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- Mailing Lists
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- Mailing Lists are like Usenet Newsgroups in that they are
- automated discussions groups focused on special interests.
- They are different in that they work entirely via email
- and tend to contain less "chatter."
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- Sources For Lists of Lists
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- A comprehensive list of available lists (updated every 2
- weeks or so) may be obtained via anonymous ftp at:
- ftp.nisc.sri.com in the directory: /netinfo. It is called
- "interest-group.Z." It is a compressed file and must be
- uncompressed using the Unix uncompress command. You may
- download it, search it, or print it at your liesure. (Warning:
- it is HUGE). Another exhaustive list is available for ftp
- from dartcms1.dartmouth.edu in the directory "siglists." It
- is broken up into multiple parts, so first get the file
- "read.me," from this directory and follow the directions.
- Lists of Bitnet only lists are available from any Bitnet
- listserv. Mail a letter to the listserv and in the body of
- the letter "list global." If you are interested in a specific
- subject include the message "list global/name of subject."
- An Internet only list of lists is available for ftp from
- rtfm.mit.edu in the directory /pub/usenet/news.answers/mail/
- mailing-lists. It is broken into various parts. A list of
- specifically academic lists can be ftped from ksuvxa.kent.edu
- from the "library" directory. Get the file "acadlist.readme"
- for instructions.
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- Common Listserv Commands
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- Command What It Does
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- help Sends summary of basic commands
- list global Sends list of all bitnet lists
- review [listname] Sends info about specific list
- set [listname] nomail Stop sending mail from a list
- set [listname] mail Start sending mail from a list
- subscribe [listname] Subscribe to a list - follow this
- command with your first and last names
- unsubscribe [listname] Unsubscribe to a specified list
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- Internet/Bitnet Mail Gateways
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- cornell.cit.cornell.edu
- cunyvm.cuny.edu
- mitvma.mit.edu
- pucc.princeton.edu
- vm1.nodak.edu
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