*************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** NN N tt M MM MMM tt h N N N tt MM MMM M tt h N N N tt M M M tt h N N N eeeeee ttttt M M M oooooo n nnnn ttttt h hhhh N N N ee eee tt M M M oo oo nn n tt hh h N NN ee ee tt M M M oo oo n n tt h h N N eee e tt M M M oo oo n n tt h h N UNT eeeeee tt M M M oooooo n n tt h h NetMonth / An Independent Guide to BITNET *************************************************************************** * June, 1992 / Issue 40 Edited by Philip Baczewski / NMONTHED@UNTVM1 * * Chris Condon, Editor Emeritus * *************************************************************************** * * 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 * *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** ***************************** * 1.0 Bitnotes * * * * By Philip Baczewski * * University of North Texas * * NMONTHED@UNTVM1 * ***************************** 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?" ************************ * 2.0 Headlines *** * From various sources ****** * Edited By Philip Baczewski ************* * Send your Headlines to NMONTHED@UNTVM1 *** ********************************************** *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 **** ******************************** * 3.0 Articles and Information * ******************************** *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. *************************** *************************** ** 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. 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 group. You are welcome to use multi-disciplinary or comparative or any other appropriate approaches and both bahasa Indonesia and English or either one of them in the discussion. Anyone who is interested can subscribe to the PBDLIST. PBDLIST is established on February 1991 in Syracuse, New York. To subscribe interactively via LISTSERV system, please invoke command: TELL LISTSERV AT SUVM SUBSCRIBE PBDLIST your_full_name, (abbreviation of) your_school/unit/location . To subscribe via email, please send a msg to: . Subject: SUBSCRIBE PBDLIST. In the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE PBDLIST your_full_name, (abbreviation of) your_school/unit/location. For example: SUBS PBDLIST Rama Shinta, GarudaUniv_Jkt_INA To sign off PBDLIST use the method just described but replace the word `SUBSCRIBE' with `SIGNOFF' or `UNSUB.' Happy LISTSERVing!!! Owner= PURWINTO@SUVM (Wahyu Purwinto, Voice/Data/Fax: 315-449-3538) ********************** * 5.0 Administrivia ********************* * ********************** * BITNET USERHELP is an introductory document to help the new * * network user understand the different network services and * * how to use them. You can get a copy by sending the command * * GET BITNET USERHELP to LISTSERV@BITNIC. * * * * To subscribe to NetMonth, send the command * * SUBSCRIBE NETMONTH to LISTSERV@MARIST. * * You can unsubscribe by sending the command UNSUB NETMONTH. * * * * The archives of NetMonth are available on LISTSERV@MARIST * * or LISTSERV@BITNIC. Send the command GET NETMONTH FILELIST * * for a complete list of holdings. Archives are available * * via anonymous FTP on FTP.UNT.EDU in the pub/netmonth * * directory. The following commands will allow you to access * * these files via anonymous ftp: * * ftp ftp.unt.edu * * * * * * cd pub/netmonth * * dir * * get * * * * Your editorials, articles, and letters are encouraged * * (indeed, sought after). Send your ideas and letters to the * * Netmonth Editor (NMONTHED@UNTVM1). * *****************************************************************