Relay-Version: VMS News - V6.0-1 14/11/90 VAX/VMS V5.4; site arizona.edu Path: arizona.edu!arizona!noao!ncar!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sample.eng.ohio-state.edu!purdue!spaf Newsgroups: news.lists,news.announce.newusers Subject: Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists, Part II Message-ID: <14704@ector.cs.purdue.edu> From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) Date: 21 May 91 04:49:25 GMT Followup-To: news.lists Expires: 19 Aug 91 04:49:25 GMT Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ. Approved: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU Lines: 853 Xref: arizona.edu news.lists:323 news.announce.newusers:96 [This is the second of of three articles on mailing lists.] 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. feminists Contact: collins@hplabs.hp.com (Patricia Collins) Purpose: The feminist 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. ferrets Contact: ferret-request@eci386.uucp (Chris Lewis) {utzoo,utai,attcan}!lsuc!gate!eci386!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. film-makers Contact: filmmakers-request@tynan.com (Dermot Tynan) Purpose: This mailing list is for amateur and independent filmmakers. It covers everything from script-writing to distribution, and is geared toward 8mm, 16mm and video. The list is not moderated. NOTE: you don't have to be an active filmmaker to subscribe. firearms Contact: osu-cis!firearms-request --or-- firearms-request@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu 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-request@esd.sgi.com (Laura Beatty) (reflector) flamingo-request@ddsw1.mcs.com (David Tamkin) (digests) Purpose: The list is for discussion among fans of the series "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" on the Fox television network. It is unmoderated. It is available both as a mail reflector and as a digest. The two formats distribute the same material, so the choice is strictly a matter of the subscriber's preference. flashlife Contact: flashlife-request@amd.com (Carl Rigney) A mailing list for GMs of Shadowrun and other cyberpunk roleplaying games to discuss rules, scenarios, ask questions, make up answers, and similar fasfax. Flat-Fields Contact: Flat-Fields-Request@ucscb.ucsc.edu Purpose: Discussion of Bauhaus and the groups that came out of it. Also Gothic/Death Rock in general. folk-dancing Contact: tjw@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Terry J. Wood) {allegra,bellcore,cadre}!pitt!unix.cis.pitt.edu!tjw tjw@pittvms.bitnet Purpose: Any discussion of FOLK dancing. 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. fourd Contact: fourd-request@castle.ed.ac.uk (Paul Crowley) Purpose: Higher dimensional visualisation. framers Contact uunet!apctrc!drd!framers-request framers-request@drd.com (Mark Lawrence) Purpose: A users forum for sharing of experiences and information about the framemaker desktop publishing package from Frame Technologies. The framemaker package is mainly prevalent on Suns but those using the DECWriter product under DECWindows may notice some _amazing_ similarities between the two and may have interest in this list. 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. gamedesign-philo Contact: game-design-request@cash.ucsc.edu (Aryeh Friedman) Purpose:The pupose of this list is to discuse the ideas and techniques of game-design. It is not intended to be a place for flames, source code, or other junk mail type messages. The list is not a part or have any connection to game-designsr run by Scott D. Yelich. Also as most people on the list belong to both so crossposting is discourged, but allowed with the moderator's approval of the list being crossposted to. The kind of things I like to see are: * New concepts, rules wise, in various types of games * Food for thought * Points and tips on playtesting * etc. gnu-manual Contact: internet: gnu-manual-request@a.cs.uiuc.edu usenet: uiucdcs!gnu-manual Purpose: "gnu-manual" members are volunteers who write, proofread, and comment on documents for a GNU Emacs Lisp programmers' manual. Gouldbugs Contact: gouldbugs-request@cs.utah.edu -or- ...{decvax,bellcore}!utah-cs!gouldbugs-request Purpose: This list is aimed at system administrators of Gould series machines. Discussion should be limited to Gould specific problems and/or questions. Anyone is welcome to join the list. The list is not moderated, but is simply a mail forwarder. handicap Contact: ...!{decvax,philabs}!bunker!wtm 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@midway.uchicago.EDU (Fareed Asad-Harooni) Purpose: Topics covering all aspects of hang-gliding and ballooning, for ultra-light and lighter-than-air enthusiasts. A second list may be joined by mailing to hang-gliding@virginia.edu (Galen Hekhuis). health-ed Contact: health-ed-request@stjhmc.fidonet.org (David Dodell) Purpose: HEALTH-ED is a conference area dealing with Health Education. Any topic dealing with ideas, problems, or solutions is acceptable. The area is intended for use by health educators and education coordinators. 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. 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. honda Contact: honda-request@msrc.sunysb.edu (Rob Malouf) Purpose: Discussion of Honda and Acura automobiles. horse Contact: {decvax,harvard}!bbn!horse-request horse-request@bbn.COM (Ken Rossen) 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". hyperami Contact: ruslan@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Robin LaPasha) Purpose: Discussion of Amiga computer hypermedia/multimedia products and applications. 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. 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-futures Contact: harvard!bu-cs!info-futures-request -or- info-futures-request@cs.bu.edu Purpose: To provide a speculative forum for analyzing current and likely events in technology as they will affect our near future in computing and related areas. 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-ingres Contact: info-ingres-request@math.ams.com Purpose: To discuss the commercial version of Ingres. info-prime Contact: Info-Prime-Subscribe@List.Kean.EDU (automated subscription) Info-Prime-Request@List.Kean.EDU Purpose: INFO-PRIME is the discussion group/mailing list for users and administrators of Prime Computer equipment: 50-series (PRIMOS) and EXL series (Unix). info-soar Contact: info-soar-request@nrc.com (Lex Mierop) Purpose: Discussion of radio-controlled soaring. This mailing list is an unmoderated forum for the discussion of all topics relating to RC soaring/gliders. Design, building and flying are the main topics of interest. This list is open to any interested party, but anyone subscribing will be expected to contribute to the group. (Asking questions is contributing!) info-solbourne Contact: info-solbourne-request@acsu.buffalo.edu (Paul Graham) Purpose: Discussions & info about Solbourne computers. info-sparc Contact: info-sparc-request@nominil.lonestar.org (Mark Linimon) Purpose: Technical information relating to the SPARC architecture that is too specific for the general Usenet audience of comp.sys.sun, comp.arch, and/or comp.newprod. irclist Contact: jto@tolsun.oulu.fi Purpose: discussion about the Internet Relay Chat program. 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@cs.odu.edu (Kyle Jones, and others) Purpose: Discussion and information exchange about the VM mail reader, which runs under GNU Emacs. info-vw Contact: info-vw-request@ames.arc.nasa.gov Purpose: This is a list for those who own, or are intersted in, VolksWagons. Both air and water-cooled models are discussed. 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. islam Contact: islam-request@eecs.nwu.edu -or- {oddjob,laidbak,chinet}!nucsrl!islam-request (Naim Abdullah) Purpose: To discuss the basic tenets of Islam and interpretations of the Quran. The list is not for discussing the validity of Islam or any political issues. 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!!) J-Pop: Contact: jpop-request@wystan.bsd.uchicago.edu (Shin Kurokawa) The purpose of this group is mainly for discussing contemporary Japanese pop/rock music. We'll have reviews and comments on the latest (and the old) ``Hits'', singles, albums, etc., as well as on the various works that each of us may already have or acquire. We'll also discuss the availability of Japanese pop music on records, tapes, cd's etc., away from Japan. Since many of our most active members are actually in Japan, our list is also a very good source of news concerning Japan's pop music scene (and more). 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 or soc.culture.jewish. joke-s Contact: ccgunter@vaxa.uwa.oz.au (Gunter Ahrendt) Purpose: Daily posting of jokes extracted from aus.jokes, rec.humor, and rec.humor.funny. Specify preference: clean, dirty, or both. 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. 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. 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. 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. lojban Contact: lojban-list-request@snark.thyrsus.com (John Cowan) Purpose: To use, discuss, and contribute to the development of the constructed human language called Lojban (known in earlier versions as Loglan). Lojban has a grammar based on predicate logic, and vocabulary built from the six most widely spoken human languages. It is intended as a tool for experimental linguistics, as a medium for communication with computers, and as a possible international auxiliary language. Lojban-list is an unmoderated mail reflector. New subscribers are asked to send their postal mailing addresses as well, so that they can be placed on the mailing list of The Logical Language Group, Inc., a non-profit organization. The postal mailing list provides materials that are useful in learning about the language. Lojban-list and LLG, Inc. are in no way affiliated with The Loglan Institute, Inc., or with James Cooke Brown, the founder of Loglan. Logo Contact: logo-friends-request@aiai.ed.ac.uk Purpose: Discuss the Logo computer language. mac-security Contact: mac-security-request@eclectic.com (David C. Kovar) Purpose: This mailing list is for people interested in Macintosh security. This can be used to: * Discuss existing security problems in various Macintosh applications. * Discuss security applications, hardware, and solutions. * Discuss potential problems and their solutions. * Just about anything else related to Macintosh security and access control. With the arrival of System 7.0 and it's wealth of information sharing facilities, Macintosh security has entered a new era. Originally you only had to worry about someone getting into your Macintosh via the keyboard, or stealing it outright. Now it's much easier to browse through information on someone else's Macintosh over the network. magic Contact: magic-request@crdgw1.ge.com (Bruce Barnett) Purpose: The MAGIC mailing list is for the discussion of sleight of hand and the art of magic. Membership to the list is restricted, as people who are merely curious are not encouraged to join. You must fill out a questionaire to qualify. manchester Contact: manchester-request@irss.njit.edu -or- uunet!irss.njit.edu!manchester-request (Eric Ng) Purpose: This list is primarily a forum where people interested in bands representative of the "Manchester" sound can get together for discussion. Examples of bands being discussed here include the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, the Charlatans, 808 State, Northside, etc. The definition of the Manchester sound is vague at best: use your best judgement when trying to determine if a group falls under the aegis of Manchester. Both list and weekly digest formats are available. martial-arts Contact: martial-arts-requestdragon.cso.uiuc.edu (Steven Miller) Purpose: The martial arts mailing list is for discussion on various aspects of the martial arts. This includes teaching and training techniques, martial arts philosophy, self-defense, traditional and non-traditional styles, among others. MasPar Contact: mp-users@mcrcim.mcgill.edu (Lee Iverson) Purpose: We have no restrictive charter, so are open to any and all discussions of hardware/software issues surrounding the use of the MasPar MP-1 class of parallel SIMD machines. These machines have a full-featured data-parallel instruction set and are programmable in Fortran90 and MPL, a K&R C with parallel data types. Matlab Contact: matlab-users-request@mcs.anl.gov (Chris Bischof) Purpose: Discussion group for users and potential users of the MATLAB numeric computation software from The MathWorks. MATLAB is an interactive matrix-oriented product for linear algebra, digital signal processing, equation solving, control system design, and other engineering and scientific applications. This mailgroup is administered by the independent MATLAB User Group. mazda-list Contact: mazda-list-request@ms.uky.edu (Joel Abbott) Purpose: Technical correspondance and discussion of Mazda-designed vehicles. medphys Contact: ...!mcnc!godot!medphys-request Submissions: ...!mcnc!godot!medphys Purpose: An attempt to foster electronic communication between medical physicists, open to interested others. Medical physics is a somewhat opaque but widely used synonym for radiological physics -- the physics of the diagnostic and therapeutic use of radiation in medicine. At present most of the subscribers are involved in radiotherapy. men Contact: attunix!mail-men-request mail-men-request@attunix.att.com (Marcel Franck Simon) Purpose: This digested mailing list discusses "men's issues." Both women and men may join. Mail-men is a place where men and women can discuss men's issues in an atmosphere of openness and support. Men's issues are those problems and experiences that affect male humans. military Contact: military-request@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Purpose: Discussion of military technology, and related issues. This group is gatewayed to and from the Usenet newsgroup sci.military; all postings to the group are echoed to the list, and vice-versa. Both the group and list are moderated to prevent political flammage. mr2-interest Contact: mr2-interest-request@validgh.com (David Hough) Purpose: Discussion of Toyota MR2's, old and new. 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. muscle-cars Contact muscle-cars-request@sorinc.PacBell.COM or {ames,hplabs,att,...}!pacbell!sorinc!muscle-cars-request Purpose: To offer a forum where other "muscle car" enthusiasts can offer advice, share their problems and solutions, discuss technical issues, racing, buying or selling parts, cars, or services, or just to discuss cars and swap stories with others. Flames and "car wars" ("my car is better/faster than yours") are discouraged. This list is not moderated, so all submissions will be reflected to the others on the list without editing. musicals Contact: musicals-request@world.std.com (Elizabeth A. Lear) Purpose: We discuss musicals, both movie and stage, (although about 90% of the articles concern stage productions and Broadway in particular). Discussion is meant to be more or less light-hearted and not bogged down with aesthetics. This is a place for circulating information and opinions, not a theater critics' forum. We discuss productions, ticket information, recordings, proper Sondheim-appreciation-and worship, upcoming shows and Broadway-related gossip. mustangs Contact mustangs-request@hpda.hp.com (Gary Gitzen) or {hplabs,sun,uunet}!hpda!mustangs-request Purpose: To discuss/share technical issues, problems, solutions, and modifications relating to late model Ford Mustangs. Flames and "my car is faster than your car" mailings are discouraged. mystery Contact: mystery-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Thomas Krueger) Purpose: Mystery is a mailing list for mystery and detective fiction. Reviews of works and discussions of plot, characterization, and other aspects will be discussed. The medium, whether novel, movie, or television series, is unimportant. NA-net Contact: na.join@na-net.ornl.gov Purpose: Numerical analysis discussions. To join the NA-NET send mail and in the message body specify the following three fields in any order: Lastname: Firstname: E-mail: NativeNet Contact: gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us (Gary S. Trujillo) Purpose: To provide information about and to discuss issues relating to indigenous people around the world, and current threats to their cultures and habitats (e.g. rainforests). Ncube Contact: ncube-users-request@cs.tufts.edu (David Krumme) Purpose: Exchange of information among people using NCUBE parallel computers. 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@hplpm.hpl.hp.com (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 hplpm.hpl.hp.com. 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. 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