To communicate, send e-mail to:
        BGRASS-L@UKCC  or
        BGRASS-L@UKCC.UKY.EDU
 
   For information, send e-mail to:
        UKA016@UKCC   or
        UKA016@UKCC.UKY.EDU
   Owner: Frank Godbey, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
          BITNET:   UKA016@UKCC
          Internet: UKA016@UKCC.UKY.EDU
 
 
*4.24* PBDLIST@suvm                       Development Issues of Indonesia
       PBDLIST@suvm.acs.syr.EDU
 
   Paradigms for Boosting Development
 
   PBDLIST is an open discussion forum on the national development
   issues of Indonesia. It also serves to disseminate news about
   the country and anything else that is important to the entire
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