Archive-name: mailing-lists/part1 Original-author: chuq@apple.com (Chuq Von Rospach) Previous-maintainer: spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) Last-change: 19 December 1992 by arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) [This is the first of four articles on mailing lists.] Quick Summary of Changes ------------------------ Added since last list: add-parents AM/FM barbershop Catholic Doctrine Dodge Stealth electromagnetics grunge-l improv jargon-helpers JudgeNet lotus-cars mensatalk Modesty Blaise next-gis NeXT-icon Non Serviam Planet Yip racefab SATNEWS sf-lovers they-might-be UK-RAVE utne-salon-list UUs-L Vision wetleather wheel-to-wheel xpress-list Deleted since last list: AIDS-stat dire-straits edge euro-moto Guns N' Roses health-ed thicva Changed since last list: biosym CUSSNET home-ed exotic-cars pcgeos-list zeppelin ZForum Intro ----- This is a list of mailing lists available primarily through the Internet and the UUCP network. 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Please include a phone number in case of trouble establishing an e-mail path. 30something Contact: 30something-request@fuggles.acc.virginia.edu (Marc Rouleau) Purpose: Discussion of the TV show by the same name, including actors, episodes, plots, characters, etc. 386users Contact: 386users-request@udel.edu (William Davidsen, Jr.) Purpose: Topics are 80386 based computers, and all hardware and software which is either 386-specific or which has special interest on the 386. 3d Contact: 3d-request@bfmny0.bfm.com (Tom Neff) Purpose: Discussion of 3-D (stereo) photography. General info, hints, experiences, equipment, techniques, and stereo "happenings." Anyone interested is welcome to join. 90210 Contact: 90210-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick) Purpose: Discussion of the Fox TV show "Beverly Hills, 90210." ABC Contact: abc-list-request@cwi.nl (Steven Pemberton) Purpose: Discussion of the ABC Programming Language and its implementations. Information on ABC is available in "The ABC Programmer's Handbook", Leo Geurts et.al, Prentice Hall 1990; "An Alternative Simple Language and Environment for PCs", Steven Pemberton, IEEE Software, Vol. 4, No. 1, January 1987, pp. 56-64.; by ftp from mcsun.eu.net, file programming/languages/abc/abc.intro; and by mail-server from info-server@hp4nl.nluug.nl: send two-line message: "request programming/languages/abc" "topic abc.intro". act-up Contact: act-up-request@world.std.com (Lenard Diggins) Purpose: act-up was set up for the discussion of the work being done by the various act-up chapters worldwide, to announce events, to exchange ideas related to aids activism, and, more broadly, to discuss the politics of AIDS and health care. add-parents Contact: LISTSERV@n7kbt.rain.com Purpose: For providing support and information to parents of children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. To subscribe, send mail to LISTSERV@n7kbt.rain.com with a message body of this form: subscribe add-parents adoption Contact: adoption-request@think.com Purpose: The list's charter to is to discuss anything and everything connected with adoption. aeronautics Contact: aeronautics-request@rascal.ics.utexas.edu Purpose: The "aeronautics" mailing list will be a moderated version of the sci.aeronautics newsgroup, and as such will deal with various technical aspects of aviation, such as human factors, airliner operations, avionics, and aerodynamics. It will be a one-way feed (sci.aeronautics -> mailing list), unless sufficient demand requires that it go in the opposite direction. agenda-users Contact: agenda-users@newcastle.ac.uk Purpose: A new mailing list for users of the Microwriter Agenda handheld computer. aids Contact: aids-request@cs.ucla.edu (Daniel R. Greening) Purpose: A distribution list for people who can't read sci.med.aids. Covers predominately medical issues of AIDS. Some discussion of political and social issues. Postings to AIDSNEWS and Health InfoCom News mailing lists are also carried. Unlike info-aids, postings to aids@cs.ucla.edu are NON-confidential. The average number of postings to aids is about 2 per day. The average size of articles is very large (statistics, news summaries, etc.) sci.med.aids and aids@cs.ucla.edu are moderated. (see also "info-aids" mailing list) algeria-net Contact: belk@pyr.gatech.edu (Nasr Belkheir) Purpose: a forum for discussion about political, cultural aspects of Algerian society. alife Contact: alife-request@cognet.ucla.edu Purpose: The alife mailing list is for communications regarding artificial life, a formative interdisciplinary field involving computer science, the natural sciences, mathematics, medicine and others. The recent book _Artificial Life_, Christopher Langton, ed., Addison Wesley, 1989 introduces the scope of artificial life as a field of study. Alife was chartered in February 1990 at the Second Artificial Life Workshop, held in Santa Fe & organized by the Center for Nonlinear Studies at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Santa Fe Institute. The list is intended primarily for low-volume, high-content scientific correspondence and as a publically accessible forum for the interested members of the public. Membership as of July 1990 includes over 1,200 addresses on four continents. There is an FTP-accessible archives/repository of past traffic, software and papers. The list is maintained by the Artificial Life Research Group, Computer Science Department, Lindley Hall 101, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405. There are conditions on redistribution of the list in order to minimize any misunderstanding or exaggeration concerning this new area of study. Alspa Contact: alspa-users-request@ssyx.ucsc.edu (Brad Allen) Purpose: Discussion by owners/users of the CP/M machines made by (now defunct) Alspa Computer, Inc. alternates Contact: alternates-request@ns1.rutgers.edu Purpose: Mail.alternates is a mail list for people who advocate, and/or practice an open sexual lifestyle. Its members are primarily bisexual men and women, and their SO's. Mail.alternates is intended as a forum, and support group for adult men and women who espouse their freedom of choice and imagination in human sexual relations, no matter what their orientaion. Those who are offended by frank, and uninhibited discussions relating to sexual issues should not subscribe. Moderator/Editor: amq@ns1.rutgers.edu Amazons International Contact: thomas@smaug.uio.no (Thomas Gramstad) Purpose: Amazons International is an electronic digest newsletter for and about Amazons (physically and psychologically strong assertive women who are not afraid to break free from traditional ideas about gender roles, femininity and the female physique) and their friends and lovers. Amazons International is dedicated to the image of the female hero in fiction and in fact, as it is expressed in art and literature, in the physiques and feats of female athletes, in sexual values and practices, and provides information, discussion and a supportive environment for these values and issues. Gender role traditionalists and others who are opposed to Amazon ideals should not subscribe. amend2-discuss amend2-info Contact: Majordomo@cs.colorado.edu Purpose: Colorado voted in an amendment to their state constitution which revokes any existing gay/lesbian/bisexual civil rights legislation and prohibits the drafting of any new legislation. The amendment was spearheaded by a right- wing organization inappropriately self-named Colorado Family Values (CFV). It is our understanding that they have no intention of stopping their hate campaign here; they intended to push for legislation with a stronger discriminatory flavor here in Colorado and surrounding states. Two mail/news groups have been created in response to this discriminatory amendment. amend2-discuss is for people who are discussing the implications and issues surrounding the passing of amendment 2. amend2-info is a moderated mailing list for people interested in information on the implication and issues of #2. Sending mail to either mailing list has the effect of also posting the message to the corresponding shadow newsgroup. We encourage people to use the mailing list address when disseminating information so that those people who are on the mailing list but who do not have access to news can benefit from the discussion/information. To subscribe to either list, send mail to: Majordomo@cs.colorado.edu where the body of the message is: subscribe America Contact: subscribe@xamiga.linet.org Purpose: For people interested in how the United States is dealing with foreign trade policies, congressional status, and other inside information about the government that is freely distributable. This list has monthly postings that are generally in large batches, with posts exceeding a few hundred lines. Tends to receive mail only a few times per month, and is a moderated group. An unmoderated group is also available. Send subscription requests to subscribe@xamiga.linet.org, using this format: #america username@domain; AM/FM Contact: listserv@orbital.demon.co.uk Purpose: AM/FM is the mailing list for the AM/FM Online Edition, a monthly compilation of news stories concerning the UK radio industry. To subscribe to the list, write to listserv@orbital.demon.co.uk with 'subscribe amfm ' as the first line in the message body, replacing with your real name, not your email address. AMOS Contact: subscribe@xamiga.linet.org Purpose: For the AMOS programming language on Amiga computers. Features source, bug reports, and help from users around the world, but mainly European users. Most posts will be in English but there are no limitations to the language used, since AMOS is very popular in most European countries. Send subscription requests to subscribe@xamiga.linet.org using this format: #amos username@domain; anneal Contact: anneal-request@cs.ucla.edu (Daniel R. Greening) Purpose: Discussion of simulated annealing techniques and analysis, as well as other related issues (stochastic optimization, Boltzmann machines, metricity of NP-complete move spaces, etc). Membership is restricted to those doing active research in simulated annealing or related areas. Current membership is international, and about half of the members are published authors. The list itself is unmoderated. apc-open Contact: apc-open-request@uunet.uu.net (Fred Rump) -or- fred@compu.com Purpose: to interchange information relevant to SCO Advanced Product Centers. Membership restricted to APC OPEN members or those specifically invited. apE-info Contact: apE-info-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick) Purpose: Discussion of the scientific visualization software package apE. argentina Contact: argentina-request@ois.db.toronto.edu (Carlos G. Mendioroz) Purpose: Mailing list for general discussion and information. By joining you can learn about how to make those patties (empanadas) that you miss so much, you can discuss on how to 'cebar un buen mate', and of course, on how to solve Argentina's most outstanding problems. We don't have a regular news service yet, but some members send every now and then a briefing. To join send name, e-mail, phone number, address, and topics of interest. List contents are primarily in Spanish. artist-users Contact: artist-users-request@uicc.com (Jeff Putsch) Purpose: Discussion group for users and potential users of the Analog Artist software from Cadence Design Systems. This can be used to: * Discuss current problems & their solutions/workarounds. * Discuss usage of the product. * Discuss enhancements/product improvements. * Anything else regarding this product as an analog circuit design environment. All users or potential users of Analog Artist are encouraged to join. AR-News Contact: AR-News-Request@Think.Com (David Taylor) (Chip Roberson) Purpose: A public news wire for items relating to Animal Rights and Welfare. Appropriate postings to AR-News include: posting a news item, requesting information on some event, or responding to a request for information. Discussions on AR-News will NOT be allowed and we ask that any commentary either be taken to AR-Talk or to private E-mail. Currently, no resources are available for archiving this list. AR-Talk Contact: AR-Talk-Request@Think.COM (David Taylor) (Chip Roberson) Purpose: An unmoderated list for the discussion of Animal Rights. Peter Singer's book "Animal Liberation" proposes a "New Ethics for our Treatment of Animals" and many activist groups, such as PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), regard this as the "Bible of the Animal Rights movement." Consumers and researchers alike are facing new questions concerning the human animals' treatment of the rest of the animal kingdom. The purpose of this list is to provide students, researchers, and activists a forum for discussing issues like: Animal Rights, Animal Liberation, Consumer Product Testing, Cruelty-free products, Vivasection/Dissection, Medical Testing, Animals in Laboratories, Research using Animals, Hunting/Trapping/Fishing, Animals in Entertainment, Factory Farming, Fur, Ecology, Evnironmental Protection, Vegetarianism, Vegan lifestyles, Christian Perspectives, Other Perspectives. Currently, no resources are available for archiving this list. Art of Noise Contact: aon-request@polyslo.csc.CalPoly.edu The AoN mailing list is for Discussion of the avant-garde British music group Art of Noise. Solo works by band members are also discussed. An extensive discography is available. att-pc+ Contact: bill@ssbn.wlk.com --or-- ...!{att,cs.utexas.edu,sun!daver}!ssbn!bill (Bill Kennedy) Purpose: For people interested in the AT&T PC 63xx series of systems. Sub-lists are maintained for MS-DOS-only and Simul-Task mailings as well as the full list for items of general interest. Membership must be requested and mail path verification is required before membership is granted. autox Contact: autox-request@autox.team.net or autox-request@hoosier.cs.utah.edu Purpose: Discussion of autocrossing, SCCA Solo events. Also available as a digest. Many of the list's members are SCCA(Sports Car Club of America). Aviator Contact: aviator-request@ICDwest.Teradyne.COM (Jim Hickstein) Purpose: A mailing list of, by, and for user of Aviator (tm), the flight simulation program from Artificial Horizons, Inc. Aviator runs on Sun workstations with the GX graphics accelerator option. The list is unmoderated at present, and is unaffiliated with AHI. Its charter is simply to facilitate communication among users of Aviator. Note that it is *not* intended to communicate with the *providers* of Aviator. All mail received at the submission address will be reflected to all the subscribers of the list. backstreets Contact: backstreets-request@virginia.edu (Marc Rouleau) Purpose: Our purpose is to discuss any and all issues likely to be of interest to people who enjoy Bruce Springsteen's music. bagpipe Contact: pipes-request@sunapee.dartmouth.edu Purpose: Any topic related to bagpipes, most generally defined as any instrument where air is forced manually from a bellows or bag through drones and/or over reeds. All manner of Scottish, Irish, English, and other instruments are discussed. Anyone with an interest is welcome. bahai-faith Contact: bahai-faith-request@oneworld.wa.com (Charles W. Cooper II) Purpose: a non-threatening forum for discussing and sharing information about the tenets, history, and texts of the Baha'i Faith. This mailing list is gatewayed into the Usenet newsgroup soc.religion.bahai. balloon Contact: balloon-request@lut.ac.uk (Phil Herbert) Purpose: This is a list for balloonists of any sort, be they hot air or gas, commercial or sport. Currently the number of subscribers is low. Discussion topics include just about anything related to ballooning. ballroom Contact: ballroom-request@athena.mit.edu (Shahrukh Merchant c/o MIT Ballroom Dance Club) Purpose: Discussion of any aspect of Ballroom dancing. For instance: Places to dance, announcement of special events (e.g., inter- university competitions), exchange of information about clubs, ballroom dance music, discussion of dances, steps, etc. Anyone may join; please send ALL of the following information: (1) Full name (2) Internet-compatible e-mail address (3) Affiliation, if any, with any ballroom dance organization or group (4) ZIP or postal code, and country if other than U.S. (5) Whether you have access to Netnews (Yes/No/Don't know/Yes but don't use). barbershop Contact: barbershop-request@bigd.cray.com (David Bowen) Purpose: Discussion about barbershop harmony, quartets and choruses and the activities of organizations promoting the babarbershop singing such as the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., Sweet Adelines and Harmony, Inc. Basic programming Contact: basic-request@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (Robert Meunier) Purpose: Discussion and exchange on using BASIC as a programming language. bbones Contact: mail-bbones-request@yorku.ca Purpose: A list discussing the construction of mail backbones for organizations and campuses. Created as a followup to a discussion to the 1992 spring Inetrop hosted by Einger Stefferud. bears Contact: bears-request@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer & Brian Gollum) ...!{harvard,ima,linus,mirror}!spdcc!bears-request Purpose: Mail.bears is a mailing list in digest format for gay and bisexual men who are bears themselves and for those who enjoy the company of bears. The exact definition of a "bear" seems to be a personal one, but it encompasses men who are variously cuddly, furry, perhaps stocky, or bearded. Mail.bears is designed to be a forum to bring together folks with similar interests for conversation, friendship and sharing of experiences. The tone of mail.bears will be determined by its members, but people uncomfortable with discussing sexually explicit topics via electronic mail should not subscribe. BETA Contact: usergroup-request@mjolner.dk (Elmer Soerensen Sandvad) Purpose: A discussion forum for BETA users. BETA is a modern object-oriented programming language with: Powerful abstraction mechanisms including class, subclass, virtual class, class variable, procedure, subprocedure, virtual procedure, procedure variable, coroutine, subcoroutine, virtual coroutine, coroutine variable, and many more, all unified to the ultimate abstraction mechanism: the pattern. Other features include general block structure, coroutines, concurrency, strong typing, part objects, separate objects, and class-less objects. Between-the-lines Contact: ez000018@bullwinkle.ucdavis.edu (Matthew Jung) or mkwong@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Myra Wong) Purpose: Debbie Gibson fans & discussion. big-DB Contact: big-DB@midway.uchicago.EDU (Fareed Asad-Harooni) Purpose: Discussions pertaining to large data bases (generally greater than 1 million records) and large data base management systems such as IMS, DB2, and CCA's Model/204. Anyone having interests in large data base issues is welcome. bikecommute Contact: bikecommute-request@bike2work.eng.sun.com Purpose: We are mainly Silicon Valley folk, and the discussion centers around bicycle transportation, and the steps necessary for improved bicycling conditions in (sub)urban areas. We do have several folk from around the area, as well as a few national organizations (the League of American Wheelmen, Bikecentennial, and the Bicycle Federation of America). bikepeople Contact: karplus@ce.ucsc.edu (Kevin Karplus) Purpose: We're an area group of bicycle activists, mainly in Santa Cruz County, CA. We discuss bicycle issues: local, state, and national. Public hearings and government meetings are announced and reported on. Messages are occasionally cross-posted with the bikecommute mailing list. biodiv-l Contact: listserv@bdt.ftpt.ansp.br Purpose: The intention of this list is to discuss technical opportunities, administrative and economic issues, practical limitations and scientific goals, leading to recommendations for the establishment of a biodiversity network. Individual contributions are requested, not only as to network capabilities, but also as to existing databases of interest to biodiversity. For those interested in receiving a summary of all contributions that have been sent to this list, please send the following message to 'listserv@bdt.ftpt.ansp.br': 'get biodiv-l readme.first'. To subscribe, send a message containing 'subscribe biodiv-l ' to 'listserv@bdt.ftpt.ansp.br'. biosym Contact: dibug-request@comp.bioz.unibas.ch (Reinhard Doelz) Purpose: For users of Biosym Technologies software. This includes the products InsightII, Discover, Dmol, Homology, Delphi, and Polymer. The list is not run by Biosym. blackbird Contact: skunk-works-request@orchestra.ecn.purdue.edu Purpose: Discuss Lockheed special project planes, particular the Blackbird (A-12, YF-12 and SR-71) and U-2 programs. BMW Contact: bmw-request@sol.crd.ge.com (Richard Welty) Purpose: discussion of cars made by BMW. brasil Contact: bras-net-request@cs.ucla.edu (B. R. Araujo Neto) Purpose: Mailing list for general discussion and information. To join send name, e-mail, phone number, address, and topics of interest. Portuguese is the main language of discussion. brass Contact: brass-request@geomag.gly.fsu.edu (Ted Zateslo) Purpose: A discussion group for people interested in brass musical performance and related topics, especially small musical ensembles of all kinds. bread Contact: bread-request@onion.rain.com (Jeff Beadles) Purpose: Discussion, recipes, and talk about home bread-making machines. british-cars Contact: british-cars-request@autox.team.net (Mark Bradakis) or british-cars-request@hoosier.cs.utah.edu Purpose: Discussion of owning, repairing, racing, cursing and loving British cars, predominantly sports cars, some Land Rover and sedan stuff. Also available as a digest. bugs-386bsd Contact: bugs-386bsd-request@ms.uky.edu Purpose: For 386bsd bugs, patches and ports. Requirements to join: interest in actively working on 386bsd to improve the operating system for use by yourself and others. bx-talk Contact: bx-talk-request@xzact.com (Darci L. Chapman) Purpose: bx-talk has been created for users of Builder Xcessory (BX) to discuss problems (and solutions!) and ideas for using BX. BX is a graphical user interface builder for Motif applicatons, sold by ICS. Please note that this list is not associated with ICS (the authors of BX) in any way. This list is unmoderated. C-IBM-370 Contact: {spsd,zardoz,felix,elroy}!dhw68k!C-IBM-370-request C-IBM-370-request@dhw68k.cts.com (David Wolfskill) Purpose: The C on IBM mainframes mailing list is a place to discuss aspects of using the C programming language on s/370-architecture computers -- especially under IBM's operating systems for that environment. ca-firearms @DATAPHONE@ Contact: chan@portal.com (ca-firearms-request@portal.com) Purpose: Announcement and discussion of California firearms legislation and laws. The list is not moderated and membership is open to anyone. cabot Contact: cabot-request@sol.crd.ge.com (Richard Welty) Purpose: Official mailing list of the New York State Institute for Sebastian Cabot Studies. camelot Contact: camelot-request@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Thornborrow) Purpose: A new mailing list on the subject of Arthurian legend and Grail Lore. The 'Matter of Britain', as it is known, in all its guises and all related subjects will be discussed in an unmoderated mailing list. Camelot is a forum for discussion of all Arthurian fields of interest. Cards Contact: cards-request@tanstaafl.uchicago.edu (Keane Arase) Purpose: For people interested in collection, speculation and investing in baseball, football, basketball, hockey and other trading cards and/or memoribilia. Discussion and want/sell lists are welcome. Open to anyone. catalunya Contact: catalunya-request@cs.rice.edu Purpose: This mailing list is for discussing anything about the Catalan countries, the culture, and the language. Catholic Contact: LISTSERV@american.edu Purpose: The CATHOLIC mailing list is a forum for Catholics who wish to discuss their discipleship to Jesus Christ in terms of the Catholic approach to Christianity. "Catholic" is loosely defined as anyone embracing the Catholic approach to Christianity whether Roman Catholic, Anglo-Catholic, or Orthodox. Protestants or non-Christians are invited to listen in on discussions, but full-blown debates between Catholics adn Protestants are best carried out in Internet's soc.religion.christian or talk.religion.misc newsgrops. Discussions on ecumenism are encouraged. To subscribe, send a one line message with the following: SUBSCRIBE CATHOLIC "Personal Name" This list is also bi-directionally forwarded to the newsgroup BIT.LISTSERV.CATHOLIC. Catholic-action Contact: rfreeman@vpnet.chi.il.us (Richard Freeman) Purpose: Catholic-action is a moderated list concerned with Catholic evangelism, church revitalization, and preservation of Catholic teachings, traditions and values, and the vital effort to decapitate modernist heresy. Catholic Doctrine Contact: catholic-request@sarto.budd-lake.nj.us Purpose: To discuss Cathlic doctrine in an orthodox and truth- seeking way, without questioning any Catholic doctrine. Moderated. cavers Contact: cavers-request@m2c.org -or- harvard!m2c!cavers-request (John D. Sutter) Purpose: Information resource and forum for all interested in exploring caves. To join, send a note to the above address including your geographical location as well as e-mail address; details of caving experience and locations where you've caved; NSS number if you have one; and any other information that might be useful. cd-forum Contact: cd-request@valis.biocad.com (Valerie) Purpose: To provide support/discuss/share experiences about gender related issues; Crossdressing, Transvestism, Transsexualism, etc. This list is in Digest Format. chalkhills Contact: chalkhills-request@presto.ig.com (John M. Relph) Purpose: Chalkhills is a mailing list for the discussion of the music and records of XTC (the band). Chalkhills is moderated and is distributed in a digest format. chem-eng Contact: trayms@cc.curtin.edu.au (Dr. Martyn Ray) Purpose: An electronic newsletter on chemical engineering. chem-talk Contact: Dr. Manus Monroe, Chemistry Department, Marin Community College ...!{ames,cbosgd}!pacbell!unicom!manus Purpose: As chemists, dialogue and conversation with other scientists are essential to stimulating or provoking new ideas. As teachers and researchers, we can find the demands of our profession extensive, which may lead to a reduction in our ability to keep abreast of new data and changes in theories. Sometimes, conversation helps to clarify articles, illuminate new perceptions of theories, and sustain us through our precarious journey in chemistry. 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Non-christians may join the list and "listen-in", but full blown debates between Christians and non-Christians are best carried out in talk.religion.misc or soc.religion.christian. cisco Contact: cisco-request@spot.colorado.edu (David Wood) Purpose: This list is for discussion of the network products from Cisco Systems, Inc; primarily the AGS gateway, but also the ASM terminal multiplexor and any other relevant products. Discussions about operation, problems, features, topology, configuration, protocols, routing, loading, serving, etc are all encouraged. Other topics include vendor relations, new product announcements, availability of fixes and new features, and discussion of new requirements and desirables. clarissa Contact: clarissa-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick) Purpose: Discussion of the Nickelodeon TV show "Clarissa Explains It All." CoCo Contact: pecampbe@mtus5.BITNET (Paul E. Campbell) Purpose: Discussion related to the Tandy Color Computer (any model), OS-9 Operating System, and any other topics relating to the "CoCo", as this computer is affectionately known. Anyone wishing to be on the list should send me mail. UUCP users, PLEASE NOTE: I need a nearby Internet or BITNET node to get things through to you reliably, so please send me a path in the form: zeus!yourcomp!yourid@sun.COM cogneuro Contact: cogneuro-request@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov Purpose: This list is an informal, relatively low-volume way to discuss matters at the interface of cognitive science and neuroscience. The discussion will be scientific and academic, covering biological aspects of behavior and cognitive issues in neuroscience. Also discussable are curricula, graduate programs, and jobs in the field. HOW TO USE THE LIST Please follow these examples exactly, so that my software works. To SUBSCRIBE, send mail like this: To: cogneuro-request@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov Subject: cogneuro: subscribe To UNSUBSCRIBE, send mail like this: To: cogneuro-request@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov Subject: cogneuro: unsubscribe You don't need to put anything in the body of the message. There will be no automatic confirmation, but you might get a note from me. To CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (also very polite to do if you know that your MACHINE WILL GO DOWN for a while, or in case you LEAVE THE NET) simply unsubscribe from your old address and resubscribe from your new address. This prevents error messages and prevents me from having to verify your address manually. To POST (send a message to everybody on the list), send mail to cogneuro@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov, or followup to an existing message. e.g. To: cogneuro@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov Subject: corpus callsosum To ask a METAQUESTION, send it to cogneuro-request@ptolemy.arc. nasa.gov. Suggestions for improving this announcement or the list are welcome. GUIDELINES The language of the list is English. The list is meant to be low in volume and high in s/n ratio. Controversy and speculation are welcome, as are lack of controversy and rigor. Since the emphasis is scientific and academic, participants are expected to be extremely tolerant of other participants' opinions and choice of words. Since cogneuro is such a huge field, submission shsouldn't be too off-topic or otherwise not essentially scientific or academic. The list is initally open to anybody who is interested. Although I don't expect ever to need to exercise it, I reserve the right to remove anybody from the list if there are problems. I want to keep a spirit of free exchange of cognitive neuroscience. Other than this, the list is moderated and informal. comix Contact: comix-request@world.std.com (Elizabeth Lear Newman) Purpose: Intended for talking about non-mainstream and independent comic books. 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Counterev-L Contact: ae852@yfn.ysu.edu (Jovan Weismiller) Purpose: This list is under the aegis of l'Alliance Monarchists and is dedicated to promoting the cause of traditional monarchy and the Counter Revolution. We believe in government based on natural law principles, decentralization, subsidiarity, an economy based on the principles of distributive justice, and the defense of traditional Western values. We believe in a Europe, United, Traditional, and Free from the Atlantic to the Urals, but we oppose the centralizing bureaucracy of the Maastricht treaty. While we are based in the US, we are affiliated with L'Alliance pour la maintenance de la France en Europe, and we have members, as well as fraternal relations with the monarchist organizations, in most Western European countries. We work for the strengthening of existing monarchies, the restoration in those countries with a monarchist tradition, and the building up of an infrastructure appropriate to the instuaration of monarchy in those countries without a living monarchist tradition. Croatian-News/Hrvatski-Vjesnik Contact: Croatian-News-Request@Andrew.CMU.Edu or Hrvatski-Vjesnik-Zamolbe@Andrew.CMU.Edu Purpose: News from and related to Croatia, run by volunteers. These are actually two news distributions: one in Croatian (occasionally an article can be in some other South Slavic language) and one in English. For subscription, please send a message with the following information: your name, your email address, state/country where your account is. Please put the state/country information in the 'Subject:' line of your letter. If you would like to receive the news in Croatian as well, please indicate that in your message. If you would prefer to receive the news in Croatian ONLY, please send a message to the address Hrvatski-Vjesnik-Zamolbe@Andrew.CMU.Edu. Cro-News/SCYU-Digest Contact: cro-news-request@mph.sm.ucl.ac.uk (Nino Margetic) Purpose: Cro-News: This non-moderated list is the distribution point for the news coming from Croatia. The list carries articles from Danas, Slobodna Dalmacija, and Vjesnik. The list carries also occasional news items from the CN/HV lists. This list was set up to reduce the overseas traffic, so if you are in the USA/Canada, please use the corresponding CN/HV USA address. This list also carries the SCYU- Digest traffic. The languages are Croatian, English and occasionally Slovene. For application, only email address is required. If you wish to add your name to the CN/HV database, please contact the USA coordinators. SCYU-Digest: This moderated mailing list enables people without access to the USENET newsgroup soc.culture.yugoslavia to receive messages published on the s.c.y in a digested form. The volume of the material depends on the traffic on the mentioned newsgroup, but usually there is at least 700-800 lines of text daily. The topics cover wide ranging subjects and on occasions one can witness very heated discussions between the participants. Language is mostly English. The interaction is possible though the gateway at Berkeley. cryonics Contact: ...att!whscad1!kqb -or- kqb@whscad1.att.com (Kevin Q. Brown) Purpose: Cryonic suspension is an experimental procedure whereby patients who can no longer be kept alive with today's medical abilities are preserved at low temperatures for treatment in the future. This list is a forum for topics related to cryonics, which include biochemistry of memory, low temperature biology, legal status of cryonics and cryonically suspended people, nanotechnology and cell repair machines, philosophy of identity, mass media coverage of cryonics, new research and publications, conferences, and local cryonics group meetings. ctf-discuss Contact: ctf-discuss-request@cis.upenn.edu (Dave Farber) Purpose: This mailing list is targeted at stimulating discussion of issues critical to the computer science community in the United States (and, by extension, the world). The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Research Council (NRC) is charged with identifying and initiating studies in areas critical to the health of the field. Recently one such study -- Computing the Future -- has generated a major discussion in the community and has motivated the establishment of this mailing list in order to involve broader participation. This list will be used in the future to report and discuss the activities of the CSTB and to solicit opinions in a variety of areas. Cthulu Contact: cthulhu-request@cs.qmw.ac.uk Purpose: A mailing list for discussion about *the* horror frp. CoC. ctree Contact: alberta!oha!ctree-request (Tony Olekshy) Purpose: The C-Tree mailing list provides a forum for the discussion of FairCom's C-Tree, R-Tree, and D-Tree products. This mailing list is not associated with FairCom. We have over three dozen members, amd cover virtually all hardware and operating system ports. CUSSNET Contact: cussnet-request@stat.com Purpose: Computer Users in the Social Sciences is a discussion group devoted to issues of interest to social workers, counselors, and human service workers of all disciplines. The discussion frequently involves computer applications in treatment, agency administration, and research. Students, faculty, community based professionals, and just good 'ole plain folks join in the discussion. Software, hardware, and ethical issues associated with their use in the human service generate lively and informative discussions. Please join us. Bill Allbritten, Ph.D., Moderator (Director, Counseling and Testing Center, Murray State University, Murray KY. 42071) To join the list, send email to "listserv@stat.com." The first line of text should be: subscribe cussnet cyberpunkRPG Contact: cyberrpg-request@veritas.com Purpose: The cyberpunk mailing list is primarly for the discussion of cyberpunk role-playing games. The discussion is not limited to any game system. Subjects of a peripheral nature are welcome as long as they don't get out of hand. There is one rule on this mailing list: the moderator gets to add new rules at will. CZ Contact: cz-request@pram.cs.ucla.edu (Ted Kim) Purpose: The purpose of the "The Convergence Zone" (or CZ for short) is to discuss the Harpoon naval wargame series and related topics. This includes Harpoon, Captain's Edition Harpoon, Computer Harpoon, Harpoon SITREP and various supplements for print and computer versions. Naval topics are discussed in so far as they are related to the game or provide useful background. Discussion is moderated. CZ is packaged in a digest format. Listeners as well as contributors are welcome. dark-shadows Contact: shadows-request@sunee.waterloo.edu (Bernie Roehl) Purpose: Dark Shadows was a daily soap opera that ran on ABC in the late sixties (ending in 1971). It had a Gothic feel to it, and featured storylines involving witchcraft, vampires, werewolves and the supernatural. It was (appropriately enough) "brought back from the dead" by NBC for a single season last year. It also spawned two feature films, a series of paperback novels, and lots more; the series is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. 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It is in use for various purposes at a dozen or so sites around the United Kingdom and Ireland. decstation-managers Contact: decstation-managers-request@ornl.gov Purpose: Fast-turnaround troubleshooting tool for managers of RISC DECstations. derby Contact: derby-request@ekrl.com (John Wilkes) Purpose: To discuss various aspects and strategies of Horse Racing, primarily dealing with, but not limited to, handicapping. Anyone is free to join. deryni-l Contact: mail-server@mintir.new-orleans.la.us elendil@mintir.new-orleans.la.us (Edward J. Branley) Purpose: A list for readers and fans of Katernine Kurtz' novels and other works. While primary focus is on the Deryni universe, discussion of Kurtz' other works (the _Adept_ series, for example) is also encouraged. To join the list, send a message to mail-server@mintir.new-orleans.la.us with the following in the body: SUBSCRIBE DERYNI-L. deviants Contact: deviants-request@csv.warwick.ac.uk Purpose: The workings of the Great Wok and all things deviant from accepted social norm are discussed here. Occasionally disgusting, but not always, it is the home of ranting, experimental reports, news clippings and other related items. Medical curiosities, cults, murders and other phenomena are well in place here. DGRD Contact: taylor@limbo.intuitive.com (Dave Taylor) Purpose: The digital games review digest is devoted to computer and video game reviews. We're interested in just about any games that run on computers, including IBM PC, Atari, Amiga, Macintosh, Apple II and Unix computers, as well as video games for the Nintendo, Sega, NEC, Atari, and so on. We also cover games for the portable market (e.g. the Atari Lynx and Nintendo GameBoy). This is a *REVIEWS ONLY* mailing list, with all submissions edited to fit into a common and consistent format. Discussion of the relative merits of different gaming computers, technical discussion of resolution required to display 3D graphics, and general flaming and hostility will be left to the many different forums appropriate for that type of discussion. dirt-users Contact: dirt-users-request@ukc.ac.uk Purpose: Dirt is an X11-based UIMS. disney-afternoon Contact: ranger-list-request@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) Purpose: Discussion of the Disney Afternoon and other related topics. This is a very high-volume, low-noise mailing list. It is moderated and also available in digested form. At this writing, there are no plans to gateway the list to the alt.fan.disney.afternoon newsgroup, though some informational messages may be cross-posted. disney-comics Contact: disney-comics-request@student.docs.uu.se (Per Starb{ck) Purpose: Discussion of Disney comics. Dodge Stealth/Mitsubishi 3000GT Contact: stealth-request%jim.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu Purpose: Discussion of anything related to these cars. Dokken/Lynch Mob Contact: kydeno00@ukpr.uky.edu (Kirsten DeNoyelles) -or- kydeno00@mik.uky.edu Purpose: Articles, questions and discussions on Dokken and Lynch Mob. Donosy Contact: przemek@ndcvx.cc.nd.edu (Przemek Klosowski) Purpose: Distribution of a news bulletin from Poland. English and Polish versions are both avaialble. drwho-spoilers Contact: terminus!nyssa (James Armstrong, Jr.) Purpose: Branched off of rec.arts.drwho is a list for "Spoilers", which is intended to distribute news about upcoming seasons and discussion on recently released episodes and keep it away from the eyes of people who would rather not know until they see the shows themselves. *** This group is currently inactive. *** DSA-LGB Contact: DSA-LGB-request@midway.uchicago.edu DSA-LGB is a mailing list for members of the Lesbian/ Gay/Bisexual Commission of the Democratic Socialists of America, and for other people interested in discussing connections between sexual identity and the democratic socialist movement in the U.S. and other nations. The list is neither archived nor moderated. Dual-Personalities Contact: dual-personalities-request@darwin.uucp Purpose: Discussion, maintenance/survival tips, and commercial offerings for the System/83 UNIX box made by the now-defunct DUAL Systems Corp of Berkeley, as well as similar machines using the IEEE-696 bus (such as the CompuPro 8/16E with Root/Unisoft UNIX). DVI-list Contact: dvi-list-request@calvin.dgbt.doc.ca (Andrew Patrick) Purpose: This mailing list is intended for discussions about Intel's DVI (Digital Video Interactive) system. These discussions cover both applications and programming with DVI. echoes Contact: echoes-request@fawnya.tcs.com (h.w. neff) Purpose: Info and commentary on the musical group Pink Floyd as well as other projects members of the group have been involved with. ECTL Contact: ectl-request@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca (David Leip) Purpose: A List dedicated to Researchers interested in Computer Speech Interfaces. electromagnetics Contact: EM-request@decwd.ece.uiuc.edu Purpose: Discussion of issues relating to electromagnetics. This may take the form of book reviews, code problems, techniques, etc. elements Contact: elements-request@telesoft.com (Gary Morris KK6YB) Purpose: The purpose of the Shuttle Elements mailing list is to get Keplerian Elements out as quickly as possible during flights. We send out pre-launch elements and post launch elements based on either Flight Dynamics Office predictions, Shuttle computer state vector data, or on NORAD radar tracking data. Ayone may subscribe but prior approval is require before sending submissions to the list. ELP Contact: J.Arnold@bull.com (John Arnold) Purpose: To share news, opinions, and other discussions about the musical group Emerson, Lake & Palmer and related topics. Elvis Costello Contact: costello-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Danny Hernandez) Purpose: For the discussion and dissemination of information of Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus, better known as Elvis Costello. Everyone is welcome. empire-list Contact: empire-list-request@bbn.com Purpose: Discussion of design and implementation issues of BSD Empire among authors and interested parties. Emplant Contact: subscribe@xamiga.linet.org Purpose: For the Emplant Macintosh Hardware Emulator. Emplant is a hardware board that allows Amiga users to run any Macintosh programs, in color. The mailing list will provide any compatibility info and info on software upgrades. Send subscription requests to subscribe@xamiga.linet.org using this format: #emplant username@domain; EMPLOY Contact: employ-request@mainz-emh2.army.mil Purpose: The EMPLOY Mail List will be an electronic informational forum to assist federal employees and others in the sharing of job opportunities as well as ideas on gaining employment. Problems confronting personnel seeking employment are complex and require insight, experience and alternate perspectives to reach realistic solutions. Electronic communications provides a convenient, cost effective, timely method of contacting valuable resources without the restraints of conventional communication. emtex-user Contact: emtex@methan.chemie.fu-berlin.de (Vera Heinau & Heiko Schlichting) or: emtex@fub.uucp Conversation language: Changed to English (from German) Purpose: Information about emTeX, an implementation of TeX for MS-DOS and OS2. Discussions and infos about updates, bugs and sources of supply. Episcopal Contact: episcopal-request@dragon.com (Cindy Smith) Purpose: The purpose of the EPISCOPAL mailing list is to provide a non-hostile environment for discussion among Christians who are members of the Holy Catholic Church in the Anglican Communion or who are simply interested in Episcopal beliefs and practices. Non-Anglicans and non-Christians may join the list and listen in but full blown debates between Anglicans and Protestants/Roman Catholics/non-Christians are best carried out in soc.religion.christian and talk.religion.misc newsgroups. It is hoped that the availability of this list will not diminish the contributions Christians make there. Discussions on ecumenism are encourage. To join the list, send a 1 line mail message consisting of the word SUBSCRIBE on the first line of the message. Epoch Users Forum Contact: epuf-request@mcs.anl.gov Purpose: The Epoch Users Forum mailing list is intended as an ideas exchange mechanism for users of Epoch fileservers. Comments, questions, and feedback are encouraged. esperanto Contact: esperanto-request@rand.org (Mike Urban) Purpose: This list is a forum for people interested in the neutral international language Esperanto. Discussions about the language itself, the Esperanto movement, publications, and news are encouraged; of course, discussion *in* the language itself are especially encouraged, although English translations may be advisable when the material is of interest to beginners or non-Esperantists. ethology Contact: saarikko@cc.helsinki.fi (Jarmo Saarikko) Purpose: An unmoderated mailing list for the discussion of animal behaviour and behavioural ecology. Possible topics could be e.g. new or controversial theories, new research methods, and equipment. Announcements of books, papers, conferences, new software for behavioural analysis etc., with possible experiences, are also encouraged. Excelsior! Contact: subscribe@xamiga.linet.org Purpose: For users of the Amiga Excelsior! BBS system. Used for transferring small binaries, update notices, bug reports, and suggestions. Send subscription requests to subscribe@xamiga.linet.org using this format: #excelsior username@domain; exhibitionists Contact: exhibitionists-request@jvnc.net Purpose: Primarily for managers and/or projectionists, but open also to anyone working in a cinema or film society, etc. Anyone's welcome to join, but the conversation is mainly about things that only cinema workers (and in some cases only projectionists) would be interested in, so if this isn't you, think twice about joining. In short, a forum where someone can ask "So how was work at the theater today?" and actually understand what you're talking about. exotic-cars Contact: exotic-cars-request@sol.asl.hitachi.com (Joe Augenbraun) Purpose: Discussion about exotic and limited production automobiles, including maintenance, driving impressions, artistic nits, and any other aspect of the world's rarest and most desirable cars. Extropians Contact: extropians-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu Purpose: The unifying characteristic of the list recipients is their latest interest in anarchocapitalist politics, techniques of life extension (including cryonics), the technological extension of human intelligence and perception, nanotechnology, spontaneous orders, memetics, and a number of other related ideas. If these topics seem to you to be naturally related and mutually consistent, you might already be an Extropian. All Extropians (and those who suspect that they are Extropians) are invited to join. f-body Contact: f-body-request@boogie.ebay.sun.com (Richard Koch) Purpose: discussion of Camaros and Firebirds. f-mac Contact: brunyan%utmem2.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Bill Runyan) Purpose: Information on commentary on the musical group Fleetwood Mac as well as any work or projects that any of the members have been involved with, such as the solo work of singer Stevie Nicks. Fall Contact: fall-request@wg.estec.esa.nl Purpose: Any discussion concerning the Fall and the various offspring of it, plus any related subjects. FASE Contact: fase@cs.uh.edu Purpose: FASE (Forum for Academic Software Engineering) provides a forum for communication among academic educators who teach software engineering. Submissions are compiled and mailed to subscribers approximately monthly. femail Contact: femail-request@lucerne.eng.sun.com (Ellen Eades) Purpose: The femail mailing list is intended to provide a forum for discussion of issues of interest to women, in a friendly atmosphere. The basic tenets of feminism and the day-to-day experiences of women do not have to be explained or defended. Men and women can join, but everyone requesting to be added to the mailing list MUST provide the moderator with: 1) a full name; 2) a complete uucp path to a well-known host or a fully specified Internet address; 3) the correspondent's gender (for records and statistics only). NO exceptions. feminism-digest Contact: feminism-digest@ncar.ucar.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore) Purpose: This is actually a digest version of soc.feminism. It is intended for those who have difficulty getting soc.feminism or who prefer to read it all at once or whatever. ferrets Contact: ferret-request@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis) {utzoo,utai,uunet}!cunews!latour!ecicrl!ferret-request Purpose: This is a mailing list for people who have or are merely interested in ferrets (Mustela Furo). Discussions are welcome on any subject relating to ferrets -- suitability as pets, health information, funny ferret stories etc. Fiction-Writers Contact: writers-request@studguppy.lanl.gov (Doug Roberts) Purpose: The Fiction Writers Group exists for two purposes: To give people interested in writing fiction professionally a support group of peers for where information can be shared and discussions of the task of writing can be carried on. To create an environment where Works In Progress can be passed around and criticized so that the author can find the weak spots and polish the manuscript into a salable work. The group has handled mostly Science Fiction, Fantasy, and related genres, but is not restricted to them. Membership is open to anyone who has in interest in writing fiction regardless of previous experience or published/unpublished status. Members must be prepared to regularly contribute either by critiquing the work of others or presenting work for critique. filmmakers Contact: filmmakers-request@grissom.larc.nasa.gov Purpose: The Filmmakers' Mailing List deals with all aspects of motion picture production, with an emphasis on technical issues. Heavily stressed are construction and design issues for those working on tight budgets. It should be emphasized that the subject is film, and not video. firearms Contact: firearms-request@cs.cmu.edu (Karl Kleinpaste) Purpose: The mailing list firearms has been created to provide an environment in which sportsmen can discuss issues of concern to them. Topics include but are not limited to hunting, firearms safety, legal issues, reloading tips, maintenance suggestions, target shooting, and dissemination of general info. Anyone is welcome to join -- note that we do NOT intend to discuss the merits of gun control. flamingo Contact: flamingo@lenny.corp.sgi.com Purpose: The list is for unmoderated discussion among fans of the series "Parker Lewis" (formerly "Parker Lewis Can't Lose") on the Fox television network. It is available both as a mail reflector and as a digest. 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Areas of dance would include, but not be limited to: international, contra, square, western square morris, cajun, and barn dancing, etc. Please feel free to discuss such things as touring groups, artists, camps, workshops, styling, equipment, recordings, and so on. This mailing list also welcomes queries about where to find dance groups and how to get started dancing. Please note that the Folk Dancing Mailing List (FDML) operates in conjunction with the USENET newsgroup Rec.folk-dancing. Material in Rec.folk-dancing appears in the FDML. This mailing list is primarily for people who can not (or do not wish to) receive USENET. When subscribing to the FDML, please include several computer mail addresses AND a postal mail address (or phone number) as a last resort. FoxPro Contact: shevett@amber.mccc.edu (Dave Shevett) Purpose: Conversations relating to the FoxPro database system under PCDOS. Versions 1.02 and the new 2.0 system discussed. framers Contact: framers-request@uunet.uu.net (Mark Lawrence) Purpose: Framers is a users forum for sharing of experiences and information about the FrameMaker desktop publishing package from Frame Technology. freaks Contact: freaks-request@bnf.com Purpose: A list which talks about Marillion and related rock groups. To subscribe send a message containing: subscribe freaks My Real Name fsp-discussion Contact: listmaster@Germany.EU.net Purpose: Discussion of the new FSP protocol. FSP is a set of programs that implements a public-access archive similar to an anonymous-FTP archive. The difference is that FSP is connection-less and virtually state-less. This list is open for everybody. fsuucp Contact: fsuucp-request@polyslo.calpoly.edu (Christopher J. Ambler) Purpose: The FSUUCP mailing list is for the discussion, bug hunting, feature proposing, and announcements of the availability and release dates of FSUUCP, an MSDOS UUCP/mail/news package. FSUUCP is shareware, and includes uucico/uuxqt (with support for rmail and rnews (single, batched and compressed batch)), as well as readnews, postnews, mail, expire, uuq, uusnap, uulog, and a host of utilities. funky-music Contact: funky-music-request@apollo.lap.upenn.edu (George Zipperlen) -or- ...!rutgers!super.upenn.edu!apollo.lap.upenn.edu!funky-music-request Purpose: The funky-music mailing list is for the discussion of funk music, as well as rap, hip-hop, soul, r&b, and related varieties. Discussions of zydeco, reggae, salsa, soca, and similar gutsy street music are also welcome. Funk music is based on the rhythmic innovations pioneered by James Brown. Other notable artists in the genre are Parliament, Funkadelic, War, Earth Wind and Fire, the Meters, and Mandrill. Funky music has a dance-able beat to it, a soulful feel, and an underlying intelligence. All the varieties of music mentioned above, are funky. fuzzy-ramblings Contact: fuzzy-ramblings-request@piggy.ucsb.edu (Robert Earl) Purpose: Discussion of the British girl group "We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Going to Use It!!!". gender Contact: ericg@indiana.edu (Eric Garrison) Purpose: Mail.gender is a list created for the purpose of discussing gender issues. The intent is to provide an open-minded forum for discussion of gender stereotypes vs. individuality, gender roles and particularly how people can get beyond these restrictions. Any related topic is fair game: I won't presume to dictate the subject matter of the list, I want everyone on the list to do that. Anonymous "posting" is available. To join, mail ericg@indiana.edu with "add me mail.gender" in the subject line. glove-list Contact: (machine) listserv@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (human) jet@nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend) Purpose: Discussion of the Nintendo PowerGlove, a < $100 dataglove available on the remaindered racks of Toys 'R Us and other big toy stores. To subscribe, send email to listserv@boxer.nas.nasa.gov with a *body* of "subscribe glove-list your_full_name". godlygraphics Contact: request-godlygraphics@sparc.vitro.com (Steve Brailsford) Purpose: The godlygraphics mailing list is for the discussion of Christian uses of computer graphics and animations, especially using the Amiga computer, and for related trading of ideas, objects, images, and even joint projects, such as the design of a Christian computer game. The possibilities for innovative uses of computer graphics, animations, multimedia applications and video productions in support of various Christian ministries and other endeavors are WIDE OPEN. What better use of your technical skills or creative talents than to serve the One who gave them to you? 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GRASS Contact: grass-server@wharton.upenn.edu Purpose: The GRASS (Generic Religions and Secret Societies) mailing list is a forum for the development of religions and secret societies for use in role-playing games. Both real-world and fictional religions and secret societies are covered. GRASS is an erratic volume, high signal-to-noise, mailing list. To subscribe, send mail to the CONTACT address with a subject of SUBSCRIBE Charlie Bucket. (Use your own name instead of Charlie's though!) grunge-l Contact: listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu (Jon Hilgreen) Purpose: This list is intended for the discussion of any and all topics related to the form of music known as "grunge rock" (not just Seattle-based or Sub Pop bands). It is an open, unmoderated list with a frequently high level of traffic. As a general guideline, the following talk is encouraged: * Recording/concert reviews and recommendations. * Band tour dates. * Local scene reviews adn news. * Record store and mail-order company recommendations. * Nose-picking techniques. * Interviews and articles, original or otherwise. * Quotes, band gossip, and insider information. * Anything else one would typically find in a music magazine. People who find "adult language and references" offensive will not want to join this list. It is also a good idea to read the grunge list with an extra dose of patience, perverse humor, and sarcasm. To subscribe, send a message containing 'subscribe grunge-l ' @DATAPHONE@ to LISTSERV@UBVM (Bitnet) *or* listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu (Inte GSP-List Contact: gsp-list-request@ms.uky.edu (David W. Rankin, Jr.) or gsp-list-request@ukma.BITNET or {uunet, gatech, rutgers}!ukma!gsp-list-request Purpose: To allow "alumni" (as defined by the GSPAA) of the Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program to participate in intellectual discussions on various topics, while also promoting the spirit of "community" fostered by GSP. The list maintainer requests that only GSPeople request to join the list, and that when they do, they send at least 2 good Email addresses (if possible) and the year and campus at which they attended GSP. gug-sysadmins Contact: gug-sysadmins-request@vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at Purpose: Distributions of rumors, bugfixes and work-arounds concerning the CAD-Tool genesil and related tools to members of the Eurochip project and other interested parties. Gunk'l'dunk Contact: jeremy@stat.washington.edu (Jeremy York) Purpose : A forum for discussing and promoting _Tales_of_the_ _Beanworld_, an unusual black and white comic published by Eclipse comics. It is a moderated newsletter that occasionally receives input from the creator of the Beanworld, Larry Marder. gymn Contact: raek@athena.mit.edu (Robyn Kozierok) Purpose: For the discussion of all aspects of gymnastics. handicap Contact: wtm@bunker.shel.isc-br.com Purpose: The Handicap Digest provides an information/discussion exchange for issues dealing with the physically/mentally handicapped. Topics include, but are not limited to: medical, education, legal, technological aids and the handicapped in society. Note: The articles from the Handicap Digest are also posted in the Usenet Newsgroup, "misc.handicap". hang-gliding Contact: hang-gliding-request@virginia.edu (Galen Hekhuis) Purpose: Topics covering all aspects of hang-gliding and ballooning, for ultra-light and lighter-than-air enthusiasts. Harleys Contact: harley-request@thinkage.on.ca (Ken Dykes) -or- harley-request@thinkage.com -or- uunet!thinkage!harley-request Purpose: discussion about the bikes, politics, lifestyles, and anything else of interest to Harley-Davidson lovers. hey-joe Contact: hey-joe-request@ms.uky.edu (Joel Abbott) Purpose: Discussion and worship of Jimi Hendrix and his music. Although Jimi has been dead for about 2 decades, we feel that his music is still worthy to be recognized. Prerequisite to joining: appreciation for his music. Holocaust Information Contact: listserv@oneb.almanac.bc.ca Purpose: The Holocaust Information list is devoted to Holocaust research, and to the refutation of those who deny the event. It is currently an unmoderated, public list, but I reserve the right to change status to private/moderated if the need arises. Topics within the scope of the list include: World-wide racial supremacy organizations and activities, world-wide neo-nazi organizations and activities, Holocaust denial via electronic networking, including but not limited to FidoNet, UseNet, InterNet, Prodigy, GEnie, CompuServe, etc., and the notification all list members when a new bulletin board, fax forwarding, or voice-mail organization is identified as representing the views of the various organizations noted above, including The Institute for Historical Review (IHR), Christian Identity, Aryan Nation, America First Committee, Liberty Lobby and activities of well- known folks like Willy Carto, David Irving, and many, many others. To subscribe to the list, send the following command to: listserv@oneb.almanac.bc.ca in the form: subscribe hlist firstname lastname Example: subscribe hlist ken mcvay If you do not receive confirmation from the server within 24 hours, please let me know and I will add you to the list manually. homebrew Contact: homebrew-request%hpfcmr@hplabs.hp.com or ...!hplabs!hpfcmr!homebrew-request (Rob Gardner) Purpose: Forum on Beer, homebrewing, and related issues. Though mainly intended for discussion of beer making, also welcome are discussions on making cider, mead, wine, or any other fermented (but not distilled) beverage. Beginners are welcomed as well as experienced brewers. home-ed Contact: home-ed-request@think.com (David Mankins) Purpose: This mailing list is for the discussion of all aspects and methods of home education. These include the "unschooling" approach, curricula-based home-schooling, and others. The list is currently unmoderated and welcomes everyone interested in educating their children at home, whatever the reasons. horse Contact: equestrians-request@world.std.com (David C. Kovar) Purpose: Discussion of things equestrian. Horse enthusiasts of all disciplines and levels of experience are welcome. Articles are distributed periodically in digest format, and also appear individually in the Usenet newsgroup "rec.equestrian". hotrod Contact: hotrod-request@dixie.com Include on the Subject: line the keyword "subscribe" and a return path to your site. Purpose: The mailing list hotrod@dixie.com is chartered to provide a forum for people interested in high performance vehicles to exchange ideas and discuss topics of current interest. This list is chartered as broadly as possible consistent with noise supression. Explicitly acceptable is any discussion regarding increasing the performance of any vehicle with more than three wheels. huskers Contact: huskers-request@tssi.com (Michael Nolan) Purpose: this lists provides coverage of University of Nebraska sports. The major in-season sports (football, basketball) will likely make up the majority of posts, but other sports are likely to be mentioned from time to time, depending on the interest. Other items likely to be of interest to NU alums or Cornhusker fans may also appear. hyperami Contact: listserv@archive.oit.unc.edu Purpose: For informal product discussion and mutual assistance concerning AmigaVision, CanDo, DeluxeVideo III, Director 2, Foundation, Hyperbook, InterActor, PILOT, ShowMaker, TACL, Thinker, and VIVA. To join, send a mail request to listserv@archive.oit.unc.edu and give a one-line message asking "subscribe hyperami." This list is separate from the Usenet newsgroup comp.sys.amiaga. multimedia but material from the list may occasionally be posted to the newsgroup. hyperbole hyperbole-announce Contact: hyperbole-request@cs.brown.edu (Bob Weiner) Use the following format on your Subject: line to execute requests, where you substitute your own values for the <> delimited items (include the period at the end of the line). Subject: Add '<' @ '>' to . For example: Subject: Add Joe Smith to hyperbole. Purpose: Hyperbole is for discussion of the Hyperbole systems and the related topics of hypertext and information retrieval. Hyperbole-announce announces new releases and bug fixes for Hyperbole. Anyone on hyperbole is automatically subscribed to hyperbole-announce., so you should request subscription to only one of the two lists. Hyperbole is a flexible hypertext manager developed at Brown University that sits atop of GNU Emacs and provides efficient point-and-click information access and full customizability in GNU Emacs Lisp. Hyperbole allows hypertext buttons to be embedded within unstructured and structured files, mail messages and news articles. It also provides point-and-click access to ftp archives, Wide Area Information Servers (WAIS), and the World-Wide Web (WWW) hypertext system. IB Contact: hreha@vax2.concordia.ca (Dr. Steve Hreha) Purpose: To provice a forum for teachers, IB coordinators and administrators involved wtih the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. Discussion of all aspects of the IB program is welcome. IBDlist Contact: IBDlist-request%mvac23@udel.edu (Thomas Lapp) --or-- ...!udel!mvac23!IBDlist-request Purpose: IBDlist is a moderated mailing list which discusses all aspects of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, with particular emphasis on Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Anyone with an interest in these diseases, whether direct or indirect is welcome. This list will also act as a clearinghouse for information and discussion of current treatments, research, and other information related to IBDs. This list is open to any interested party and is not restricted to those with a direct link to IBD. iclinfo Contact: {obdient,tfd}!tons61!iclinfo Purpose: To update and relay information regarding the CCI/ICL processors. Including information on product updates, product problems, service problems and information, system options, and information on CCI/ICL from "off-line" sources.....(i.e. Inside "scoops" direct from "hidden" CCI/ICL sources. IDOL Contact: idol-group-request@luvthang.ori-cal.com (David Talmage) Purpose: The idol-group is an unmoderated mailing list for people interested in the Idol language. Idol, an "Icon-derived object language," is "an object-oriented extension and environment for the Icon programming language." The idol-group is a forum for discussing Idol programming, object-oriented programming, and Idol implementation issues. It is also a place to exchange Idol classes and programs, contributing to the library of useful Idol code. immune Contact: immune-request@weber.ucsd.edu (Cyndi Norman) Purpose: A support group for people with immune-system breakdowns (and their symptoms) such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lupus, Candida, Hypoglycemia, Multiple Allergies, Learning Disabilities, etc, and their SO's, medical caretakers, etc. The group is unmoderated and open to anyone anywhere in the world (no arguments about whether or not these disabilities exist). improv Contact: improv-request@bmt.gun.com (Timothy Reed) Purpose: Questions, comments, and bug-reports relating to the Improv spreadsheet for NeXTSTEP and Windows, published by Lotus Corp. Some mail includes attachments that may be read with mail readers compatible with the NexT Computer's NeXTmail format. impulse Contact: impulse-users-request@j.cc.purdue.edu (Kevin Braunsdorf) Purpose: A low-volume list for users of the LPC Mpulse line of computers. The moderator does filter and journalize submissions. info-aids Contact: info-aids@rainbow.UUCP --or-- {pacbell,apple,hoptoad,ucbvax}!well!rainbow!info-aids (Ken Davis) Purpose: to act as a clearinghouse for information, and discussion about AIDS, including alternative treatments, political implications, etc. Exchanges files with AIDNEWS@RUTVM1.BITNET. Open to anyone with the time and inclination to participate. Mailing list will be confidential and known only to the members. Anonymous postings will be accepted. (See also "aids" mailing list) info-altos Contact: info-altos-request@tiamat.fsc.com (Jim O'Connor & Mike Johnson) Purpose: Information and discussion about Altos computers. info-ccc Contact: uunet!xurilka!info-ccc-request (Luigi Perrotta) Purpose: The info-ccc mailing list will be devoted to the Concurrent C and Concurrent C++ programming languages. However, discussions can be anything relevant to concurrent programming. info-encore Contact: info-encore-request@cs-gw.D.UMN.EDU --or-- info-encore-request@umnd-cs.UUCP (Dan Burrows) Purpose: Mailing list for discussion of issues involving hardware and software issues of Encore computers and ethernet terminal servers. This mailing list is also gatewayed into the inet list, comp.sys.encore info-fortune Contact: info-fortune-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Thomas Krueger) Purpose: This mailing list is for users of UNIX based microcomputers produced by Fortune Systems. Any subject pertaining to Fortune computers is allowed. info-gnu Contact: info-gnu-request@prep.ai.mit.edu --or-- ucbvax!prep.ai.mit.edu!info-gnu-request Purpose: to distribute progress reports on the GNU Project, headed by Richard Stallman, and to ask members for various kinds of help. The list is gated both ways with the alternative newsgroup "gnu.announce," and is filtered (weakly moderated) by Leonard H. Tower Jr. GNU, which stands for Gnu's Not Unix, is the name for a complete Unix-compatible software system whose sources can be given away free to everyone. Major parts have already been written; major parts still remain undone. Project GNU has additional mailing lists to distribute information about specific GNU programs, and to report bugs in them. Contact us at the above address for details. info-high-audio Contact: info-high-audio-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Thomas Krueger) Purpose: This list is for the exchange of subjective comments about high end audio equipment and modifications performed to high end pieces. Techniques used to modify equipment, especially, but not limited to, vacuum tube electronics are exchanged. Some comments may be subjective or intuitive and may not yet have a measurable basis. Other topics of discussion include turntables, arms and cartridges; preamplifiers, headamps and cartridge matching; speakers, amplifiers and matching; placement of speakers, and room treatments. Any comments that prevent an open exchange of ideas and techniques are not encouraged. Archives of projects will be maintained on csd4.csd.uwm.edu and available via anonymous ftp. Info-High-Audio is bi-directionally gatewayed with the USENET newsgroup rec.audio.high-end. info-honda Contact: info-honda-request@cs.ucla.edu (Rich Wales) Purpose: Discussion of Honda and Acura automobiles. info-ingres Contact: info-ingres-request@math.ams.com Purpose: To discuss the commercial version of Ingres. Info-PGP Contact: info-pgp-request@lucpul.it.luc.edu Purpose: Discussion of Phil Zimmerman & Co.'s Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) public key encrption program for MS-DOS, Unix, SPARC, VMS, Atari, Amiga, and other platforms. Mirror of alt.security.pgp and related articles on sci.crypt. info-prime Contact: info-prime-request@blx-a.prime.com Purpose: INFO-PRIME is the discussion group/mailing list for users and administrators of Prime Computer equipment: 50-series (PRIMOS) and EXL series (Unix). This mailing list is gatewayed to the Usenet newsgroup comp.sys.prime. info-solbourne Contact: info-solbourne-request@acsu.buffalo.edu (Paul Graham) Purpose: Discussions & info about Solbourne computers. info-stratus Contact: Info-Stratus-Request@mike.lrc.edu (Richard Shuford) Purpose: This electronic mailing list is a user-centered and user-conducted forum for discussing the fault-tolerant machines produced by Stratus Computer Corporation and also their cousins, the IBM System/88 and Olivetti CPS-32. Info-Stratus is not intended to replace the vendor-provided support channels but to complement them. Subscribers to Info-Stratus will exchange technical information and tap the collective experience of a host of other professionals who use or develop software on Stratus- architecture systems, or who configure and maintain hardware in the Stratus environment. info-tahoe Contact: info-tahoe-request@uwm.edu --or-- uwm!info-tahoe-request (Jim Lowe) Purpose: Discussions pertaining to the Tahoe type of CPU. These include the CCI Power 6/32, the Harris HCX/7, and the Sperry 7000 series computers. The info-tahoe mailing list is set up as a mail reflector. This mailing list is also gatewayed into the inet list, comp.sys.tahoe info-vm Contact: info-vm-request@uunet.uu.net (Kyle Jones, and others) Purpose: Discussion and information exchange about the VM mail reader, which runs under GNU Emacs. informix-list Contact: informix-list-request@rmy.emory.edu (Walt Hultgren) Purpose: An unmoderated list for the discussion of Informix software and related subjects. Topics include all Informix offerings, from C-ISAM to WingZ, plus third-party products. Membership is open to anyone, including end-users, vendors and employees of Informix Software, Inc. An optional gateway service of Informix-related articles from comp.databases is offered. Not affiliated with Informix Software, Inc. interest-groups Contact: nnsc.nsf.net (128.89.1.178) Purpose: There is a document, "interest-groups", that can be obtained by anonymous ftp from nnsc.nsf.net. The document contains a listing of many of the current mailing lists. International Trade & Commerce Contact: info-request@tradent.wimsey.bc.ca Purpose: Discussions of International Trade, Commerce and the global economy including postings of company profiles, trade leads and topics pertaining to entrepreneurial ventures. Internet Radio Journal Contact: rrb@airwaves.chi.il.us Purpose: The Internet Radio Journal is both a repeater for the newsgroup rec.radio.broadcasting and on occasion, carries independent material as well. The list is mailed as news warrants, and covers any subject related to domestic radio broadcasting. Domestic in this case, refers to radio which is broadcast primarily for reception within the same country from which is originates. The newsgroup and mailing list are international and frequently cover matters pertaining to nations other than the USA or in North America. Any subject pertaining to the group's charter is encouraged, including but not limited to: programming, engineering and technical matters, new trends in the field, laws and regulations, DX'ing, pirate radio, community and public radio, and much more. Subscriptions are open to anyone who desires one and has an Internet-compatible e-mail account. Individuals and non-commercial systems are eligible. InterText Contact: intertxt@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) Purpose: InterText is a bi-monthly fiction magazine with over 1000 subscribers worldwide. InterText publishes in two formats: straight ASCII and PostScript (for Postscript compatible laser printers). For more information, to ask about subscribing, or for submission guidelines, maili intertxt@network.ucsd.edu. Back issues may be FTPed from network.ucsd.edu, in the /intertext directory. ipsc-managers Contact: (machine) listserv@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (human) jet@nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend) Purpose: Discussion of administrating the Intel iPSC line of parallel computers. To subscribe, send a message to listserv@boxer.nas.nasa.gov with a *body* of "subscribe ipsc-managers your_full_name". irchat Contact: irchat-request@cc.tut.fi (Kai 'Kaizzu' Kein{nen) Purpose: Discussion on irchat.el, a GNU Emacs interface to IRC, the Internet Relay Chat. isdn Contact: isdn-request@aball.in-berlin.de (Andreas Jennen) Purpose: Discussion about ISDN and digital telephone in Germany and Europe. italian-cars Contact: italian-cars-request@sol.crd.ge.com (richard welty) -or- ...!uunet!sol.crd.ge.com!italian-cars-request Purpose: discussion of italian-made automobiles iti151 Contact: iti151-request@oce.orst.edu (Paul O'Neill) {tektronix, hplabs!hp-pcd}!orstcs!oce.orst.edu!iti151-request Purpose: For users of Imaging Technology's series 150 and 151 image processing systems and ITEX151 software. The goal is to share algorithms, code, tricks, pitfalls, advice, etc. in an effort to decrease development time and increase functionality for the users of these systems. (Also, despite their good support, we customers may want to gang up on ITI someday!!) janes-addiction Contact: janes-addiction-request@ms.uky.edu (Joel Abbot) Purpose: Discussion of the defunct music group Jane's Addiction and its former member's current projects. jargon-helpers Contact: jargon-helpers-request@snark.thyrsus.com Purpose: The jargon-helpers list is an email reflector that supplements the ongoing public discussions of hacker jargon, net.culture and the Jargon File on alt.folklore.computers. If you have a continuing interest in these topics, you are welcome to join. The list owner is the current Jargon File editor. Members get to see new entries "in the raw" and a hand in editorial policy. jewish Contact: avi_feldblum@att.com (Avi Feldblum) Purpose: The mailing list provides a non-abusive forum for discussion of Jewish topics with an emphasis on Jewish law. Debates between Jews and non-Jews or between various factions of Judaism should be posted to talk.religion.misc. jpop Contact: jpop-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick) Purpose: Discussion of Japanese popular music. JudgeNet Contact: judge-request@synchro.com (Chuck Cox - BJCP Master Judge) Purpose: Discussion of beer judging and competition organization. Please include your name, internet adderess, and judging rank (if any) in your subscription request. jump-in-the-river Contact: jump-in-the-river-request@presto.ig.com (Michael C. Berch) -or- {apple,ames,rutgers}!bionet!ig!jump-in-the-river-request Purpose: Jump-in-the-river is a mailing list for the discussion of the music and recordings of Sinead O'Connor, and related matters such as lyrics, tour information. Unmoderated. khoros Contact: khoros-request@chama.unm.edu Purpose: to discuss the khoros software package, developed by Dr. Rasure, his staff, and his students at the University of New Mexico. Khoros is an integrated software development environment for information processing and visualization, based on X11R4. killifish Contact: killie-request@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Purpose: For people who keep and are interested in killifish, (family cyprinodontidae). kites Contact: (USA/Canada/Europe): kites-request@harvard.harvard.edu harvard!kites-request (Japan): koscvax.keio.junet!kites-request Purpose: This mailing list is for people interested in making, flying, or just talking about all kinds of kites. Topics will (I hope) include kite plans and construction techniques, reviews of commercially available kites and plans, timely (or otherwise) human interest notes, and talk about flying. Kurt Goedel Society Contact: kgs@csdec2.tuwien.ac.at Purpose: The Kurt Goedel Society is setting up an electronic mailing list for members and people interested in the activities of Society. Information about the Goedel Colloquia, Calls for Papers, the Collegium Logicum Lecture Series, the Newsletter, and information from sister societies will be distributed. If you would like to be included in the mailing list, or have any questions, send an email to: kgs@csdec2.tuwien.ac.at Kuharske Bukve Contact: Kuharske-Bukve@IJS.AC.Mail.YU (Polona Novak & Andrej Brodnik) Kuharske-Bukve@Uni-LJ.AC.Mail.YU Purpose: "Kuharskve bukve" is a moderated mailing list published weekly. Each issue brings one recipe previously tested by a member of editorial board. The recipes are formated. Language in them is Slovene only. The editors are happy to receive readers' opinions. lang-lucid Contact: lang-lucid-request@csl.sri.com (R. Jagannathan) Purpose: Discussions on all aspects related to the language Lucid, including (but not restricted to) language design issues, implementations for personal computers, implementations for parallel machines, language extensions, programming environments, products, bug reports, bug fixes/workarounds. lasnet Contact: lasnet-request@emx.utexas.edu (Langston James Goree VI) Purpose: To facilitate the exchange of information among scholars doing research related to Latin America. lds Contact: lds-request@decwrl.dec.com -or- decwrl!lds-request Purpose: a forum for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (mormons) to discuss church doctrine, mormon culture and life in general. Non-members are welcome to join, but we're not interested in flame wars. The Learning List Contact: Learning-Request@sea.east.sun.com (Rowan Hawthorne) Purpose: The Learning List is an electronic forum for discussing child-centered learning. It is intended to provide a meeting place in cyberspace in which to advance our understanding of the processes of learning, and to share personal experiences and practical suggestions to help in the great adventure we share with our children. Members must agree with the Charter of the Learning list to subscribe. A copy of the Charter is available from the above address. liberal-judaism Contact: faigin@aerospace.aero.org (Daniel Faigin) Purpose: Non-judgemental discussions of liberal judaism (Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative, Secular Humanist, etc.) and liberal jewish issues, its practices, opinions, and beliefs. This list is moderated and is in digest format. libernet Contact: libernet-request@dartmouth.edu (Barry S. Fagin) Purpose: Libernet is a Libertarian mailing list. The list is available in two modes: as a mail reflector and as a digest. LickVista Contact: InfoVista-request@helios.ucsc.edu (Steve Allen) Purpose: Discussion of the use and development of the Vista astronomical data reduction package which originated at Lick Observatory. life-talking Contact: life-talking-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick) Purpose: Discussion of the musical group Life Talking. Lightwave Contact: subscribe@xamiga.linet.org Purpose: For Video Toaster users, supporting the NewTek 3D object modeler/ray tracer and hardware involved in video editing, such as time base correcters and VCR equipment. This mail is echoed from another site. Send subscription requests to subscribe@xamiga.linet.org using this format: #lightwave username@domain; Linda Contact: linda-users-request@cs.yale.edu linda-users-request@yalecs.bitnet {cmcl2,decvax,harvard}!yale!linda-users-request Purpose: Discussion group for users and potential users of Linda based parallel programming systems. Linda is a set of operators that are added to various conventional programming languages to produce a parallel programming language. Linux-Activists Contact: linux-activists-request@niksula.hut.fi (Ari Lemmke) Purpose: Linux operating system hacking. Linux is now on a hackers only stage. More information is available by FTP from nic.funet.fi: /pub/OS/Linux/README. List-Managers Contact: Brent@GreatCircle.COM (Brent Chapman) Purpose: There was a "Mailing Lists" workshop session at the USENIX System Administration Conference (LISA VI) in Long Beach, CA, on October 22, 1992. The participants in that workshop expressed a desire for a mailing list for discussions of issues related to managing Internet mailing lists, including (but not limited to) software, methods, mechanisms, techniques, and policies. I've created the list as "List-Managers@GreatCircle.COM". That address is a direct mail relector: all messages sent to that address are immediately forwarded to the list. 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Archives of the list are maintained, but are not FTP'able yet. mtxinu-users Contact: dunike!mtxinu-users-request mtxinu-users-request@nike.cair.du.edu Purpose: Discussion and bug fixes for users of the 4.3+NFS release from the Mt. Xinu folks. MUD Contact: jwisdom@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Joseph Wisdom) Purpose: If you are new in the MUD world, or are simply looking for new places to get into, try subscribing to Internet Games MUD-List today! Make sure to include the string "mud list" in the subject header. Multicast Contact: Multicast-Request@Arizona.EDU (Joel Snyder) Purpose: For Discussion of multicast and broadcast issues in an OSI environment. Archives of the list and a database of contributed documents are also available on Arizona.EDU. 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The following areas are not the principal conern of this list, although overlapping subjects may wewll be interesting: primary and secondary education, sound generation techniques and composition. Articles on electronic music, synthesizers, MIDI, etc, will be rejected at the request of the readers of the list. musicals Contact: musicals-request@world.std.com (Elizabeth Lear Newman) Purpose: This forum is intended for the general discussion of musical theater, in whatever form it make take, but related non-musical theater topics are welcome too. 90% of the traffic is the musicals-related flow from the newsgroup rec.arts.theatre. mustangs Contact mustangs-request@cup.hp.com (Gary Gitzen) or hplabs!hpda!mustangs-request Purpose: To discuss/share technical issues, problems, solutions, and modifications relating to late model (~1980+) Ford Mustangs. Some issues may also be relevant to other Fords. 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NERaves Contact: ne-raves-request@silver.lcs.mit.edu (John Adams) Purpose: The NERaves list was started as a North Eastern United States/Canada equivalent of SFRaves. The list provides a forum for people to discuss the "rave" music/club/dance scene. For the purposes of the list, "North Eastern" is loosely defined as from Chicago --> East and from Washington DC --> North, including Ontario, Quebec, and the Mritime Provinces. People from outside this area are welcome, too! NERaves is an unmoderated list. Nerdnosh Contact: nerdnosh-request@scruz.ucsc.edu (Tim Bowden) Begun as a breakfast club for local nerds and writers in Santa Cruz, CA, US, it has expanded into an international forum about where, how, and why we live where we do. Think of it as a universsal camp town meeting in M F K Fisher shades and Jack Kerouac tones. Frivolous, friendly, and informative, in roughly that order. netblazer-users Contact: netblazer-users-request@telebit.com Purpose: To provide an unmoderated forum for discussions among users of Telebit NetBlazer products. Topics include known problems and workarounds, features discussions, and configuration advice. NetJam Contact: netjam-request@xcf.berkeley.edu) Craig Latta Purpose: NetJam provides a means for people to collaborate on musical compositions, by sending Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and other files (such as MAX patchers and notated scores) to each other, mucking about with them, and resending them. All those with MIDI-compatible (and other interesting) equipment, access to emailing and compression facilities and to the Internet and who are interested in making music are encouraged to participate. Please email netjam-request@xcf.berkeley.edu with the subject line "request for info". Network-Audio-Bits Contact: Murph@Maine.BITNET (Michael A. Murphy) Purpose: Network Audio Bits & Audio Software Review is a bi-monthly electronic magazine that features reviews of and information about current rock, pop, new age, jazz, funk, folk and other musical genres. A mixture of major label artists and independent recording artists can be found reviewed in these 'pages'. neuron Contact: neuron-request@cattell.psych.upenn.edu (Peter Marvit) Purpose: Neuron-Digest is a moderated list (in digest form) dealing with all aspects of neural networks (and any type of network or neuromorphic system). Topics include both connectionist models (artificial neural networks) and biological systems ("wetware"). Back issues and limited software is available via FTP from cattell.psych.upenn.edu. The Digest is gatewayed to USENET's comp.ai.neural-nets. newlists Contact: info@vm1.nodak.edu (Marty Hoag) Purpose: This is a mailing list "clearing house" for new mailing lists. Subscribers will get announcements of new lists that are mailed to this list. NewsCom Contact: starkid@ddsw1.mcs.com (Lance Sanders) Purpose: To make available synergies discerned in, and created from, print news media (up to a 12-year time-span). Many "facts," particulary scientific ones, have a habit of changing with time. NewsCommando shows extreme prejudice toward those articles whose contents exhibit "legs." The depth of insight possible using the information mosaic method can be staggering. A form of electronic magazine, NewsCommando can serve as a reference tool, offer unique jump-off points for Medline, PaperChase, or other searches, and, in many ways, is the "poor-man's IdeaFisher/IdeaBank." Vol. 1 will contain the following articles: ChemTao: Synergies In the Life Sciences EarthWatch1: Defining the Scope of Environmental Destruction Why Euthanasia Must Never Be Legalized Use "NewsCom request" in the "Subject:" field of message headers. Indicate article title(s) desired or "all" in body of message. Articles will be deposited in your mailbox with a "NewsCom/Vol.#" Subject header. Most will be in excess of 20K. Please group-save them to a file for later reading. next-gis Contact: sstaton@deltos.com (Steven R. Staton) listserv@deltos.com (send "SUBSCRIBE " message to join) Purpose: Discussion of GIS and cartographic related topics on the NeXT and other workstation computers. Some moderated reposting of comp.infosys.gis occurs as well. NeXT-icon Contact: next-icon-request@bmt.gun.com (Timothy Reed) Purpose: Distribute and receive 64 x 64 or 48 x 48 pixel icons, (2-, 12-, 24- and/or 32-bit), compatible with the NeXT Computer's NeXTSTEP software. Nearly all mail is in NeXTmail format. Non Serviam Contact: solan@math.uio.no (Svein Olav Nyberg) Purpose: Non Serviam is an electronic newsletter centered on the philosophy of Max Stirner, author of "Der Einzige und Sein Eigentum" ("The Ego and Its Own"), and his dialectical egoism. The contents, however, are decided by the individual contributors, and the censoring eye of the editor. The aim is to have somewhat more elaborate and carefully reasoned articles than are usually found on the newsgrups and lists. nordic-skiing Contact: nordic-ski-request@graphics.cornell.edu (Mitch Collinsworth) Purpose: Discussion of nordic skiing sports. This includes cross-country, biathlon, ski-orienteering, ski jumping, nordic combined, telemark and back-country. nqthm-users Contact: nqthm-users-request@cli.com or nqthm-users-request@inf.fu-berlin.de Purpose: Discussion of theorem proving using the Boyler-Moore theorem prover, NQTHM. Offers lore, advice, information, discussion, help and a few flames. ntp Contact: ntp-request@trantor.umd.edu Purpose: Discussion of the Network Time Protocol. nucmed Contact: nucmed-request@uwovax.uwo.ca -or- trevorc@uwovax.uwo.ca (Trevor Cradduck) Purpose: A discussion of Nuclear Medicine and related issues. Of particular concern is the format of digital images. numeric-interest Contact: numeric-interest-request@validgh.com (David Hough) Purpose: Discussion of issues of floating-point correctness and performance with respect to hardware, operating systems, languages, and standard libraries. nwu-sports Contact: nwu-sports-request@tssi.com (Michael Nolan) Purpose: Information about and discussion of Northwestern University sports, also known as "da cats." objc Contact: bunker!stpstn!objc-request (Anthony A. Datri) Purpose: The Objective-C mailing list is for the discussion of Stepstone's Objective-C language, Objective-C compiler, Objective-C interpreter, and the ICPak-201 user interface library. objectivism Contact: objectivism-request@vix.com (Paul Vixie) Purpose: A mailing list where students of Objectivism can discuss their ideas, concrete issues, exchange news, etc. Any issue that may have some relevance to Objectivists is appropriate here. objectivism-philosophy Contact: objectivism-request@twwells.com (T. William Wells) Purpose: A mailing list for discussion of the philosophy of Objectivism. This is not a general Objectivism mailing list; discussions are restricted to the philosophy itself. ODA Contact: utzoo!trigraph!oda-request (Les Gondor) Purpose: ODA is a mailing list for topics related to the ISO 8613 standard for Office Document Architecture, and ODIF (Office Document Interchange Format). offroad Contact: offroad-request@ai.gtri.gatech.edu (Stefan Roth) Purpose: To discuss and share experiences about 4X4 and offroad adventures, driving tips, vehicle modifications and anything else related to 4 wheel drive and off roading. This list is reflector driven. Oglasna Deska Contact: Oglasna-Deska@IJS.AC.Mail.YU (Jure Marn) or Oglasna.Deska@Uni-LJ.AC.Mail.YU Purpose: "Oglasna Deska" (bulletin board) is transcripts taken from SLON, which is a nickname for Decnet connecting several computers in Yugoslavia. There is a conference similar to Usenet running under SLON and the articles and replies are occasionally saved and sent to the world. The topics cover wide area, the language used is Slovene, Croatian or Serbian, and some articles are in English. At the moment there is no interaction possible so the participation is reduced to reading. The topics covered are equivalent to Usenet groups talk. politics.misc (from Ljubljana and Belgrade), rec.cars, rec.humor, comp.networks.*, and rec.climbing. Misc.invest is in the offing. oh-motss Contact oh-motss-request@cps.udayton.edu Purpose: The oh-motss (Ohio Members Of The Same Sex) mailing list is for open discussion of lesbian, gay, and bisexual issues in and affecting Ohio. The mailing list is not moderated, and is open to all, regardless of location or sexuality. Further, participation on the list does not necessarily indicate a person's sexual preference or orientation. The subscriber list is known only to the list owner. on-this-day Contact: geiser@pictel.com (Wayne Geiser) Purpose: Subscribers to on-this-day receive a daily listing of interesting birthdays, events, religious holidays, astronomical events, etc. The messages are sent out in the wee hours of the morning, so you should have it for your morning coffee. :-) on-u Contact: on-u-request@pta.pyramid.com.au (Ben Golding) Purpose: The On-U Sound mailing list encourages discussions related to the Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound label and the artists that record on it. This includes Tack>>Head, Gary Clail, The Dub Syndicate, African Head Charge, Bim Sherman, Mark Stewart, etc. operlist Contact: operlist-request@eff.org (Helen Trillian Rose) Purpose: a discussion list for *everything* having to do with irc. 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Ownership of an 'antique' computer is not required for membership, but flames from people who feel that anything that is not cutting edge technology is worthless are discouraged. People of the South Wind Contact: kansas-request@aladdin.b11.ingr.com (Ryan Waldron) Purpose: This is a Kansas mailing list which discusses songs, concerts, etc. of the rock group Kansas. This mailing list is simply an echo site, so all posts get bounced from that address to all the people subscribed. Peru Contact: owner-peru@athena.mit.edu (Ivan Cavero Belaunde) Purpose: For discussion of Peruvian culture and other issues. ph7 Contact: ph7-request@bnf.com Purpose: A list which talks about Peter Hammill and related rock groups. To subscribe, send a message containing: subscribe ph7 My Real Name pharm Contact: pharm-request@udel.edu Purpose: a mailing list digest version of "alt.drugs" restricted to postings without repetitive political arguments or flames. 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The list will NOT be moderated, but will simply consist of a mail "reflector" - ie. if you send a message to the list, it will be rebroadcast to everyone on the list. Discussion at the level of "How do I get a paragraph to indent 5 spaces instead of 3?" is specifically discouraged. SDAnet Contact: st0o+SDA@andrew.cmu.edu (Steve Timm) Purpose: SDAnet is a list for and about Seventh-day Adventists. It is a moderated list. Anyone may post or subscribe. Secular Humanist Group Contact: secular-humanist-request@sugar.neosoft.com (Jim Thompson) Purpose: to provide a moderated forum for the discussion of secular lifestyles and philosophies among atheists, agnostics, and secular humanists. 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Requests to join must be mailed from a system administration account and must specify (1) the full name of the recipient; (2) the address to send the list to; (3) the address of the contact person for that site (if different from (2)); (4) whether you want moderated digests or "reflected" postings. sf-lovers Contact: sf-lovers-request@rutgers.edu (Saul Jaffe) Purpose: SF-LOVERS has discussed many topics, all of them related in some way to the theme of science fiction and fantasy. The topics have ranged very widely from rewritten stories, SF and fantasy books, SF movies, and SF conventions to reviews of books, movies and television shows. The range of topics is quite wide and anyone is welcome to submit material on these or other topics of interest in this general area. The digest has a very large number of readers, and trivial messages are strongly discouraged due to the heavy load SF-LOVERS puts on the hosts CPU and disk space. 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Ground rules: the list is not going to be publicly available but requests to the list for specific skills will be passed on to the people that have them, and they can decide about the level of participation they want to have. The only public piece that will be mailed around is the new skills that have been added, and the new requests for assistance. I am open to any other suggestions for how to make this work. smail3-users Contact: smail3-users-request@cs.athabascau.ca (Lyndon Nerenberg) Purpose: The smail3-users mailing list is targeted towards those who administer smail3.X based mailers. Discussion of operational problems and fixes, specialized configurations, and other topics related to the day-to-day operation of smail3.X are found here. The list does not discuss smail 2.5 issues. (Smail 2.5 is an unrelated piece of software that appeared in the comp.sources.unix archives under the archive name "smail3.") 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Emigh) Purpose: Discussion of T3, a WYSIWYG (almost) scientific word processing system for MS-DOS computers. tadream Contact: tadream-request@vacs.uwp.edu (Dave Datta) Purpose: Tadream is a forum for discussions about Tangerine Dream and related artists. The discussions are not moderated, but discussions should have some small relation to Tangerine Dream (solo works and instrumentation discussions are welcome). The list is set up both as a mail relay and a daily digest. (alternate mail-paths: ....uwm!uwpvacs!tadream-request, uwpvacs!tadream-request@uwm.edu) Talon-Eclipse-Laser Contact: diginst!todd@radius.com (Todd Day) Purpose: For owners and admirers of Talon, Eclipse or Laser automobiles. tandem Contact: tandem-request@hobbes.ucsd.edu Purpose: A mailing list for tandem bicycle enthusiasts. 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The group discusses software such as PISCES, SUPREM, FABRICS, SAMPLE, SIMPL, and MINIMOS. tcp-group Contact: tcp-group-request@ucsd.edu Purpose: Discussion about promoting TCP/IP use on Ham packet radio. tears4-fears Contact: tears4-fears-request@ms.uky.edu (Joel Abbot) Purpose: Discussion of the music group Tears For Fears. tekumel Contact: tekumel-request@ssdc.honeywell.com (Brett Slocum) Purpose: This mailing list exists to discuss the world of Tekumel, the fantasy world invented by M.A.R. Barker in the roleplaying games "Empire of the Petal Throne" and "Swords and Glory", and the DAW novels "Man of Gold" and "Flamesong". Anything related to Tekumel is welcome: game modifications, accounts of campaigns, questions, fiction, tables, NPCs, tips for converting to new game systems, etc. Listeners as well as contributors are welcome. This list is in digest format and is mailed when submissions warrant it (weekly if possible). 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At present we are mailing out news, gossip, league tables, match reports and results on a fairly regular basis. uk-motss Contact: uk-motss-request@pyra.co.uk (Internet) or uk-motss-request@uk.co.pyra (JANet) or uk-motss-request%pyrltd.uknet (Brain dead JANet mailers) Purpose: The uk-motss mailing list is for gay people in the UK, or those who are interested in the UK gay scene / politics. It is a supportive environment for those unwilling or unable to read the soc.motss newsgroup, and confidentiality is assured. Anonymous posting is available. UK-RAVE Contact: listserv@orbital.demon.co.uk Purpose: UK-RAVE is a mailing list for discussion about all aspects of rave culture in the UK: raves, clubs, record shops, radio, records and anything else to do wtih the underground dance music scene. 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Features a monthly mailing list, transcripts of speeches, and articles about how to contact branches in your area of the United States. Send subscription requests to subscribe@xamiga.linet.org using this format: #united username@domain; UPS-alumni Contact: ups_alumni-request@stephsf.com (Bill England) Purpose: The mailing list has been put together ostensibly for the purpose of linking graduates of The University of Puget Sound. This list will also help those interested keep abreast of current events and changes at the University. Commercial postings are prohibited. uruguay Contact: uruguay-request@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Raul Polakof) Purpose: A mailing list for general discussions and information. To subscribe, please send name, e-mail, topics of interest, and (optionally), address and phone number. Spanish is the dominent language in this group. usenet-oracle Contact: oracle-admin@cs.indiana.edu (Steve Kinzler) Purpose: An active, cooperative effort for creative humor. The Usenet Oracle answers any questions posed to it. Send mail to oracle@cs.indiana.edu with the word "help" in the subject line for complete details on how to participate. A distribution list is available for receiving compilations of the best Usenet Oracle answers (the Usenet Oracularities, also posted to rec.humor.oracle). NOTE: This is wholly unrelated to the Oracle (tm) database software or company. utne-salon-list Contact: utne-salon-request@netcom.com (Bill Sheppard) Purpose: Discussion relating to the Utne Reader Neighborhoood Salon Association, a group facilitating community discussion groups around the country where interested citizens can meet with other neighbors and community members to discuss any topics of interest, be they deeply philosophical or trivially important. UUG-dist Contact: uug-dist-request@dsi.com (Syd Weinstein) Purpose: Discussion of Unify Corporations Database products including Unify, Accell/IDS, Accell/SQl and Accell/"generic database engine." UUs-L Contact: uus-l@info.terraluna.org (Automated Info Server) uus-lman@terraluna.org (Steve Traugott) Purpose: UUs-L is a global meeting place for Unitarian Universalists and anyone going our way. The list's intent is to provide a forum for sharing of UU-related information across district and regional boundaries; to bring into contact people and ideas who normally would never have met; and to foster discussion of functional and structural innovations we can make in our organizations and world. To subscribe to UUs-L, send the following in the body of a message to LISTSERV@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu: SUBSCRIBE UUs-L Your Name vampire Contact: vampire-request@math.ufl.edu Send "sub vampire" as the first line of a message to the above address. Purpose: There is now a mailing list dedicated to the White Wolf Role-Playing game, "Vampire". Those who may be interested in the subject, but are not familiar with the game itself are also invited to join. You may yet be Embraced :) vanguard Contact: vanguard-request@farpoint.tucson.az.us UUCP: ...uunet!arizona!noao!farpoint!vanguard Purpose: Vanguard exists to distribute articles from the National Vanguard, the hard-copy magazine produced by the National Alliance. Typical Vanguard articles are racial in nature; those uncomfortable with racialist thinking should not subscribe to this list. From time to time on vanguard, previous National Vanguard articles will be distributed. vettes Contact: vettes-request@compaq.com Purpose: This list is for Corvette owners and enthusiasts to share their ideas and experiences about their car. vintage Contact: vintage-request@presto.ig.com Purpose: Vintage clothing and costume jewelry. Vision Contact: pruss@math.ubc.ca Purpose: To discuss in a charitable and Christian context visions, prophecies, and spiritual gifts; to discuss any visions, dreams and other manifestations that people may have received, to seek their significance in the spirit of truth. Nonchristians are invited, though it should be noted that the Moderator may well not post any postings which are offensive. Postings may be done anonymously upon request, and efforts will be taken in the future to ensure anonymity in the membership. VMEbus Contact: att!houxl!mlh (Marc Harrison) Purpose: A user's group for the AT&T VMEbus products to provide a two-way USENET conduit for the open exchange of information, both within and outside of AT&T. There's very little data that's proprietary about the products (other than the source code for UNIX System V/VME), so the list is open to suggestions as to items of interest. If you're interested, please send your name, e-mail path (via att preferred), affiliation, and use of WE 321SB (if you have one). Suggestions for items of interest are also encouraged. volvo Contact: volvo-net-request@me.rochester.edu (Tim Takahashi) Purpose: Discussion of Volvo automobiles. Vreme News Digest Contact: Dimitrije@BuEnga.Bu.Edu (Dimitrije Stamenovic) Purpose: Vreme News Digest (VND) is an English-language newsletter published by the Vreme News Digest Agency (VNDA) from Belgrade. wais-discussion Contact: wais-discussion-request@think.com Purpose: WAIS stands for Wide Area Information Servers, an electronic publishing project lead by Thinking Machines. The WAIS-discussion is a digested, moderated list on Electronic publishing issues in general and Wide Area Information Servers in particular. There are postings every week or two. wais-talk Contact: wais-talk-request@think.com Purpose: WAIS stands for Wide Area Information Servers, an electronic publishing project lead by Thinking Machines. The WAIS-talk is an open list (interactive, not moderated) for implementors and developers. This is a techie list that is not meant as a support list. Please use the alt.wais newsgroup for support, and send bug fixes etc to bug-wais@think.com. walkers-in-darkness Contact: walkers-request@world.std.com (David Harmon) Purpose: Walkers-in-Darkness is intended for sufferers from depression and/or bipolar disorder, and affected friends. This includes both "novices" and those who have learned to cope. wargames Contact: wargames-request@svcdudes.com Purpose: For computer war games with the emphasis on the Macintosh. warhammer Contact: wfrp-request@morticia.cnns.unt.edu Purpose: For the discussion of Games Workshop's Warhammer Universe, the Old World, Warhammer Fantasy Role Play, and Warhammer Fantasy Battle. The Warhammer mailing list is running ListMan 1.0b List Manager software. To subscribe, send email to the above request address and as the first word on the subject line or any line in the text of the message put the word "sub". You may also include a parameter with the sub command. This parameter will be treated as your *real* name, not your address (which is determined from your mail headers). You may also send wfrp-request other commands, not the least of which is "help". weights Contact: weights-request@mickey.disney.com (Michael Sullivan) Purpose: The discussion of all aspects of using weights in exercise. Includes bodybuilding (competetive and non-competetive), sport-related weight training, "stay in shape" weight training; basically anything to do with lifting weights. wetleather Contact: wetleather-request@frigg.isc-br.com (automated LISTSERV) -or- carlp@mail.isc-br.com (Carl Paukstis) Purpose: The wetleather list is for discussion, chatter, ride reports, socializing, and announcements of upcoming motorcycle events in the Greater Pacific Northwest. The definition of that geographic term is flexible, but is generally taken to include the Cascadia subduction zone and all areas within a one-day ride from it, which naturally includes southwestern Canada. Anyone is free to subscribe, and topic limitations are not enforced. The list is not moderated, but is intended for socialization among the area riders - NOT to supplant rec.motorcycles. Automated subscription information: send a single-line mail message to: wetleather-request@frigg.isc-br.com consisting only of: subscribe WETLEATHER Butch Q. Biker (Or your own name; boring) Mail-geek tip: We're running LISTSERV 5.5, and wetleather- request is just aliased to "listserv", so those familiar with LISTSERV services may use any of the usual commands. Both reflected and digest subscription modes are available, along with a small set of archive files. wheel-to-wheel Contact: wheeltowheel-request@abingdon.Eng.Sun.COM (Andy Banta) Purpose: For people interested in participation in auto racing as driver, worker or crew. People interested in all types of wheel-to-wheel racing are welcome, but the majority of the discussion centers on road courses. whitewater Contact: rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu (Rich Kulawiec) Purpose: To discuss WhiteWater sports, experiences, and information. Includes kayak and canoeing enthusiasts. Please note that this mailing list is partially bidirectionally gatewayed to the USENET group rec.boats.paddle. Whitewater specific postings are culled and sent to the mailing list, and mailing list traffic is sent to the newsgroup. This mailing list is moderated and is probably only useful to those who do not receive rec.boats.paddle, or are only interested in the whitewater traffic in that group. wildnet Contact: zaphod!pnwc!wildnet-request@access.usask.ca --or-- wildnet-request@access.usask.ca (Eric Woodsworth) Purpose: This list is concerned with computing and statistics in fisheries and wildlife biology. Relevant topics include G.I.S., ecological modelling, software, etc. windsurfing Contact: windsurfing-request@gcm.com ...uunet!gcm!windsurfing-request Purpose: The windsurfing mailing list provides a discussion forum for boardsailing enthusiasts all over the world. While non-windsurfers are welcome to join, the primary purpose is to enhance the enjoyment of our sport by discussing windsurfing related topics such as equipment, technique, sailing spots, weather, competition, etc. We welcome you to join and share your windsurfing experiences and thoughts. The list is unmoderated. Word-Mac Contact: mmacword@loki.une.edu.au (Roger Debreceny) To subscribe, mail to listserv@loki.une.edu.au with the text "subscribe word-mac firstname surname" in the body of the email. Purpose: Word-Mac is a mailing list dedicated to serving users of the Microsoft Word package in its various versions. It has regular mailings of questions and answers on the use of the package and also mails postings on Word that have been made to Usenet groups such as comp.sys.mac.apps ... an FAQ list is also under development. wxsat Contact: wxsat-request@ssg.com (Richard B. Emerson) Purpose: This list serves two functions. The primary function is the distribution of NOAA status and prediction bulletins for the GOES and polar weather satellites. This data is the same data available via SCIENCEnet NOAA.SAT bulletin board area. The mail list also acts as a reflector for subscribers' comments and discussion of matters related to weather satellites, ground stations, and associated topics. x-ada Contact: x-ada-request@expo.lcs.mit.edu Purpose: to discuss the interfaces and bindings for an Ada interface to the X window system. XGKS Contact: xgks-request@unidata.ucar.edu (Steve Emmerson) Purpose: A mailing-list for the maintenance, enhancement, and evolution of the XGKS package, created by the University of Illinois under contract with IBM and distributed as part of X11R4. The XGKS package is a full 2C GKS implementation and allows GKS applications to operate in an X Window System environment. xopen-testing Contact: xopen-testing-request@uel.co.uk (Andrew Josey) Purpose: This list provides a forum for discussion of issues related to testing operating systems for conformance to the X/OPEN Portability Guide (XPG), including Issue 3 (XPG3) and later. The scope of this newsletter is the discussion of items associated with the testing of the X/Open Portability Guide - including but not limited to test suite technology (X/Open's VSX and other third party test suites for the XPG), latest news on X/Open Branding and other related issues. These issues can include problems related to test suites in general, testability of various features of the XPG, and portability of the test suites. xpress-list Contact: xpress-list-request@grot.starconn.com (Brian Smithson) Purpose: Discussion forum for users or potential users of the X*Press X*Change information service. X*Change is an information service for personal computers, delivered over some cable television systems in the US and Canada. Topics include general information, support of non-PC/Mac platforms, data formats, novel applications, etc. XVT Contact: tim@qed.cts.com (Tim Capps) Interested parties should send mail with 'HELP XVTDEV' as the body of the letter to: listserv@qed.cts.com. Purpose: XVT is a multi-platform window environment development tool. yello Contact: yello-request@polyslo.calpoly.edu (Cliff Tuel) Purpose: The Yello Mailing List is a forum for discussing anything about the group Yello, or any solo works by the band's members. An extensive discography is available, as are several other files of interest. Yes/ABWH Contact: v111pbxx@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu (Cathy Leak) Purpose: The progressive rock group Yes and its many offspring (especially the current branch of Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe). We do a little of everything: news, reviews, trivia, etc. Contact: dave@lsuc.on.ca -or- lsuc!dave (Dave Sherman) Purpose: articles, jokes, etc. in transliterated Yiddish, and discussion of Yiddish language and culture (in English). Some familiarity with the language is required to understand most of the messages. YSN Contact: ysn-adm@zoyd.ee.washington.edu (John Sahr) Purpose: Activism on employment issues for scientists just beginning their careers. The Young Scientists' Network attempts to inform the press, the public, and government officials that there is no shortage of scientists; we hope to find traditional and non-tradiotional employment for scientists. Stories about the Young Scientists' Network have appeared in Science, Physics Today, and on National Public Radio; we've met with officials from the National Science Foundation and other agencies. Z-cars Contact: z-car-request@dixie.com (John De Armond) Purpose:The Z-car mailing list operates for the benefit of those interested in Datsun/Nissan Z cars. The interest base is primarily for the original Z, though all discussion regarding the Z line of cars is welcome. zeppelin Contact: zeppelin-l@cornell.edu Purpose: For fans of the rock group Led Zeppelin. For further information about this list, send email to listserv@cornell.edu with info zeppelin-l as the body of the message. ZForum Contact: zforum-request@comlab.ox.ac.uk (Jonathan Bowen) Purpose: ZForum is intended to handle messages concerned with the formal specification notation Z. Z, based on set theory and first order predicate logic, has been developed at the Programming Research Group (PRG) at Oxford University for well over a decade. It is now used by industry as part of the software (and hardware) development process in both the UK and the US. It is currently undergoing standardization. ZForum provides a convenient forum for messages and queries concerned with recent developments and the use of Z. ZForum is gatewayed to the USENET newsgroup comp.specification.z.