Archive-name: law/net-resources/part2 Version: 5.1 Last-modifed: 94/09/17 Distribution-agent: ldetweil@csn.org (This document has been brought to you in part by CRAM. See the bottom for more information, including instructions on how to obtain updates.) === 0.0. Introduction to the Introduction. This chapter describes, e.g., how to get "The Legal List." If you are trying to get a copy of "The Legal List," you can avoid many problems by reading and following these directions. This is true not only of "The Legal List" but also of all of the resources it describes. (For example, you may get "The Legal List" via anonymous FTP from ftp.midnight.com as pub/LegalList/legallist.txt, but you may NOT TELNET to this site. See Section 0.7.3 for details.) Since "The Legal List" ITSELF is a law-related resource on the Internet, I list a few resources that do not THEMSELVES contain any Internet resource (e.g. only a USPS mailing address may be provided). This is, however, the exception rather than the rule. Within each listing, the resources in "The Legal List" are listed in order of ease-of-accessibility. The resources that are easiest to access are listed first. For example, the user of a commercial online service (such as CompuServe, GEnie, or America Online) may have access to Internet e-mail but may not have FTP or Telnet access. To this user, the e-mail servers are the most useful. Also, I have tried to list free services before paid services. Finally, I have included appendices of general Internet information that is not necessarily law-related. The following is a summary of the contents of "The Legal List": Chapter 1. Corporations and Organizations. This chapter describes law- related resources made available by for-profit, nonprofit, and not-for- profit corporations and organizations. An organization in this chapter would most likely have a domain name ending in ".com" (commercial) or ".org" (organization). Law firms are listed separately--sorted by the state (or country) of their main office. Chapter 2. Government Organizations. This chapter describes law- related resources made available by US government organizations. An organization in this chapter would most likely have a domain name ending in ".gov" (government). This chapter is divided into four sub-sections: 1) US Federal Executive Branch, 2) US Federal Judicial Branch, 3) US Federal Legislative Branch, and 4) US State Government Organizations. Chapter 3. Educational Institutions. This chapter describes law- related resources made available by US educational institutions. An organization in this chapter would most likely have a domain name ending in ".edu" (education). This chapter is divided into two sub-sections: 1) US law schools, 2) other US educational institutions. Chapter 4. Listserv Lists. This chapter describes law-related listserv lists These lists are like magazines in that one can subscribe and unsubscribe. There are lists for a wide range of law-related interests such as intellectual property (CNI-Copyright), fathers' rights (FREE-L), and issues of interest to law students (LawSch-L). Chapter 5. Non-US Resources. This chapter describes law-related resources made available by non-US organizations, governments, and educational institutions--including those made available by the United Nations. Chapter 6. Journals, FAQs, Usenet Newsgroups, Etc. This chapter lists law-related journals, files of frequently-asked questions (FAQs), and Usenet newsgroups. Usenet is the news network that is intertwined with, but independent from, the Internet. A resource is listed in this chapter if it is primarily made available by an individual (or by individuals) rather than by an organization, government, or educational institution. Appendix A. More About the Internet. This appendix contains, for example, information on how to get on the Internet, i.e. how to purchase an Internet account. Appendix B. More Books. This appendix lists introductory Internet books, law-related books, and book publishers. Many of the publishers listing in this appendix maintain a Gopher site. Appendix C. More About Midnight Networks. This appendix describes Midnight Network Inc (midnight@midnight.com), the company that provides administrative support for "The Legal List" in the form of an anonymous FTP server (and its disk space). 0.1. Acknowledgements. Many thanks to the following, who contributed information for version 2.0/2.1 of "The Legal List": Frances Blomeley, Terry Carroll, Keren Cummins, Michael P. Dodson, Richard Donovan, Doug Matthews, James Edward Maule, Carl Oppedahl, Stephen Allan Patrick, and Prof. Henry H. Perritt Jr. Many thanks to the following who contributed information for version 3.0/3.1 of "The Legal List": Frances Blomeley, George H. Bosworth, Terry Carroll, Daniel B. Dobkin, Mark Eckenwiler, Richard Harris, Dan Hunter, Robert J. Keller, Burt Kreindel, Andy Lang, David Swarbrick, Nelson Velasquez, and Archie Zariski. Many thanks to the following who contributed information for version 5.0/5.1 of "The Legal List": John M. Baker, Scott Bolte, Terrence Brady, Terry Carroll, Mischa Dippelhofer, Laurence S. Donahue, Mark Eckenwiler, Jeff Flax, Mark Folmsbee, Neal J. Friedman, Ron Friedmann, Daniel Gunther, Jack Hickey, Lissa Holzhausen, Fred Horch, Dean Hughson, Steven W. Jarvis, Bob Keller, Richard B. Klein, Jason Levine, David Loundy, Robert H. McClanahan, Art Mellor, Jim Milles, Christopher J. Noe, Don Roberts, Barry Roseman, Alex Rudd, Will Sadler, Seymour Samuels, Chris Sayre-Smith, Peter H. Schmidt, Peter Schuman, Bob Serafin, Richard Seymour, Jackie Shieh, Ken Shirriff, Jan Sola, Peter Stott, Patrik A. Tornudd, Nelson Velasquez, Renate Weidinger, and Archie Zariski. 0.2. Typographical Conventions and URLs. Optional items are listed in brackets. Items that should be interpreted are listed in italics. For example, If I were instructed to type your name, I would type Erik J. Heels. Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) are listed for each Internet resource. I have followed the draft RFC standard dated 03/94, which is available via anonymous FTP from internic.net as /ftp/internet-drafts/draft-ietf- uri-url-03.txt. The URL for the URL draft standard is URL: ftp://internic.net/ftp/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-uri-url-03.txt In general, the URL will be in the format of connection- method://machine/path. In the above example, the connection-method is FTP, the machine is internic.net, and the path is /ftp/internet- drafts/draft-ietf-uri-url-03.txt. 0.3. Purpose and History. The purpose of "The Legal List" is to provide a consolidated list of all of the law-related resources available on the Internet and elsewhere. I have been "on the Internet" since 1984. I initially learned about the Internet by looking over the shoulders of my friends and co-workers (I believe that this is the way most people learn how to navigate the Internet), and then I began exploring the Internet for myself. I spent a great deal of 1992 exploring the Internet in search of law-related resources, and I was frustrated that a comprehensive list of such resources did not exist, so I created my own list. As I discussed what I had been doing with others, they began to request copies of my list. In August, 1992, I released the first version. I called this version "beta.4," because it was (and is) a work in progress. What started as a relatively short list for my own use has grown into the relatively large book you are now reading. I am committed to providing high-quality information, and as such, I have tried to verify all of the information in "The Legal List." If I have not been able to verify a resource, I have indicated so. I also include resources that are no longer available, so that you need not waste your time responding to an announcement of a so-called "new" resource that has, in fact, been extinct for some time. But providing high-quality information costs money. "The Legal List" receives no financial support from any organization. (Administrative support in the form of a Gopher server (and its disk space) is provided by the University of Maine School of Law. Administrative support in the form of an anonymous FTP server (and its disk space) is provided by Midnight Networks, Inc.) I have invested my own time and money into "The Legal List." As the copyright notice indicates, "The Legal List" is free on the Internet, but it costs if you print it. I believe that this arrangement is consistent with the spirit of providing free information on the Internet, while at the same time allowing me to partially recover the costs of producing "The Legal List." In response to those who say that this arrangement makes those without Internet access subsidize those with such access, I can only say that 1) this arrangement encourages people to get on the Internet to get the free version, and 2) I cannot think of a better solution. I believe that "The Legal List" is worth the price. It is comprehensive, frequently-updated, and "subscribable." Users of "The Legal List" include individuals from courts (including the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit), approximately 70 universities (including 49 of the top 50 US law schools), and 15 countries. But do not take my word for it, listen to what others have said (names have been used with permission): "I cannot wait to explore The Legal List further." - 06/28/93 "I am very new to the Internet (and to computers in general) but I am delighted by the quality of information I am receiving." - 06/29/93 "Thanks for recently sending The Legal List. It is a marvelous service." - 07/02/93 "The Legal List has saved me much searching to compile a list for introducing our academics to the wonders of the Internet." - 09/09/93, Janine Cairns, Liaison Law Librarian, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia "I have just received a copy of The Legal List, and I wanted to congratulate you on a fine piece of work. It is a great document and should be extremely useful to those of us trying to find our way around the legal side of Internet." - 09/07/93, Boston Attorney "A quick note of praise on The Legal List. I think it is a great idea, and I have found it useful to get a feel for what is available online in the legal domain." - 09/23/93 "Thank you for your assistance, and for your work on this most worthwhile source." - 01/05/94, Angus M. Gunn "I had the pleasure of reading The Legal List this morning. I am an attorney and am new to the Internet. The Legal List will prove to be a tremendous research tool for me." - 01/06/94 "I am one of the facilitators of NELANet, the online service operated by the National Employment Lawyers Association. We have just added the full text of The Legal List to our system. This will be an invaluable addition to the information we provide our members." - 02/05/94, Barry Roseman, chair, computer committee, National Employment Lawyers Association "I have got to tell you, however, that I truly appreciate your hard work on The Legal List. I have used it to discover an entire new way to conduct research, and, in our profession, research that leads to publishing is critical! Thanks again for the help." - 03/22/94, Laura B. Pincus, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Ethics, DePaul University, Kellstadt Graduate School of Business "The Legal List is fantastic! I never realized how much was available on the Internet." - 04/06/94, Ann L. Kalb "I downloaded The Legal List from CompuServe's Lawsig data libraries 2 or 3 months ago, and I was VERY impressed." - 04/11/94, Frederic M. Wilf, Elman Wilf & Fried (intellectual property and business law, including computer and biotechnology law), Media, PA, 72300.2061@compuserve.com "Thank you for having made our jobs so much easier by putting together The Legal List. I work for the National Law Journal. We are in the process of bringing up a new online service for the legal community that will, among other things, provide Internet access to lawyers. Your excellent work in assembling and maintaining The Legal List has been instrumental in our efforts." - 05/12/94, Joseph Lamport, lamport@pipeline.com "Thanks for creating The Legal List. I just FTPed it from MIT and was amazed at your work. It is just great." - 05/15/94, Richard Anderson "I was looking for legal materials and found your invaluable guide. Many thanks for all the work--it is so incredibly useful." - 05/26/94, Susan Crysler, Librarian, McCarthy Tetrault, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, mccarthy@cyberstore.ca "The Legal List is all the rage on CompuServe." - 06/04/94, Jeffrey A. Fuisz "The Legal List seems like the useful resource on the Net I have been looking for (as distinct from the interesting ones)." - 06/12/94, Ken Nielsen, Sydney, Australia "The Legal List is a great compilation of legal resources on the net." - 06/23/94, Jeffrey Flax, National Systems Support Analyst, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Denver, CO, JFLAX@RMII.COM "I have just downloaded The Legal List and wanted to take a moment to thank you, and to compliment you, on your excellent work in organizing and presenting the material." - 08/02/94, Dr. Dennis McConnell, Finance Professor, College of Business Administration, Unversity of Maine, MAC@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (For those who might be wondering why I am plugging my book IN my book, let me explain. Much of Chapter 0 of "The Legal List" is included as the README file that is archived with "The Legal List" and that is sent to those inquiring about "The Legal List.") 0.4. For New Internet Users - A Brief Primer on the Internet. Earlier versions of "The Legal List" stated that "a certain level of familiarity with the Internet is assumed by the author of The Legal List." I no longer make this assumption, as I have discovered that many readers of "The Legal List" are unfamiliar with the Internet in general. As such, I have added this "brief primer." For additional introductory information, see the appendices. A Brief Primer on the Internet. The Internet is THE international network of computer networks. Each computer on the Internet speaks the same language, the TCP/IP protocols. (In addition, many commercial online services such as CompuServe and GEnie are connected to the Internet via gateways. In essence, this means that the users of these services can use limited Internet resources, most notably electronic mail. But this is rapidly changing as these value-added networks make other Internet protocols available, such as FTP and Telnet.) The computers on the Internet are connected, essentially, by various types of telephone lines. But what matters to the Internet-user is not how these computers are connected or how an electronic mail (e-mail) message gets from Maine to Finland, but simply that the Internet WORKS. When people write a letter and send it from Maine to Finland via the United States Postal Services (USPS), they know that the "to" and "from" addresses must be written in a certain place, that mail may be returned if there is a problem, and that mail may be disposed of after sitting idly on the shelf of the post office (if, for example, both addresses are illegible). Internet e-mail works in much the same way. Some of the TCP/IP protocols deal with how to send, return, and dispose of e- mail. The advantages of Internet e-mail over USPS mail and telephone calls are numerous. Unlike with USPS mail, you do not have to find a stamp and drive to the nearest mailbox to send Internet e-mail. And unlike the telephone, Internet e-mail is never busy. One winter, I planned a ski trip in Maine entirely by e-mail. I was able to make sure that each person got the same information, I could keep track of RSVPs, and I did not have to worry about making phone calls. Not Just for Scientists Anymore. Formerly used exclusively by government, military, and research users, the Internet is now being used by people in all lines of work. As more people get on the Internet, fewer people will be able to ignore the Internet. Lawyers will need to get on the Internet to communicate with their clients and with each other. 1993 may go down in history as "the year of the Internet." Consider that in 1993 there were more references to the Internet in the New York Times than there were in all previous years combined! Summary. When I was choosing a name for "The Legal List, Law-Related Resources on the Internet and Elsewhere," I initially had chosen "beyond" instead of "elsewhere." However, I decided to go with "elsewhere" because in terms of electronic resources, NOTHING is beyond the Internet. As big as commercial online services (such as CompuServe and GEnie) may get, they will always be a subset of the Internet. The "elsewhere" sections deal primarily with resources that are not on the Internet, but that may be someday. And as the Internet expands, there will be more legal issues (intellectual property, privacy, and First Amendment issues to name a few) to tackle. Was 1993 the year of the Internet? I am not sure, but I do know that the Internet is here to stay, and for lawyers and others who are concerned about the future of the Internet, now is the time to get on. 0.4.1. FTPMail (FTP via E-mail). Many resources are available via anonymous FTP. If you do not have access to FTP, but you do have access to e-mail, send a message to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com with "help" in the body of the body of the message for information on the FTPMAIL (FTP by e-mail) service. URL: mailto::ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com (with "help" in the body of the message) (FTPMail) 0.4.1.1. FTPMail Example. For example, to get "The Legal List" via e-mail from the FTPMail service, send the following message to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com: connect ftp.midnight.com ascii get /pub/LegalList/README get /pub/LegalList/legallist.txt quit URL: mailto::ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com (with the above text in the body of the message) (FTPMail) The files will be e-mailed to you in a day or so. If you have problems with FTPing to ftp.midnight.com, send a message to info@justice.eliot.me.us. URL: mailto::info@justice.eliot.me.us (Erik J. Heels) 0.4.2. Gopher Overview. Gopher is an Internet client/server protocol, developed in April 1991 by the University of Minnesota, for making a world wide information service. Gopher provides a delivery vehicle for local information and facilitates access to other Gopher and information servers throughout the world. Gopher can also search and retrieve info via WAIS and FTP. Various client versions of Gopher software are available via anonymous FTP: URL: ftp://boombox.micro.umn.edu/pub/gopher/ Using a local client is faster, but there are also a number of public Telnet login sites available: URL: telnet://gopher@consultant.micro.umn.edu (North America) URL: telnet://gopher@gopher.uiuc.edu (North America) URL: telnet://panda@panda.uiowa.edu (North America) URL: telnet://gopher@gopher.msu.edu (North America) URL: telnet://gopher@gopher.sunet.se (Europe) URL: telnet://info@info.anu.edu.au (Australia) URL: telnet://gopher@gopher.chalmers.se (Sweden) URL: telnet://gopher@tolten.puc.cl (South America) URL: telnet://gopher@ecnet.ec (Ecuador) URL: telnet://gopher@gan.ncc.go.jp (Japan) For more information, contact the Gopher software developers: Internet Gopher Developers 100 Union St. SE #190 Minneapolis, MN 55455 E-mail: gopher@boombox.micro.umn.edu URL: mailto::gopher@boombox.micro.umn.edu (Internet Gopher Developers) 0.4.2.1. GopherMail (Gopher via E-mail). Gopher is accessible via e-mail with GopherMail. To use GopherMail, send a message to one of the GopherMail servers with "help" as the subject of the message (try to use a site near you): URL: mailto::gopher@earn.net (France) URL: mailto::gopher@ftp.technion.ac.il (Israel) URL: mailto::gopher@join.ad.jp (Japan) URL: mailto::gopher@nig.ac.jp (Japan) URL: mailto::gopher@nips.ac.jp (Japan) URL: mailto::gopher@solaris.ims.ac.jp (Japan) URL: mailto::gophermail@ncc.go.jp (Japan) URL: mailto::gopher@dsv.su.se (Sweden) URL: mailto::gophermail@calvin.edu (USA) 0.4.2.2. VERONICA. VERONICA stands for Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Net-wide Index. VERONICA is to GopherSpace what Archie, a program developed by the McGill School of Computer Science, is to the Internet's anonymous FTP archives. (For more information on Archie, see The Internet Resource Guide/Directory of Directories (see Section 0.7.3.1). VERONICA offers a keyword search of most of the Gopher-server menu titles in the world. To try VERONICA, select it from the "Other Gophers" menu on the University of Minnesota's Gopher server. 0.4.3. WWW Overview. WWW stands for the World Wide Web. WWW, started by CERN (the European Laboratory for Particle Physics), is a distributed hypermedia system. To access the Web, you run a browser program that can read and retrieve documents. The browsers can access information via/from FTP, Telnet, Usenet, Gopher, WAIS, and others. The following are some of the Browsers accessible by Telnet (try to use sites near you): URL: telnet://www@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu (US) URL: telnet://www@www.njit.edu (US) URL: telnet://info.cern.ch (Switzerland) URL: telnet://www@vms.huji.ac.il (Israel) URL: telnet://sun.uakom.cs (Slovakia) URL: telnet://info.funet.fi (Finland) 0.4.4. WAIS Overview. WAIS, the Wide Area Information Servers, is a networked full text information retrieval system developed by Thinking Machines, Apple Computer, and Dow Jones. WAIS currently uses TCP/IP to connect client applications to information servers. Client applications are able to retrieve text or multimedia documents stored on the servers. Client applications request documents using keywords. Servers search a full text index for the documents and return a list of documents containing the keyword. The client may then request the server to send a copy of any of the documents found. The WAIS software distribution is available via anonymous FTP: URL: ftp://think.com/wais/wais-8-b5.1.tar.Z (WAIS software) URL: ftp://think.com/wais/wais-sources.tar.Z (current WAIS sources/databases) URL: ftp://think.com/wais/doc/ (documentation, users guides, etc.) If you are in Europe try the following first: URL: ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/networking/services/wais/ (WAIS files) The easiest way to get started (if you do not have access to a WAIS client) is to try the WAIS at Thinking Machines: URL: telnet://wais@quake.think.com 0.4.4.1. WAISmail (WAIS via E-mail). If you do not have access to WAIS but you do have access to e-mail, you might want to try WAISmail, a WAIS via e-mail program. For more information on WAISmail, send a message to WAISmail@Think.COM with "help" as the subject of the message. URL: mailto::WAISmail@Think.COM (with "help" as the subject of the message) With WAISmail, you can search WAIS sources and retrieve documents identified by your searches. Here is how the "search" and "retrieve" commands work: search [|" ..."] {keywords...} Where is a source name as found in the directory of servers (with or without the .src ending). If you use more than one source name and enclose them in quotes (as above), WAISmail will search both of the sources. If you try to search a nonexistent source, WAISmail will e-mail a list of sources to you. The following are some law-related WAIS sources that you may want to try: alt.gopher.src alt.wais.src archie.au-ls-lRt.src bit.listserv.pacs-l.src bush-speeches.src clinton-speechess.src computers-freedom-and-privacy.src Eric-Digests.src Federal-Register-Index.src Health-Security-Act.src info-mac.src internic-directory.src internic-whois.src news.answers-faqs.src OSHA-Act.src OSHA-Field-Manual.src OSHA-Preamble.src OSHA-Standards.src OSHA-Tech-Manual.src patent.src US-Budget-1993.src US-Congress-Phone-Fax.src US-State-Department-Travel-Advisories.src usenet-FAQ.src USHOUSE_congress_info.src wais-docs.src Wests-Legal-Directory.src White-House-Papers.src world-factbook.src world-factbook93.src zipcodes.src retrieve Where is as returned by your search. 0.4.5. BBS Overview. There are approximately 50,000 BBSs nationwide, many of which are law- related. I have included only the essential information about these BBSs here, namely the phone number to call and a contact for more information. Most of the BBSs run 24 hours per day, many charge a fee, many are accessible at various baud rates. Your best bet is to read the introductory information carefully for each BBS. 0.5. Disclaimer. The appearance of any resource in "The Legal List" does not constitute endorsement of approval of the resource by the author, editors, and publishers of "The Legal List." The author, editors, and publishers of "The Legal List" have made reasonable efforts to provide correct information, but the author, editors, publishers, the University of Maine School of Law, and Midnight Networks are not responsible for the accuracy of the information in "The Legal List." Updates, additions, and corrections to "The Legal List" should be sent to legal- list@justice.eliot.me.us. URL: mailto::legal-list@justice.eliot.me.us (Erik J. Heels) 0.6. Revision History Etc. 17 May 92, beta.1 - Project started by Erik J. Heels. 17 Jun 92, beta 2 - Added BITNET info. 17 Jul 92, beta 3 - Major format revisions. 17 Aug 92, beta.4 (16 K, 8 pages) - Released early due to popular demand. 17 May 93, 1.0 (36 K, 16 pages) - Available via Gopher and anonymous FTP. Added TOC. Many thanks to Midnight Networks Inc. (midnight@midnight.com) for their help with the FTP service. URL: mailto::midnight@midnight.com (Midnight Networks Inc.) URL: ftp://ftp.midnight.com/pub/AboutMidnight/Whois_Midnight.txt 17 Aug 93, 2.0 (128 K, 75 pages) - Updated and expanded. Minor corrections to the text are not indicated. 17 Nov 93, 2.1 (128 K, 76 pages) - Fixed typos and pagination. Replaced my old UUCP e-mail addresses with us-domain addresses. 17 Jan 94, 3.0 (164 K, 95 pages) - Major revisions and additions. Electronic versions remain free, paper versions cost. 17 Mar 94, 3.1 (164 K, 95 pages) - Fixed typos, eliminated explicit IP addresses (which can be determined by sending a message to resolve@cs.widener.edu with the host name as the body of the message (e.g. to find the IP address of rtfm.mit.edu, send a message to resolve@cs.widener.edu with rtfm.mit.edu as the body of the message)), added BITNET addresses to the BITNET LISTSERV groups, clarified S&H charges, added purchase order option. URL: mailto::resolve@cs.widener.edu (with the hostname in the body of the message) (IP address resolver) 17 Jun 94, 3.2 (184 K, 112 pages) - Added URLs. Interim version created for another project. 17 Aug 94, 5.0 (404 K, 217 pages) - Greatly revised, expanded and updated. Called v5.0 in recognition of the fact the beta.4 was the 1st edition. Text version formatted 72 lines per page, 58 characters per line, the format for RFCs as specified in RFC 1543. 17 Sep 94, 5.1 (428 K, 231 pages) - No substantive changes. Reorganized chapters by organization and by access method within each section. Fixed minor typos. 0.7. Getting and Redistributing "The Legal List." 0.7.1. Summary of How to Get "The Legal List." Please read the following sections carefully. Please do NOT try to access "The Legal List" in a manner that is not described in the following sections. Please read the details below. The purpose of this summary is to describe, in chart format, how to get "The Legal List" and how NOT to get "The Legal List." If you read and follow the directions in the following sections, you will have no problems. This advice applies not only to "The Legal List" but to all of the resources it describes. ____________________________________________________________________ | SITE | How is "The Legal List" | | | accessible at this site? | |_________________________|________________________________________| | ftp.midnight.com | FTP access ONLY. | | | No e-mail, Telnet, or Gopher access. | |_________________________|________________________________________| | justice.eliot.me.us | E-mail access ONLY (by subscription). | | | No FTP, Telnet, or Gopher access. | |_________________________|________________________________________| | gopher.usmacs.maine.edu | Gopher access ONLY. | | | No e-mail, FTP, or Telnet access. | |_________________________|________________________________________| | rtfm.mit.edu | E-mail and FTP access. | | | No Telnet or Gopher access. | |_________________________|________________________________________| 0.7.2. E-mail. Due to the size of "The Legal List" (and to keep justice.eliot.me.us running as efficiently as possible), I only send the initial release of "The Legal List" via e-mail to those who have subscribed to "The Legal List" (see Section 0.7.2.1). I will NOT be able to send individual copies via e-mail after the initial release. However, you can still get a copy of "The Legal List" e-mailed to you by using FTPMail (see Section 0.7.3) or by using the mail-server at MIT (see Section 0.7.5). 0.7.2.1. Subscriptions. Two subscription services are available. 1) Full text delivery via e-mail plus announcements. If you wish subscribe to "The Legal List," send a message in the following form: To: listserv@justice.eliot.me.us Body of message: subscribe legal-list "your name" (where "your name" is your real name) The next version of "The Legal List" (as well as other announcements) will be mailed to those who subscribe. I always like to hear where you learned about "The Legal List," so if you also include this information in the BODY of the message, I would greatly appreciate it! (This service is not a listserv list, but I am considering this option. That is why I have made the subscription method the same as for listserv lists.) To cancel your subscription to "The Legal List," send a message in the following form: To: listserv@justice.eliot.me.us Body of message: unsubscribe legal-list Please allow a day or two for a reply to messages sent to listserv@justice.eliot.me.us. (If you send multiple subscription requests, you will get multiple responses. However, duplicate addresses are removed before any messages are sent to "The Legal List" subscribers, so you should not receive multiple copies of any messages.) URL: mailto::listserv@justice.eliot.me.us (Erik J. Heels) 2) Announcements only. If you wish receive only announcements about the next version of "The Legal List," send a message in the following form: To: listserv@justice.eliot.me.us Body of message: subscribe TLL-announce "your name" (where "your name" is your real name) TLL-announce subscribes will receive all of the announcements that legal-list subscribers receive, but TLL-announce subscribers will not receive the next version of "The Legal List" via e-mail. I always like to hear where you learned about "The Legal List," so if you also include this information in the BODY of the message, I would greatly appreciate it! (This service is not a listserv list, but I am considering this option. That is why I have made the subscription method the same as for listserv lists.) To cancel your subscription to TLL-announce, send a message in the following form: To: listserv@justice.eliot.me.us Body of message: unsubscribe TLL-announce Please allow a day or two for a reply to messages sent to listserv@justice.eliot.me.us. (If you send multiple subscription requests, you will get multiple responses. However, duplicate addresses are removed before any messages are sent to "The Legal List" subscribers, so you should not receive multiple copies of any messages.) URL: mailto::listserv@justice.eliot.me.us (Erik J. Heels) 0.7.2.2. Updates. Updates, additions, and corrections to "The Legal List" should be sent to legal-list@justice.eliot.me.us. URL: mailto::legal-list@justice.eliot.me.us (Erik J. Heels) 0.7.3. Anonymous FTP. "The Legal List" is available via anonymous FTP: URL: ftp://ftp.midnight.com/pub/LegalList/legallist.txt You may connect to ftp.midnight.com by anonymous FTP ONLY. (Please do NOT TELNET to ftp.midnight.com.) Your FTP session should look something like the following: 220-Welcome, archive user! This is an experimental FTP server. 220-If you have any unusual problems, please report them via e-mail 220-to admin@midnight.com. Sessions are logged, if you don't like 220-it, don't use it. Have a nice day :-) 220- 220-If you do have problems, please try using a dash (-) as the first 220-character of your password -- this will turn off the continuation 220-messages that may be confusing your ftp client. 220- 220-midnight FTP server (Version wu-2.1b(5) Mon Aug 2 18:12:50 220-EDT 1993) ready. USER (identify yourself to the host): anonymous 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password. Password: >>>PASS ******** 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. Command: cd /pub/LegalList >>>CWD /pub/LegalList 250 CWD command successful. Command: ls >>>PORT 130,111,130,4,16,152 200 PORT command successful. >>>NLST 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list. README Whois_Midnight.txt legallist.txt 226 Transfer complete. Command: get README >>>PORT 130,111,130,4,16,166 200 PORT command successful. >>>RETR README 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for README (34328 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. 35133 bytes transferred. Transfer rate 23.47 Kbytes/sec. Command: get legallist.txt >>>PORT 130,111,130,4,16,180 200 PORT command successful. >>>RETR legallist.txt 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for legallist.txt (165063 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. 170151 bytes transferred. Transfer rate 46.66 Kbytes/sec. Command: get Whois_Midnight.txt >>>PORT 130,111,130,4,16,188 200 PORT command successful. >>>RETR Whois_Midnight.txt 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for Whois_Midnight.txt (3737 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. 3828 bytes transferred. Transfer rate 6.82 Kbytes/sec. Command: quit >>>QUIT 221 Goodbye. 0.7.3.1. Internet Resource Guide - Directory of Directories. "The Legal List" is one of many resources officially documented by the InterNIC Directory and Database Services maintained by the NSF Network Systems Center (NNSC) under a contract with AT&T. The "Internet Resource Guide" (IRG) (formerly compiled and maintained by BBN, Inc., for the NNSC) has been moved to the "Directory of Directories" provided by the InterNIC Directory and Database Services. In previous versions of "The Legal List," I wrote "[t]he [IRG] is invaluable, and everyone with a serious interest in the Internet should maintain a copy. The NNSC's stated goal is 'to expose users to those facilities that will help them do their work better.' (Internet Resource Guide, Introduction, dated 16 Apr 90.) I wholeheartedly agree with this goal." Although the IRG in its 1990-form is being discontinued, the entries have been incorporated into the NNSC's new "Directory of Directories." The "Directory of Directories" should prove to be an invaluable resource. For more information, contact: The InterNIC Directory and Database Services Administrator AT&T 5000 Hadley Road Room 1B13 South Plainfield, NJ 07080 Phone: 1-800-862-0677 E-mail: admin@ds.internic.net URL: mailto::admin@ds.internic.net (AT&T InterNIC Administrator) 0.7.4. Gopher. "The Legal List" is available via Gopher from the University Maine School of Law Gopher site. URL: gopher://gopher.usmacs.maine.edu/11e%3a/usm/law 0.7.4.1. Adding "The Legal List" to your Gopher Site. You are encouraged to add "The Legal List" to your Gopher site. If you choose to do so, please include the words "The Legal List" in the Gopher menu. (See the title page for copyright restrictions.) In order to have your Gopher site automatically updated, you can link it to the anonymous FTP site at ftp.midnight.com: URL: ftp://ftp.midnight.com/pub/LegalList/legallist.txt 0.7.4.2. Other Gopher Sites. "The Legal List" has been posted many Gopher sites, including the following: URL: gopher://ftp.sunet.se URL: gopher://gopher.nic.ad.jp URL: gopher://infoserver.ciesin.org URL: gopher://is.internic.net URL: gopher://jupiter.willamette.edu URL: gopher://liberty.uc.wlu.edu URL: gopher://miles.library.arizona.edu URL: gopher://sluava.slu.edu URL: gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu Do a VERONICA search of "Legal List" to find other sites. (This is why it is important to include the words "The Legal List" when you add "The Legal List" to your Gopher site.) 0.7.5. Usenet FAQ. "The Legal List" is periodically posted as a FAQ (a file of Frequently Asked Questions) to misc.legal, misc.legal.computing, misc.answers, and news.answers. It is also available via anonymous FTP from rtfm.mit.edu in /pub/usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/ as files part1-part3. To obtain a copy via e-mail from MIT, send a message to mail- server@rtfm.mit.edu with the following lines in it: send usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part1 send usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part2 send usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part3 send usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part4 quit URL: mailto::mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu (with the above text in the body of the message) (MIT's Usenet mail-server) URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part1 URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part2 URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part3 URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part4 0.7.6. Elsewhere. You are encouraged to add "The Legal List" to any other electronic storage or computer system. "The Legal List" has been posted to CompuServe, PeaceNet, and others. (See the title page for copyright restrictions.) 0.7.7. Paperback Copies. Paperback copies of "The Legal List" are also available. The paperback copies are superior in quality to the text-only versions distributed on the Internet (e.g. multiple fonts are used). The price for each copy is $29.95. The shipping and handling for each copy is $3.00 US, $4.00 Canada or Mexico, and $10.00 for all other countries. To receive a hard copy of "The Legal List," please send a purchase order, or a check or money order payable to "Erik J. Heels," to: Erik J. Heels The Legal List 39 Main St. Eliot, ME 03903-2234 USA Orders may also be faxed to (207) 439-8647. Please allow four to six weeks for delivery via United States Postal Services mail. "The Legal List, Law-Related Resources on the Internet and Elsewhere" Erik J. 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