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Archive-name: net-community/resources/part1
Version: 4.00
Last-modified: 94/10/14
Distribution-agent: ldetweil@csn.org
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Online Activism Resource List 4.00
==================================
A list of Usenet newsgroups, Internet mailing lists and other resources of
use to the online activist.
An ACTION/EFF FAQ by Stanton McCandlish
Updated: 10/14/94
Archived at: ftp.eff.org, /pub/EFF/Issues/Activism/activ_resource.faq
See also /pub/EFF/Issues/Activism/activ_groups.faq, the Online Activism
Organizations List.
* IMPORTANT: Subscribe commands, and the like, when given in quotes mean
"type this command, but without the quotes." Likewise <firstname> <last-
name> means "put your name here, without the angle-brackets." Unless
otherwise noted, all parts of the command should be on the same line in
your subscribe message. Gopher resources are, when possible, pointed to
with full paths, rather than menu titles.
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CONTENTS
========
RECENT CHANGES
RESOURCE LISTINGS
INTERNET/BITNET MAILING LISTS & E-PUBS AVAILABLE VIA MAILING LISTS
USENET (NETNEWS) NEWSGROUPS
BBS NETWORK CONFERENCES
ONLINE SERVICES
OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
OTHER RESOURCES
ADMINISTRIVIA
Recent Changes
==============
4.00 - added Current Cites to PACS entry.
*************************************************************************
RESOURCE LISTINGS
=================
INTERNET/BITNET MAILING LISTS & E-PUBS AVAILABLE VIA MAILING LISTS
------------------------------------------------------------------
* 2600
_2600_Magazine_ list for hacker/phreaker issues. A bit irreverent,
shall we say, but sometimes turns to issues of law enformcement,
regulation and civil liberties.
Subscribe: listserv@bongo.cc.utexas.edu, message body: "subscribe 2600
<name>"
* AAASHRAN
AAAS Human Rights Action Network forum.
Subscribe: listserv%gwuvm.bitnet@vtbit.cc.vt.edu, message body: "SUBSCRIBE
AAASHRAN <name>"
* ACTION
The forum for online activism and grassroots political action through
networking. Focuses on cooperative discussion between activists and
organizations, the devising and completion of projects supporting
electronic advocacy and democracy, and postings of important news for the
online communications and political action communities. ACTION is a
non-organization-specific, tightly focused list. Before joining, please
review (and comment upon if you wish) the charter and FAQ for ACTION:
see ftp.eff.org, /pub/EFF/Issues/Activism/ACTION/ - the list archive.
(The entire list is not archived, but important materials will be
archived on *.eff.org in the Activism directory and/or other appropriate
areas, while list-specific material will be archived in the ACTION
subdirectory of Activism. See below for complete paths & URLs.)
General admin: ask@eff.org
Technical admin: eff@eff.org
EFF info: info@eff.org
Subscribe: listserv@eff.org, message body: "subscribe ACTION"
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/EFF/Issues/Activism/[ACTION/]
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/EFF/Issues/Activism[/ACTION]
WWW: http://www.eff.org/pub/EFF/Issues/Activism/[ACTION/]
* ACTIV-L (misc.activism.progressive)
A mailing list that gates the misc.activism.progressive Usenet newsgroup.
ACTIV-L is a moderated forum concerned with "progressive" political
action (human rights, environment, empowerment, media censorship, etc.)
subscribe (??): listserv@mizzou1.bitnet or listserv@mizzou1.missouri.edu,
message body: "SUBSCRIBE ACTIV-L <name>"
* ALAOIF
American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom's freedom of
expression forum (mainly of interest to librarians, archivists, and those
following computers & academic freedom issues.)
Subscribe: listserv@uicvm.uic.edu, message body: "sub alaoif <name>"
* ALERT
[see CPSR ALERT, EPIC ALERT]
* AMEND1-L - ACA Free Speech Issues Discussion Group
The American Communication Association invites subscriptions to
its on-line discussion group for Free Speech Issues. The topics include
current and historical issues in freedom of expression, reviews of recent
books and articles related to free speech, constitutional interpretation,
research opportunities, current litigation, communication policy, privacy,
censorship, and other areas relating to freedom of expression, both in
the United States and elsewhere.
General: Stephen Smith <libertas@comp.uark.edu>
Subscribe: listserv@uafsysb.uark.edu, message body: "sub AMEND1-L <first
name> <lastname>"
* Cable Regulation Digest
A newsletter of short articles about cable tv and telecom regulatory issues,
of definite relevance to anyone tracking the unfolding of the NII/"Data
Superhighway" issues.
General: higgins@dorsai.dorsai.org.
Subscribe: listserver@realy.adp.wisc.edu, message body: "SUBSCRIBE
TELECOMREG <FIRSTNAME> <LASTNAME>"[no quotes; NOTE: TELECOMREG
is a general discussion list to which CRD is sent, not a
CRD-only list]
FTP: ftp.vortex.com, /tv-film-video/cable-reg/
ftp.eff.org, /pub/Publications/E-journals/Cable_Reg/
Gopher: vortext.com, 1/tv-film-video/cable-reg
gopher.eff.org, 1/Publications/E-journals/Cable_Reg
WWW: gopher://vortex.com:70/11/tv-film-video
http://www.eff.org/pub/Publications/E-journals/Cable_Reg/
Finger: higgins@dorsai.dorsai.org (current issue returned as finger output)
* CalGovInfo
CPSR's California public accesss to government information forum.
Seeing the great strides CA has made in the area of govt. info online,
this is likely to be a hot list for some time to come.
Subscribe: listserv@cpsr.org, message body: "subscribe calgovinfo <name>"
* COMMUNET
Mailing list for discussion of community and civic networks.
Subscribe: listserv@uvmvm.uvm.edu or listproc@moose.uvm.edu, message body:
"subscribe COMMUNET <name>"
* COMMUNITY-ACCESS
Mailing list for discussion of community access issues
Subscribe: community-access-request@parc.xerox.com, message body:
"subscribe COMMUNITY-ACCESS <name>"
* Computer PRIVACY Digest (CPD) (ex- Telecom Privacy Digest)
Like RISKS, a moderated digest-format electronic newsletter. It is
more open that RISKS or PFD, "and was established to provide a forum
for discussion on the effect of technology on privacy. All too often
technology is way ahead of the law and society as it presents us with
new devices and applications. Technology can enhance and detract from
privacy."
Subscribe requests: comp-privacy-request@uwm.edu
* Computer underground Digest (CuD)
Cu-Digest, or CuD, is a more-or-less-weekly on-line electronic
journal/news digest. The Digest is intended as a forum for the
discussion of legal, ethical, social, and other issues regarding
computerized information and communications. We welcome contributions
reflecting diversity of thought and perspective, focussed on the
computer/telecommunications culture including BBSes, Internet, and
public access systems. CuD is focussed especially on alternative groups
that exist outside of the conventional net community.
General: Jim Thomas <tk0jut2@mvs.cso.niu.edu>
Archivist: cudarch@eff.org
Subscribe, Internet: listserv@vmd.cs.uiuc.edu, message body: "SUB CUDIGEST
<firstname> <lastname>" [no quotes]
Subscribe, BITNET: listserv@uiucvmd.bitnet, message body: "SUB CUDIGEST
<firstname> <lastname>" [no quotes]
BITNET: tk0jut2@niu.bitnet <- NOTE: That ^ is tkZEROjut2 not tkOHjut2
Usenet: comp.society.cu-digest
ftp: ftp.eff.org, pub/Publications/CuD/CuD/
etext.archive.umich.edu (141.211.164.18), /pub/CuD/
aql.gatech.edu (128.61.10.53), /pub/eff/cud/
ftp.halcyon.com (192.135.191.2), /pub/disk1/cud/
ftp.std.com, /src/wuarchive/doc/EFF/Publications/CuD/CuD/
/obi/Computer.U.Digest/ (partial mirror)
nic.funet.fi, /pub/doc/cud/
ftp.warwick.ac.uk, /pub/cud/
ftp.glocom.ac.jp, /mirror/ftp.eff.org/Publications/CuD/CuD/
coast.cs.purdue.edu, /pub/mirrors/ftp.eff.org/CuD/
wuarchive.wustl.edu, /pub/doc/EFF/Publications/CuD/CuD/
uceng.uc.edu, /pub/wuarchive/doc/EFF/Publications/CuD/CuD/
gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/Publications/CuD/CuD
www: http://www.eff.org/pub/Publications/CuD/CuD/
BBS: USA - RIPCO - +1 312 528 5020
Rune Stone IIRGWHQ - +1 203 832 8441
Luxembourg - ComNet - +352 466893
Italy - Empire - +39 461 980493
Belgium - Virtual Access - +32 69 45 51 77
FidoNet FREQ: 1:11/70 (unlisted nodes/points welcome)
CompuServe: IBMBBS SIG, DL0 & DL4; LAWSIG, DL1; TELECOM, DL1
GEnie: PF*NPC RT library and VIRUS/SECURITY library.
AOL: PC Telecom forum, Computing Newsletters library
Delphi: Internet SIG, General Discussion database
Voice +1 815 753 0303
Fax: +1 815 753 6302
Snail: Jim Thomas, Editor
Department of Sociology, NIU
DeKalb IL 60115 USA.
* Computers and Academic Freedom (CAF)
CAF is a list/newsgroup/archive devoted to issues of computing,
freedom of expression, and privacy, especially in relation to the edu-
cational and academic communities. CAF is available in several forms,
is archived, and has been provided storage space by the Electronic
Frontier Foundation for a collection of related important documents.
comp-academic-freedom-talk (caf-talk) is the interactive discussion
version of the list. comp-academic-freedom-batch is a digested version
that presents each day's contributions as a single compilation, rather
that a continuous stream of incoming separate messages.
comp-academic-freedom-news is a digested version featuring a weekly
sample of the most important messages. comp-academic-freedom-abstracts
is a weekly digest containing only abstracts rather than the full text
of the list. For more detailed information on the versions, send a message
body of "LONGINDEX" to listserv@eff.org.
General (editors): Bill Arnold <warnold@eff.org>
Carl Kadie <kadie@eff.org>
Technical admin: eff@eff.org
Archivists: Jonathan Greenfield <greeny@eff.org>
Carl Kadie <kadie@eff.org>
Subscribe: listserv@eff.org, message body: "subscribe
comp-academic-freedom-*" (replace "*" with "talk", "batch",
"news" or "abstracts", as apropos for the version you want.)
* CNI-Modernization
Some sort of net.commerce stuff. Lousy description, I know. Looking for
more info.
Admin: Craig Summerhill <craig@cni.org>
Subscribe: listproc@cni.org, message body: "subscribe cni-modernization
<name>"
* CPSR ALERT
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility newsletter
Subscribe: listserv@washofc.cpsr.org, message body: "subscribe alert <name>"
* Current Cites
[See Public-Access Computer Systems.]
* CyberWire Dispatch (CWD)
Brock Meek's newsletter of alerts and articles on information technology
and telecom policy. Meeks, who writes from _Communications_Daily_ and
_WIRED_ among others, has rare, and often biting, insight into what's
really going on, most of the time. Highly recommended.
Subscribe: majordomo@cyberwerks.com, message body: "subscribe cwd-l"
* Cybermind
"An electronic forum for the discussion of the philosophical and
psychological implications of subjectivity in cyberspace...We are
interested in particular in the philosophical, psychological/
psychoanalytic and social issues engendered, particularly as they concern
the user and the social [realm]...: the psychology of intimacy, the role
of gender, the phenomenology of the terminal screen, neurosis and
paranoia on the Net, the relationship of lag to community and communi-
cation, sex/gender/sexual orientation theory and electronic subjectivity,
the role of the symbolic or imaginary in computer communication, the
implications of symbolic extensions of the human ('external memory', and
so forth), fantasy and the hallucinatory aspects of email/USENET
groups/MUDs, and the psychoanalysis of lurking."
General: Alan Sondheim <sonheim@panix.com>
Subscribe: majordomo@world.std.com, message body: "subscribe cybermind
<email address>"
* Cypherpunks
The Cypherpunks mailing lists exist for those interested in cryptography
and it's political rammifications, programming encryption software,
creation of digital cash and electronic banking via secure (and
anonymous) crypto tech, local crypto-oriented activism, hacking cypher
hardware, and more. There also tends to be much libertarian/
anarcho-capitalist debate as well. The main list is fairly high-traffic.
The UK branch generally goes by the name of UK Crypto-Privacy Assoc.,
and like some of the other local sub-groups, has face-to-face meetings.
The CypherWonks list is a split-off that is generally opposed to the
anarchic stance of some on the main list. A recent addition to the stable
is Cypherpunks Lite, a lower-traffic version for more serious participants.
Joining the list requires a membership fee [don't have address for this
yet]. I have no info at the moment on the local groups, other than the
Austin & Boston Cypherpunks, so if anyone has info to pass on please do so.
Main list admin: Eric Hughes <hughes@ah.com>
Main subscribe: cypherpunks-request@toad.com, message body: "subscribe
cypherpunks <name>"
Main FTP admin: Eric Hughes <huges@ah.com> (Berkeley)
Karl Lui Barrus <klbarrus@owlnet.rice.edu> (BSU)
Al Whaley <postmonster@cpsr.org> (CPSR)
Main FTP: ftp.csua.berkeley.edu, /pub/cypherpunks/ (many mirrors exist)
chaos.bsu.edu, /cypherpunks/
cpsr.org, /pub/cypherpunks/
Main gopher admin: Karl Lui Barrus <klbarrus@owlnet.rice.edu>
Main gopher: chaos.bsu.edu, 1/, port 1000
chaos.bsu.edu, 1s/pub/cypherpunks
Main WWW admin: Karl Lui Barrus <klbarrus@owlnet.rice.edu>
Main WWW: gopher://chaos.bsu.edu:1000/11/
gopher://chaos.bsu.edu:70/11s/pub/cypherpunks
Hardware admin: J.D. Blair <jdblair@nextsrv.cas.muohio.edu>
Hardware subscribe: cp-hardware-request@nextsrv.cas.muohio.edu, message
body: "subscribe cp-hardware <name>"
Austin admin: Jim McCoy <mccoy@bongo.cc.utexas.edu>
Doug Barnes <barnes@io.com>
Austin subscribe: austin-cypherpunks-request@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu
austin-cypherpunks-announce-request@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu
message body: "subscribe austin-cypherpunks <name>" or
"subscribe austin-cypherpunks-announce <name>"
Austin FTP: ftp.cc.utexas.edu, /pub/cypherpunks/
Austin WWW: ftp://ftp.cc.utexas.edu/pub/cypherpunks/
Boston admin: Derek Atkins <warlord@mit.edu>
Boston subscribe: ask cypherpunks-east-request@mit.edu
Wonks admin: cypherwonks-owner@lassie.eunet.fi
Wonks subscribe: majordomo@lists.eunet.fi, message body: "subscribe
cypherwonks"
Lite admin: ??
Lite subscribe: ??
* DC-Nets
Forum for technical discussion of cryptographic networking protocols and
the creation of encrypted, secure networks.
Subscribe: listproc@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu, message body: "subscribe dc-nets
<name>"
* EDLAW
Education and law forum (?)
Subscribe: listserv@ukcc.uky.edu, message body: "subscribe edlaw <name>"
* EduPage & Educom Update
Newsletters of informative and timely summaries of new technological
developments and the effects of computer and information tech-
nology on education, published by Educom, "a consortium of leading
colleges and universities seeking to transform education through the use of
information technology." Even if you are not interested in education
issues, this is a valuable (though free) service, and tracks a wide range
of comms, computing, market, regulatory and legal issues. EduPage comes
out several times per week, while Update is a bi-weekly summary.
General: info@ivory.educom.edu
Subscribe (EduPage): listproc@educom.edu, message body: "subscribe edupage
<firstname> <lastname>"
Subscribe (Update): listproc@educom.edu, message body: "subscribe update
<firstname> <lastname>"
Portugese/Spanish versions: ask edunews@nc-rj.rnp.br
* efa@iinet.com.au (EF-Australia; = aus.org.efa newsgroup/EFA Fido echo)
* eff-austin@tic.com
* EFF-News
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's distribution for EFF newsletters and
press releases and other items of note. This is a moderated list/newsgroup
that does not allow posts from readers (such postings are redirected to
EFF-Talk). EFF-News is a low-traffic list/group, and features each issue
of EFFector Online newsletter, as well as announcements, summaries of
hearings and conferences, testimony transcripts, etc. A newsletter-only
list is also available.
General admin: editor@eff.org
Technical admin: eff@eff.org
EFF info: info@eff.org
Subscribe (full News list): listserv@eff.org, message body: "subscribe
comp-org-eff-news"
Subscribe (EFFector Online only): listserv@eff.org, message body:
"subscribe effector-online"
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/EFF/Policy/
ftp.eff.org, /pub/EFF/Newsletters/EFFector/
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/EFF/Policy
gopher.eff.org, 1/EFF/Newsletters/EFFector
WWW: http://www.eff.org/pub/EFF/Policy/
http://www.eff.org/pub/EFF/Newsletters/EFFector/
[For topic-sorted archives of news items, see Policy subdirectories; for
newsletter backissues, see EFFector directory.]
* EFF-Talk
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's general discussion forum -
focuses on EFF policy, cyberspace legal issues, the "data superhighway",
networking and activism, and computing futures and potential. EFF-Talk
is available as a Usenet newsgroup, a mailing list, and, in some areas,
a FidoNet echomail conference. EFF is a 501(c)(3) US non-profit
organization devoted to civil liberties in computing and communications.
As with comp.org.eff.news, this newsgroup/list is not archived in full,
but important documents are placed in EFF's online library in the Policy
(a.k.a. Issues) directory. See below for full paths and URLs.
General admin: ask@eff.org
Technical admin: eff@eff.org
EFF Info: info@eff.org
Subscribe: listserv@eff.org, message body: "subscribe comp-org-eff-talk"
Usenet: comp.org.eff.talk
FidoNet: Zone 1 - INET.EFF.TALK (not backboned; feed nodes unknown)
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/EFF/Policy/
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/EFF/Policy
WWW: http://www.eff.org/pub/EFF/Policy/
* EFFector Online
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's newsletter, EFFector
Online (frequency: 1-4 per month), a small journal summarizing important
issues of civil liberties in cyberspace. Frequently reports on methods
of access to government representatives and info, legal cases of relevance
to online communications, activism, "data superhighway" politics, Senate
and House hearing testimony, cryptography and privacy, and threat to civil
liberties. This is a moderated list/newsgroup that does not allow
posts from readers. EFFector Online is a low-traffic list. The EFF-News
list carries EFFector, but also includes press releases, hearing summaries,
and other relevant documents.
General admin: editor@eff.org
Technical admin: eff@eff.org
EFF info: info@eff.org
Subscribe (EFFector Online only): listserv@eff.org, message body:
"subscribe effector-online"
Subscribe (full News list): listserv@eff.org, message body: "subscribe
comp-org-eff-news"
* efn@oslonett.no (EF-Norway)
* efj@twics.com (EF-Japan)
* efnh-discuss@mv.MV.COM (EF New Hampshire)
* Electronic Public Information Newsletter (EPIN)
A newsletter dedicated to informing and explaining the policies and
practices surrounding the transformation of public information to
electronic form. Founded in November 1991, EPIN is published biweekly (24
issues a year) in a paper format. An EPIN summary is distributed free of
charge to the Internet community. EPIN is an independent publication
with no ties to any stakeholder within the information community. The
newsletter is based in the Washington, D.C. area; the editor is James
McDonough. The subscription cost is $249 a year for business and
government; $130 for libraries and public interest organizations and $65
for individuals.
Subscribe (online summaries): epin@access.digex.net
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/Publications/E-journals/EPIN/
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/Publications/E-journals/EPIN
WWW: http://www.eff.org/pub/Publications/E-journals/EPIN/
gopher://gopher.eff.org/hh/Publications/E-journals/EPIN/
Subscribe (hardcopy): EPIN
Box 21001
Washinton DC 20009 USA
Fax: +1 301 365 3621
* The Faxing From the Internet FAQ
A list of Frequently Asked Questions & answers about using the Internet
to send faxes (fast, free to the user [no long distance call!], and great
for activist use); issued as a periodical, and regularly updated. By
Kevin Savetz.
Subscribe: savetz@rahul.net, subject line: "subscribe fax-faq"
FTPmail: savetz@rahul.net, subject: "send fax-faq"
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/Net_info/Technical/net-fax.faq
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/pub/Net_info/Technical, net-fax.faq
WWW: http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_info/Technical/net-fax.faq
Usenet: news.answers (regularly posted)
* fringeware@io.com (general "interesting stuff" list, w/ fringe feel to it)
* FUTUREC@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU (FutureCulture)
* gaynet (Gay/bisexual issues)
(subscribe: Email to "listserv@queernet.org"
with line "sub gaynet <FULL NAME>"
* gopher-announce and gopher-news
A moderated mailing list where new gopher servers and software are
announced, gopher-announce is probably the best way to learn of new
activism-relevant servers (govt. gophers, organization gophers, etc.)
General gopher discussion happens on gopher-news@boombox.micro.umn.edu an
altogether more verbose and techie mailing list than gopher-announce. (To
subscribe to gopher-news, send a request to: gopher-news-request
@boombox.micro.umn.edu).
Subscribe: gopher-announce-request@boombox.micro.umn.edu, message body:
"subscribe gopher-announce <firstname> <lastname>"
* GOVDOC-L@PSUVM.PSU.EDU (Discussion of Government Document Issues)
* hott-list@UCSD.EDU (Hot Off the Press e-pub; networking issues)
* ifreedom@Snoopy.UCIS.Dal.CA (intellectual freedom)
(subscribe: Email to "listserv@snoopy.ucis.dal.ca"
with line "sub ifreedom <FULL NAME>"
* imp-interest@thumper.bellcore.com (Internet Mercantile Protocol)
* INETBIB
List focusing on Internet usage in libraries (of relevance to activists
due to public access to information and intellectual freedom issues).
NOTE: This list concentrates on German libraries (and those in other
German-speaking areas), and the primary language of the list is German,
though English posts are accepted.
Admin: michael.schaarwaechter@zb.ub.uni-dortmund.de
Subscribe: maiser@zb.ub.uni-dortmund.de, message body: "SUBSCRIBE INETBIB"
Fax: M. Schaarwaechter, +49 231 727 5021
Snail: M. Schaarwaechter
Uni. Dortmund, Library, Network
Vogelpothsweg 76
D-44227 Dortmund, Deutchland
* INTCAR-L@american.edu (computer assisted reporting outside the United States)
Subscribe: listserv@american.edu, message body: "SUBSCRIBE INTCAR-L
<firstname> <lastname>"
* The Internet Press
A list of electronic publications about Internet/Usenet, issued as a
periodical, and regularly updated. By Kevin Savetz & John M. Higgins.
Subscribe: savetz@rahul.net, subject line: "subscribe ipress"
FTPmail: savetz@rahul.net, subject: "send ipress"
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/Net_info/Resources/net_epub.list
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/pub/Net_info/Resources, net_epub.list
WWW: http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_info/Resources/net_epub.list
Usenet: news.answers (regularly posted)
* The Internet Services FAQ
A list of interesting and useful services and resources on the internet,
issued as a periodical, and regularly updated. By Kevin Savetz.
Subscribe: savetz@rahul.net, subject line: "subscribe is-faq"
FTPmail: savetz@rahul.net, subject: "send is-faq"
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/Net_info/Resources/net_services.faq
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/pub/Net_info/Resources, net_services.faq
WWW: http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_info/Resources/net_services.faq
Usenet: news.answers (regularly posted)
* interpedia@telerama.pgh.pa.us (Internet encyclopedia project)
* IPCT-L@GUVM.CCF.GEORGETOWN.EDU (interpersonal computing & technology)
* Journal of American Underground Computing (JAUC, TJOAUC)
A free online newsletter similar to CuD, but longer and monthly. Highly
recommended. Topics frequently include online advocacy, political alerts,
info on net.culture, privacy, cryptography, censorship and more.
Admin (editorial): comments@fennec.com
Admin (technical): dfox@fennec.con, dfox@fc.net
Subscribe: ask sub@fennec.com
FTP: etext.archive.umich.edu, /pub/Zines/JAUC/
fc.net, /pub/tjoauc/
ftp.eff.org, /pub/Publications/CuD/JAUC/
FTPmail: ask info@fennec.com
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/Publications/CuD/JAUC
WWW: ftp://etext.archive.umich.edu/pub/Zines/JAUC/
* LITA Newsletter
The LITA Newsletter (ISSN 0196-1799) is published quarterly by the
Library and Information Technology Association, a division of the
American Library Association. The hardcopy LITA Newsletter is sent free of
charge to members of the Library and Information Technology Association.
Nonmembers may subscribe for $25 per year in US, $30 in Canada and
Mexico, and $40 in other foreign countries. See print LITA Newsletter for
details. The online edition is available free from the LITANEWS mailing
list. Besides library administration issues, LITA frequently has articles
regarding online archival, networking, electronic mail systems, GIS, AI,
the "information superhighway" and other topics relevant to online activism.
Editor: Gail Junion-Metz <gail@iage.com>
Subscribe (online): listserv@dartmouth.edu or listserv@dartcms1.bitnet,
message body: "SUBSCRIBE LITANEWS <firstname>
<lastname>"
* Loka-L
An occasional series of electronic postings on democratic politics of
science and technology, issued by the Loka Institute.
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* Minnesota Politics & Public Policy E-Mail Forum (MN-POLITICS)
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* net-happenings@is.internic.net (general "interesting stuff" list)
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* Net-Letter Guide
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* The Network Observer (TNO)
A free, monthly online newsletter about networks and democracy. Available
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server (see separate Red Rock Eater [RRE] entries).
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* NSF Network News
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* OTANews
Online newsletters & announcements of the White House's Office of Technology
Assessment (topics range from osteoporosis to NII, but is often relevant
to online advocacy issues.)
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* pem-dev@tis.com (Privacy Enchanced Mailer developers)
* PRIVACY Forum Digest (PFD)
Like RISKS, a rather selectively moderated digest. "It spans the full
range of both technological and non-technological privacy-related issues
(with an emphasis on the former)." Moderated by Lauren Weinstein.
Info: privacy-request@vortex.com [msg. body: information privacy]
Subscribe requests: privacy-request@vortex.com [message body:
subscribe privacy <name>]
* Public-Access Computer Systems Forum (PACS-L), Review (PACS-R), News
(PACS-N); Current Cites
PACS-L is an Internet list that deals with all computer systems that
libraries make available to their patrons. While many users are
librarians, PACS-L also serves computer specialists, faculty members, and
others. The list was founded in June 1989. Currently, there are over
8,270 users in 64 countries. Moderated, archived. The University of
Houston Libraries provides PACS-L as a public service. Also available:
PACS-R, a refereed e-journal (also available by volume in book form);
PACS-N, an online newsletter, is sent out on the PACS-L list and
is available as archived files. the PACS-P (PACS publications) mailing
list carries both PACS-R and PACS-N, as well as Current Cites, and
online periodic bibliographic e-pub that reviews relevant publications.
General (PACS-L): pacs-l@uhupvm1.uh.edu
General (PACS-R): Charles W. Bailey, Jr. <lib3@uhupvm1.uh.edu>
General (PACS-N): Dana Rooks <libl@uhupvm1.uh.edu>
Subscribe (PACS-L): listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu (message body: "SUBSCRIBE PACS-L
<Firstname> <Lastname>"
Subscribe (PACS-R, PACS-N & Current Cites only): same address (message body
"SUBSCRIBE PACS-P <Firstname> <Lastname>")
List database search (email): same address (message body "INFO DATABASE")
List database search (telnet): a.cni.org, login: brsuser
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/Publications/E-journals/PACS/
FTPmail: listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu (message body: "INDEX PACS-L F=MAIL")
Gopher: info.lib.uh.edu, 1/articles/e-journals/uhlibrary
gopher.eff.org, 1/Publications/E-journals/PACS
WWW: gopher://info.lib.uh.edu:70/11/articles/e-journals/uhlibrary
http://www.eff.org/pub/Publications/E-journals/PACS/
* PUBPOL-L%UMINN1.bitnet@VM42.CSO.UIUC.EDU (Public Policy Graduate Studies
Net)
* Red Rock Eater News Service (RRE)
List for informational forwards & other resource materials, many of
which are of interest to online activists). Also serves as the distribution
list for The Network Observer (see separate entry.)
Admin: rre-maintainters@weber.ucsd.edu
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<firstname> <lastname>"
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* RISKS Forum Digest (RFD)
Risks is an online newsletter of sorts, the "forum on risks to the
public in computers and related systems" of the ACM Committee on
Computers and Public Policy. Risks is a wealth of information and
banter about various issues surrounding computers, communications and
networking, and is moderated by Peter G. Neumann.
Subscribe requests: risks-request@csl.sri.com (subscribe risks [name])
Usenet: comp.risks
FTP: crvax.sri.com, cd RISKS: [Note the colon. To get back issues,
"GET RISKS-i.j<return>" where i = volume 1 to 15, j = issue,
always 2 digits. Issue 00 is always a summary of the selected
volume. crvax.sri.com = 128.18.30.65.]
Voice: +1 818 225 2800 [to inquire about fax'd issues ONLY]
+1 415 859 2375, Peter G. Neumann [last resort!]
Fax: +1 818 225 7203 [issues are avail. via fax]
* ROUNDTABLE
This forum is the Internet discussion group of the Telecommunications
Policy Roundtable (TPR). The TPR is a coalition of more than 100
organizations which was organized in the spring of 1993 to discuss federal
telecommunications and information policy. ROUNDTABLE is an open list
which is devoted to the dissemination of information about TPR
activities, as well as discussions about federal telecommunications and
information policy. (Subscribers to ROUNDTABLE need not be members of
the TPR.) The list was created to facilitate discussions among current
TPR members, and to extend discussions of policy to those who cannot
participate in roundtable meetings because of geographic barriers.
Among the topics which will be examined on this list is a discussion of
model telecommunications legislation. TPR members are also encouraged to
post press releases and other notices which are relevant to the TPR.
Admin: Jamie Love <love@essential.org>
Technical Admin: Craig Summerhill <craig@cni.org>
Subscribe: listproc@cni.org, message body: "SUBSCRIBE ROUNDTABLE <firstname>
<lastname>"
* Scout Report
The Scout Report is a weekly publication provided by InterNIC Information
Services' "Info Scout", to assist InterNauts in their ongoing quest to
know what's new on and about the Internet. It focuses on those resources
thought to be of interest to the InterNIC's primary audience, researchers
and educators, however everyone is welcome to subscribe and there are no
associated fees. Over 10,000 subscribers.
Subscribe: majordomo@is.internic.net, message body: "subscribe scout-report"
("subscribe scout-report-html" to get WWW version for local use)
FTP: is.internic.net, /infoguide/scout-report/
FTPmail: mailserv@is.internic.net, message body: "send /scout-report/[date]"
(replace "[date]" with date of issue, e.g.: /scout-report/9-16-94)
Gopher: is.internic.net, 1/infoguide/scout-report
WWW: http://www.internic.net/infoguide.html
* sea-list@panix.com, sea-legal@panix.com, etc. (Soc. for Electronic Access)
* tap-info@essential.org (Taxpayer Assets Project bulletins)
* Telecommunications Public Interest Newsletter (TPIN)
TPIN is an action resource published by the Office of Communication,
United Church of Christ. TPIN tracks developments on the
national information infrastructure, public access, equal
opportunity in broadcasting, children's television, privacy
and other issues affecting the public interest.
Subscribe: ask Andrew G. Lang <langa@ucc.org>
* The Network Observer (TNO)
[see under "N", rather than "T"]
* thesegroups
This list is for organizers of local and other electronic activist
groups and activities. The focus is on public policy, civil liberties,
and community related to computing, telecommunications, and computer
networks. This list is not public, and not all subscription requests
are accepted. For a discussion list about electronic communities,
try COMMUNET. If you do ask to subscribe to thesegroups, please
say where you heard of it, or who sent you.
Subscription requests: thesegroups-request@tic.com
* The Unofficial Internet Book List
A list of books about Internet/Usenet, issued as a periodical, and
regularly updated. By Kevin Savetz.
Subscribe: savetz@rahul.net, subject line: "subscribe booklist"
FTPmail: savetz@rahul.net, subject: "send booklist"
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/Net_info/Resources/net_book.list
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/pub/Net_info/Resources, net_book.list
WWW: http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_info/Resources/net_book.list
Usenet: news.answers (regularly posted)
* usnonprofit-l@rain.org
* utah-libs@xmission.com (Utah civil liberities and LIbertarian list)
(subscribe: majordomo@xmission.com, "subscribe utah-libs")
* vtw-list@panix.com (lobbying efforts for privacy, networking, NII issues)
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The subscribe command is usually SUBSCRIBE [listname] [your first name]
[your last name]; failing that, try SUBSCRIBE [listname], SUBSCRIBE
[listname] [your email address], SUBSCRIBE [your email address] [listname].
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the addresses, putting the command on the subject line instead of in the
message body, and it you still can't get on this list, ask
postmaster@[address] for help. You can also send a note to all the
listserver authors you can find and ask them to cooperate with
other authors to standardize, before we all go crazy. ;)
USENET (NETNEWS) NEWSGROUPS
---------------------------
* alt.2600
* alt.activism
* alt.activism.d
* alt.bbs.allsysop
* alt.best.of.internet
* alt.censorship
* alt.comp.acad-freedom.news (= digested version of CAF list)
* alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk (= misc. version of CAF list avail. from eff.org)
* alt.conspiracy >;)
* alt.culture.internet
* alt.cyberpunk
* alt.cyberpunk.movement
* alt.cyberspace
* alt.dear.whitehouse
* alt.freedom.of.information.act
* alt.internet.services
* alt.life.internet
* alt.motherjones
* alt.politics.clinton
* alt.politics.datahighway
* alt.politics.ec
* alt.politics.economics
* alt.politics.elections
* alt.politics.europe.misc
* alt.politics.libertarian
* alt.politics.media
* alt.politics.org.misc
* alt.politics.org.nsa
* alt.politics.reform
* alt.politics.usa.constitution
* alt.politics.usa.misc
* alt.president.clinton
* alt.privacy
* alt.privacy.anon-server
* alt.privacy.clipper
* alt.security
* alt.security.pgp
* alt.society.civil-liberties
* alt.society.civil-liberty
* alt.society.resistance
* alt.wired
* aus.legal
* aus.legal (= AUST_LEGAL Fido echo)
* aus.org.efa (EF-Australia, = efa@iinet.com.au list/EFA Fido echo)
* aus.politics
* austin.politics
* ba.internet
* ba.politics
* ba.smartvalley
* bit.listserv.politics (= politics@villvm.bitnet list)
* ca.govt-bulletins
* can.infobahn
* can.infohighway
* can.politics
* clari.news.politics
* clari.news.politics.people
* comp.bbs.misc
* comp.dcom.telecom
* comp.internet.net-happenings = net-happenings@is.internic.net list
* comp.org.cpsr.announce
* comp.org.cpsr.talk
* comp.org.eff.news
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's distribution for EFF newsletters and
press releases and other items of note. This is a moderated newsgroup/list
that does not allow posts from readers (such postings are redirected to
comp.org.eff.talk). EFF-News is a low-traffic group/list, and features each
issue of EFFector Online newsletter, as well as announcements, summaries of
hearings and conferences, testimony transcripts, etc.
General admin: editor@eff.org
Technical admin: eff@eff.org
EFF info: info@eff.org
Subscribe: listserv@eff.org, message body: "subscribe comp-org-eff-news"
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/EFF/Policy/
ftp.eff.org, /pub/EFF/Newsletters/EFFector/
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/EFF/Policy
gopher.eff.org, 1/EFF/Newsletters/EFFector
WWW: http://www.eff.org/pub/EFF/Policy/
http://www.eff.org/pub/EFF/Newsletters/EFFector/
[For topic-sorted archives of news items, see Policy subdirectories; for
newsletter backissues, see EFFector directory.]
* comp.org.eff.talk
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's general discussion forum -
focuses on EFF policy, cyberspace legal issues, the "data superhighway",
networking and activism, and computing futures and potential. comp.org
eff.talk is also available as a mailing list, and, in some areas,
a FidoNet echomail conference. EFF is a 501(c)(3) US non-profit
organization devoted to civil liberties in computing and communications.
As with comp.org.eff.news, this newsgroup/list is not archived in full,
but important documents are placed in EFF's online library in the Policy
(a.k.a. Issues) directory. See below for full paths and URLs.
General admin: ask@eff.org
Technical admin: eff@eff.org
EFF Info: info@eff.org
Subscribe: listserv@eff.org, message body: "subscribe comp-org-eff-talk"
Usenet: comp.org.eff.talk
FidoNet: Zone 1 - INET.EFF.TALK (not backboned; feed nodes unknown)
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/EFF/Policy/
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/EFF/Policy
WWW: http://www.eff.org/pub/EFF/Policy/
* comp.org.fidonet
* comp.risks (RISKS Forum Digest)
(See RISKS Forum Digest in mailing lists section for more info.)
* comp.security.unix
* comp.society
* comp.society.cu-digest (CuD)
(See Computer underground Digest in mailing lists section for more info.)
* comp.society.futures
* comp.society.privacy (PRIVACY Forum Digest)
* misc.activism.progressive (ACTIV-L)
* misc.consumers
* misc.headlines
* misc.legal
* misc.legal.moderated
* ne.politics
* rec.video.desktop
* sci.crypt
* sci.med.telemedicine
* soc.politics
* soc.rights.human
* talk.politics.crypto
* talk.politics.medicine
* talk.politics.misc
* uk.org.community (CommUnity, an EFF-like org. in Britain)
* uk.politics
Use a newsreader, such as nn, rn, trn, strn, nuntius, xrn, etc. to access
Usenet newsgroups. Users of Delphi and some other commercial online systems
can also access Usenet via features built into such systems.
BBS NETWORK CONFERENCES
-----------------------
FidoNet:
* AUST_LEGAL (FidoNet zone 3; = aus.legal newsgroup)
* EFA (FidoNet zone 3; EF-Australia, = efa@iinet.com.au/aus.org.efa)
* R_U_NEXT (FidoNet zone 3)
* INET.EFF.TALK (FidoNet zone 1; non-backbone gate of comp.org.eff.talk)
[many more need to be added]
ONLINE SERVICES
---------------
* Women's WIRE
Online service focusing on women and women's issues. Hosts online
resources of more than 15 women's-interest and other nonprofit groups,
through the Organization Access feature, which offers direct access
to nonprofit organizations and professional associations. Among the
first groups to contribute to this electronic clearinghouse are The
Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Alumnae Resources, Women's
Cancer Resource Center, San Francisco Commission on the Status of
Women, several chapters of the National Organization for Women, Students
Organizing Students, National Education Center for Women in Business,
and the Domestic Abuse Awareness Project. By entering the organizations'
virtual doors, users gain access to up-to-date action aslerts, calendar,
newsletters, resources and expert advice on health, politics, careers
and more. WWIRE is a subscriber-only service. Listing here is not
an endorsement or recommendation of the service, just a notice that
activist-oriented resources may be located here.
General: info@wwire.net
Subscription: subscribe@wwire.net (mail here to get SprintNet
numbers and a starter kit [Mac or Win3.1])
Telnet: wwire.net
Voice: +1 415 615 8989
OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
----------------------
** FTP Sites **
* ftp.eff.org (ftp://ftp.eff.org/) - Electronic Frontier Foundation
* ftp.eff.org, /pub/CAF (ftp://ftp.eff.org/pub/CAF/) - Computers & Academic
Freedom
* bell.com - MFJ Task Force archives of telecom regulatory issues
** Gopher Sites **
* gopher.eff.org (gopher://gopher.eff.org/) - Electronic Frontier Foundation
* gopher.eff.org, 1/CAF (gopher://gopher.eff.org/11/CAF) - Computers &
Academic Freedom
* bell.com - MFJ Task Force archives of telecom regulatory issues
** WWW Sites **
* http://www.eff.org/ - Electronic Frontier Foundation
* http://www.eff.org/pub/CAF/) - Computers & Academic Freedom file archives
* http://www.eff.org/CAF/ - other CAF resources
* http://www.eff.org/CAF/cl-index.html
(A live index to "newsy" civil-liberties related Net material)
** BBSs **
* Outpost - EFF Online +1 202 638 6120 (8N1, 300-14400bps V.32bis V.42bis)
+1 202 638 6119 (8N1, 300-14400bps V.32bis V.42bis,
16800bps ZyXEL protocol)
** FTPMail & Files-by-Email Servers **
* InterNIC Directory and Database Services Mail Server
This server provides access to information and services available from the
InterNIC's Directory and Database Services. The server is used principally
for access to the file archives, but other (free) services available from
Directory and Database services include the Directory and Database
Services X.500 server, which provides information on an institution or
person; Internet document databases; the Directory and Database Services
whois server, and much more. This valuable information is only an email
message away.
General: admin@ds.internic.net
Server: mailserv@ds.internic.net, message body: "HELP"
* Patent Titles Email Server
A project of Greg Aharonian's Internet Patent News Service, the PTES is
similar to an FTPmail system, "where people can retrieve lists of patent
titles dating back to 1970 for any USPTO class/subclass, and patent numbers
for additional patents dating back to the 1800's. The Patent Titles email
server is the first step in our efforts to make the entire USPTO APS patent
text database system accessible over the Internet. Approximately one
gigabyte of data has been prepared and attached to the Internet.
General: srctran@world.std.com
Server: search@world.std.com, message body: "SENDTO <account@internet.site>"
and "SEND HELP" [each command on separate line.]
* Red Rock Eater Archives (RRE)
RRE mailing list's supplemental file archive, mostly material related to
the social and political aspects of computing and networking. Archive site
for TNO back issues (see The Network Observer, separate entry; cf. Red
Rock Eater News Service entry.)
Admin: rre-maintainters@weber.ucsd.edu
Server: rre-request@weber.ucsd.edu, subject line: "archive help"
** Misc. Online Resources **
OTHER RESOURCES
---------------
* New York State Legislative Services (bill texts, etc.): 1 800 342 9860
*************************************************************************
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ACTION mailing list and comp.org.eff.talk, besides several other
places. The most current version is available from:
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* SCOPE: This list includes activism forums, and topical forums
(computing futures, access to govt. info, privacy and censorship, regional
politics, NII/GII/"Data Superhighway" issues, virtual community, civil
liberties & human rights, etc.) The list focuses on:
1) activism about online issues like those topics mentioned above, and
2) general activism strategies and tools available online.
The listing of all activism issues & resources (e.g. [non-]smokers' rights,
environmentalism, gun ownership/regulation, etc.) and partisan politics
specifics, is outside the scope of this list. NOTE: Organizations' "house
organs" are not listed here, and soon neither will be govt. publications or
servers. "Enforcement" of this is not yet consistent. Organizational
resources (e.g. CPSR mailing lists, PRC ftp servers, etc.) are listed by
organization in the 2nd part of this FAQ, the Online Activism Organizations
List. Government materials will be in a 3rd list some time soon. In the
mean time, see several documents providing info on govt contact and
service online, available from ftp.eff.org, /pub/EFF/Issues/Activism/.
* YOUR LISTING: Please! Check your entry regularly and make sure it is up to
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ASAP, or there's not really much point in listing you. Please expand on your
forum/publication/site's contact information as much as possible. Thank you.
* THANKS to: Carol Woodbury, Steve Barber, Simona Nass, Art McGee, Ed
Cavazos, John S. Quarterman, Jon Lebkowsky, Shari Steele, L. Detweiler,
Elizabeth Reid, Bernard Aboba, Ellen Pack, Eric Hughes, Derek Atkins, Tom
Gray, Karl Lui Barrus, Malcolm Arnold, Mike Godwin, Shari Steele, Phil
Agre, Jim Warren, Carl Kadie, and all the other folks we pumped for info.
* CONTRIBUTIONS: We are constantly looking to update this list, so if you
know of other resources that we should add, are are making something new
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Outposts on the Electronic Frontier - International, National, Regional &
Local Groups Supporting the Online Community
An ACTION/EFF FAQ by Stanton McCandlish <mech@eff.org>
Updated: 10/25/94
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Resources List.
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CONTENTS
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RECENT CHANGES
ORGANIZATION LISTINGS
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
ITALY
SPAIN
UK/GREAT BRITAIN
USA
GLOBAL/MULTINATIONAL
REGIONAL/LOCAL
USA
[Misc states]
UK/GREAT BRITAIN
[Misc areas]
ADMINISTRIVIA
Recent Changes
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5.00 - added national & regional sections for Spain, included APEDANICA &
CUANTAFE
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ORGANIZATION LISTINGS
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GLOBAL/MULTINATIONAL
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* CAUSE
CAUSE is the association for managing and using information technology
in higher education. An international nonprofit association, CAUSE is
dedicated to enhancing the administration and delivery of higher
education through the effective management and use of information
technology. Informally organized in 1962, CAUSE today includes over 1,060
campuses and 54 corporate members, worldwide. CAUSE's scope encompasses
the management and use of academic computing, library automation, and
networking, as well as administration of the enterprise. CAUSE strives
to promote more effective planning, management, and evaluation of
computing and information technologies in colleges and universities, and
believes that, while information technology is an enabling force,
people are the key to accomplishing our mission. Goals: provide
support for IT managers; inform IT decision-makers and users; educate
and influence non-educational (incl. business and govt.) communications
leaders. CAUSE collaborates with various other organizations incl. the
Assoc. of Research Libraries, CHEMA, NACUBO, ACUTA, etc., and
participates in EDUCOM's Networking and Telecommunications Task Force.
Participates in the Higher Education Information Resources Alliance (see
their entry for more info) and the Coalition for Networked Information,
with Assoc. of Research Libraries and EDUCOM.
Info: info@cause.colorado.edu
HEIRAlliance/CNI general: joan@cni.org
Gopher: cause-gopher.colorado.edu
WWW: gopher://cause-gopher.colorado.edu:70/1
HEIRAlliance/CNI gopher: gopher.cni.org
Snail: 4880 Pearl E. Circle
Suite 302E
Boulder CO 80301 USA
Voice: +1 303 449 4430
Fax: +1 303 440 0461
* Institute for Global Communications (IGC)
The Institute for Global Communications (IGC) provides computer
networking tools for international communications and information
exchange. The IGC Networks -- PeaceNet, EcoNet, ConflictNet and
LaborNet -- comprise the world's only computer communications system
dedicated solely to environmental preservation, peace, and human
rights. New technologies are helping these worldwide communities
cooperate more effectively and efficiently. IGC, located in San
Francisco, California, is a division of the Tides Foundation, a
501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. By subscribing to any one of the IGC
Networks, you have full access to the resources of any of the other IGC
Networks. IGC maintains a major program to develop low-cost access to
computer networking from outside the United States, especially in
non-industrialized areas. This program is the Association of
Progressive Communications (APC) which now includes low-cost computer
networks in several countries.
Basic info: igc-info@igc.apc.org, apc-info@igc.apc.org
General: support@igc.apc.org, support@igc.org
FTP: igc.apc.org
Gopher: igc.apc.org
PeaceNet staff: peacenet@igc.apc.org
ConflictNet staff: ?
LaborNet staff: ?
EcoNet staff: ?
International Affiliates:
US/Mexico/China/Japan/MidEast: support@ign.apc.org
Argentina (Wamani/CCI network): apoyo@wamani.apc.org
Australia/Pac. Is./SE Asia (Pegasus network): support@peg.apc.org
Brasil/misc. S.Am. areas (AlterNex/IBASE network): suporte@ax.apc.org
Canada/Cuba (Web/Nirv Centre network): support@web.apc.org
Ecuador (EcuaNex network): intercom@ecuanex.apc.org
Nicaragua/Panama/misc Central Am. areas (Nicarao/CRIES network):
support@ni.apc.org
Germany/Italy/Austria/Switzerland/Zagreb/Beograd (ComLink e.V.
network): support@oln.comlink.de
Russia/Commonwealth of Independent States (GlasNet): support@glas.apc.org
S. Africa (SANGONet): support@wn.apc.org
Sweden/Scandinavia/Baltic/St. Petersburg area (NordNet):
support@pns.apc.org
Uruguay/Paraguay (Chasque network): apoyo@chasque.org.uy
UK/Africa/misc. Asian & European areas (GREENET): support@gn.apc.org
Snail: 18 de Boom St.
San Francisco CA 94107 USA
Voice: +1 415 442 0220 (USA/etc.) +1 416 596 0212 (Can./Cuba)
+54 1 35 6842 (Arg.) +44 71 608 3040 (UK/etc.)
+61 7 257 1111 (Austral./etc.) +49 511 350 1573 (Ger./It./etc.)
+55 21 286 0348 (Braz./etc.) +7 095 207 0704 (Rus./CIS)
+27 11 838 6943 (S.Af.) +46 8 6000331 (Swe./etc.)
+593 2 528 716 (Ecu.) +505 2 26 2 28 (Nic./etc.)
+598 2 596 192 (Uru./Para.)
Fax: +1 415 546 1794 (USA) - contact other offices for non US
fax numbers and mailing addresses.
* Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
See Internet Society
* Internet Society (ISoc) - Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
The Internet Society is the international organization for global
cooperation and coordination for the Internet and its internetworking
technologies and applications. Its members reflect the breadth of the
entire Internet community and consist of individuals, corporations,
non-profit organizations, and government agencies. Its principal purpose
is to maintain and extend the development and availability of the
Internet and its associated technologies and applications - both as an
end in itself, and as a means of enabling organizations, professions, and
individuals worldwide to more effectively collaborate, cooperate, and
innovate in their respective fields and interests. The Internet Society
is incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in Washington DC USA.
ISoc hosts the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), a volunteer
group which works on Internet technical standards.
Membership (individual): membership@isoc.org
Membership (organization): org-membership@isoc.org
ftp: ftp.isoc.org
Gopher: gopher.isoc.org; ietf.cnri.reston.va.us
WWW: gopher://gopher.isoc.org
IETF general: ietf-info@cnri.reston.va.us
IETF dicussion mailing list: ietf-request@cnri.reston.va.us
IETF announcements mailing list: ietf-announce-request@cnri.reston.va.us
Snail: 12020 Sunrise Valley Drive, suite 270
Reston VA 22091 USA
Voice: +1 703 648 9888
1 800 468 9507 (USA only)
Fax: +1 703 648 9887
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
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Australia
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* Association for Community Telematics (ACT)
Founded in 1993 to help promote an enlightened democratic order in the
emerging cyberspace. Telematics = telecommunications + informatics -
the socio-technological aspects of computer communications and
networking. In the information revolution underway in Australia,
the grassroots level of the community is being overlooked. The gap
between the information rich and the information poor is growing wider,
and the broader community has yet to gain direct access to these tools
of the information revolution. There is a danger that the evolving
information society will be more about social control than empowerment
of the community. ACT serves as a lobby for greater resources to develop
community-based computer networks, to simplify the use of these networks,
to provide better support for new users, and to encourage a wider range
of people, including those with no previous experience with computers, to
come online. ACT exists to encourage all sectors, including government,
the private sector, community groups, educational and research sectors,
activist groups and trade unions, to develop a vision statement and a
plan for Australia's transition to a more democratic and socially just
information society.
General: Geoff Holland <geoff@uow.edu.au, gholland@peg.apc.org>
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/Groups/ACT/
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/Groups/ACT
WWW: http://www.eff.org/pub/Groups/ACT/
Snail: PO Box 683
Bondi Jcn. NSW 2022 Australia
Voice: (02) 365 2251, International: +61 2 365 2251
* Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc. (EFA)
EFA is an association formed to define, promote and defend the
freedoms of electronic network users. Incorporated in May 1994,
membership is open to anyone who supports its aims, which are to:
ensure that people have the same basic freedoms 'within' computer
based communication systems as without; educate the community at
large about computer based communication systems and their use;
support, encourage and advise on the development and use of computer
based communication systems, and related innovations; and research
and advise on the law as applied to computer based communication
systems and related technologies. EFA has set-up a mailing list,
a USENET newsgroup and Fidonet conference (all cross-gated) for
discussion and organising of its activities.
Information: info@efa.org.au
General: ask@efa.org.au
EFA at 3:632/552 (FidoNet)
Membership: membership@efa.org.au
Brenda Aynsley at 3:620/243 (FidoNet)
CompuServe: Michael Baker <100026,1321>
Board of directors mailing list: board@efa.org.au
Administration mailing list: admin@efa.org.au
Usenet: aus.org.efa
Fidonet echo: EFA, avail. from 3:632/552
Mailing list subscribe: efa-request@efa.org.au, message body: "subscribe"
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/Groups/EF-Australia/
[.au site to be announced soon]
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/Groups/EF-Australia
WWW: http://www.efa.org.au/EFA/
MOO: EFA-MOO, telnet://cleese.apana.org.au:7777
Snail: Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc.
PO Box 382
North Adelaide SA 5006 Australia
Voice: (08) 384 7316, International: +61 8 384 7316
Canada
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* Electronic Frontier Canada (EFC)
EFC was founded in Januaury 1994 "to ensre that the principles embodied
in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms are protected as new
computing, communications, and information technologies emerge". EFC
was co-founded by Dr. Jeffrey Shallit of U. Waterloo and Dr. David Jones
of McGill U. EFC has established an announcements mailing list,
efc-announce, and an open mailing list forum, efc-talk.
General: efc@graceland.uwaterloo.ca
Dr. Jeffrey Shallit <shallit@graceland.waterloo.ca>
Dr. David Jones <djones@cim.mcgill.ca>
Subscribe to mailing lists: <listname>-request@insight.mcmaster.ca,
message body: "subscribe" (see above for
listnames)
FTP: insight.mcmaster.ca, /pub/efc
Gopher: gopher.ee.mcgill.ca, 1/community/efc
WWW: http://www.ee.mcgill.ca/efc/efc.html
gopher://gopher.ee.mcgill.ca/11/community/efc
Voice: +1 519 888 4804, Dr. Shallit
+1 905 525 9140 x24689, Dr. Jones
Fax: +1 519 885 1208, Dr. Shallit
+1 905 546 9995, Dr. Jones
Italy
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* Associazione per la Liberta' nella Comunicazione Elettronica - EF-Italy
Electronic Frontiers Italy - Associazione per la Liberta' nella
Comunicazione Elettronica Interattiva (Association for Freedom in
Electronic Interactive Communications; ALCEI) - is an association of people
dedicated to affirm and protect constitutional rights for "electronic
citizens" as new communications technologies emerge. ALCEI is focused on
the safeguarding of freedom of expression and personal privacy for any
person using electronic communication systems for personal, social,
cultural, or professional activities. ALCEI was founded in Milan at the
end of July 1994. ALCEI - EF Italy is a non-profit, non-partisan
organization. Its activities are completely supported by
membership and personal contributions; its board and other active members
are volunteers and receive no compensation.
General: alcei@mailbox.iunet.it
Admin: Giancarlo Livraghi <g.livraghi@agora.stm.it>
U.S. contact: Bernardo Parrella <berny@well.com>
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/Groups/EF-Italy/
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/Groups/EF-Italy
WWW: http:/www.eff.org/pub/Groups/EF-Italy/
Italia Online: [coming soon]
Spain
------
* Asociacion para la Prevencion y Estudio de Delitos Abusos y Negligencias
en Informatica y Comuncicaciones Avanzadas (APEDANICA)
APEDANICA (the Spanish Legal Advanced Communications and Computer Crime
Association) is a non-profit organization of legal experts that provide
expert witnesses to computer crime cases, who advocate data security
technology, local technological development, computer and network usage,
and who oppose governmental and commercial corruption. APEDANICA is also
the founder of CUANTAFE (the Club of Electronic Signatures Users, or
Club de Usuarios Apedanicos Nacionales y Telematicos Avalantes de las Firmas
Electronicas), which organizes meetings and other events to help develop
public key encryption markets and usage.
General: Miguel A. Gallardo, President <gallardo@batman.fi.upm.es>
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/Groups/APEDANICA/
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/Groups/APEDANICA
WWW: http://www.eff.org/pub/Groups/APEDANICA/
Voice: +341 474 38 09
Fax: +341 473 81 97
Snail: P.O. Box 17083
E-28080 Madrid Spain
UK/Great Britain
-----------------
* CommUnity (Computer Communicators' Association)
Formed in 1993, to repesent the interest of the UK online community. It
was initally formed in response to the threat of BBS licencing posed by
the ELSPA (European Leisure Software Publishers Association) and FAST
(Federation Against Software Theft); and out of widespread concern over
growing press and media misrepresentation of the comms-using community
in the UK. To date CommUnity has: actively responded to a number of
television documentaries and magazines misrepresenting computer-comms
users as primarily software pirates and pornographers; Met with a key
Member of Parliament to head off a proposed BBS licensing scheme; pro-
duced a comprehensive report for a Home Affairs Select Committee
enquiry into computer pornography; lauched its own electronic magazine,
CommUnicator.
General: community@arkham.demon.co.uk
Jim Trash <jim@chaos.infocom.co.uk>
FidoNet 2:250/310
CompuServe 100016,251
Newsletter: Mike Barnes <mjb@mavericks.bt.co.uk>
Convener: Oliver Clarke <oliver@pigpen.demon.co.uk>
FidoNet Classic 2:252/150
FTP: ftp.demon.co.uk, /pub/archives/community/
ftp.eff.org, /pub/Groups/CommUnity/
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, 1/Groups/CommUnity
Usenet: uk.org.community (gated to FidoNet, et al. "COMMUNITY" echo)
FidoNet/GTNet/WildNet/TheNet/NeST: COMMUNITY conference
FidoNet netmail: 2:254/151, 2:254/152
Snail: CommUnity Newsletter: CommUnicator
89 Mayfair Avenue 13 Martin Rd.
Worcester Park Ipswich, Suffolk
Surrey KT4 7SJ, UK IP2 8BJ, UK
Voice: n/a +44 01473 692975
BBS: +44 71 738 5596/5557 (London - Arkham, FidoNet: 2:254/151,
+44 706 821837 (Manchester - Pig Pen, FidoNet: 2:252/150)
+44 532 605876 (Leeds - Owl Service, FidoNet: 2:250/312)
USA
----
* American Society for Information Science (ASIS)
The American Society for Information Science (ASIS) is a nonprofit
professional association organized for scientific, literary, and
educational purposes and dedicated to the creation, organization,
dissemination and application of knowledge concerning information and its
transfer. Founded in the mid-1930's, ASIS has a history which stems from
the earliest days of the modern era of documentation. ASIS counts among
its membership some 4,000 information specialists from such fields as
computer science, management, engineering, librarianship, chemistry,
linguistics, and education. ASIS and its members are called upon to help
determine new directions and standards for the development of information
policies and practices. The mission of the American Society for
Information Science is to advance information professionals and the field
of information science.
General: asis@cni.org
Voice: +1 301 495 0900
Fax: +1 301 495 0810
Snail: P.O. Box 554
Washington DC 20044-0554 USA
* Americans Communicating Electronically (ACE)
ACE membership is diverse and represents private and govt. organizations
and individuals who wish to promote interactive communications among
federal, state, and local governments, private businesses, public
libraries, and schools, rural cooperatives, public and private
universities, community-based arts and theater groups, voluntary
associations, job training services, and health care organizations. The
members of ACE are particularly concerned that access and participation
be made possible and convenient for Americans who do not own modem
equipped computers. To support the development of interactive
communications between governments and communities, ACE is recommending
that all government agencies establish information access programs to
help create and foster an "interactive citizen-government communications
system." Many govt. agencies, from the White House to the NSF and the
Dept. of Labor, are already participating in the ACE project. Unlike
everything else on this list, ACE is actually a govt.-sponsored project.
There are several ACE mailing lists: ACE-MG (general ACE info), CET-MG
(Communities in Economic Transition), CET-NEWS (C.E.T. bulletins), etc.
Basic info: info@ace.esusda.gov
General: letters@ace.esusda.gov
Mailing list subscriptions: almanac@ace.esusda.gov [message body:
subscribe <listname> <your name>]
* Center for Civic Networking (CCN/CivicNet)
The Center for Civic Networking is a non-profit organization,
based in Boston and Washington, D.C., that promotes broad public
benefits of the emerging national information infrastructure.
The Center brings together expertise in large-scale computer and
network systems, community-based applications of computing, non-
profit management, community development, architecture, public
policy, and democratic participation. The Center's Programs
focus on framing a national vision for civic networking,
developing a policy framework that supports civic networking,
developing and supporting model civic networking projects, and
assisting in the technology transfer needed to achieve the broad-
based benefits of civic networking. CCN is involved with SDIN network,
the Cambridge Civic Forum, and the "From Townhalls to Local Civic
Networks" conference, and ACE.
General: Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@world.std.com>
<mfidelman@civicnet.org>, Exec. Dir.
Richard Civille <rciville@civicnet.org>, Dir., DC office
FTP: world.std.com, ftp/amo/civicnet
ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/CCN
Gopher: gopher.std.com, 1/associations/civicnet
gopher.eff.org, 1/Groups/CCN
WWW: gopher://gopher.std.com:70/11/associations/civicnet
http://www.eff.org/pub/Groups/CCN/
Voice: +1 202 362 3831 (R. Civille, Washington DC office)
* Center for Governmental Studies (CGS)
A Los Angeles-based non-profit, research organization which works to
improve the processes of media and democratic governance. In 1989 the
Center launched The California Channel, the nation's first "state C-SPAN"
now available to over 4 million California homes. With the Babcock,
Carnegie, Cummings, Gerbode and Irvine foundations, CGS initiated the
Democracy Network, a plan for an interactive network/station for the NII
that will allow voters, through their TV sets or computers to access
information on demand from political candidates and ballot measure
committees, and to talk with candidates and voters in an electronic town
hall, to increase voter participation, decrease campaign costs, encourage
candidates to devote more attention to substantive issues, and demonstrate
to elected officials the value of incorporating free voter information
into the new definition of "universal service."
Email: dnetcgs@aol.com
Voice: +1 310 470 6590
Fax: +1 310 475 3752
Snail: 10951 West Pico Blvd., Suite 206
Los Angeles CA 90064 USA
* Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) - HEIRAlliance
(See Higher Education Information Resources Alliance for more info.)
* Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR)
CPSR is a national membership organization, based in Palo Alto,
California. CPSR conducts many activities to protect privacy and civil
liberties. Membership is open to the public and support is welcome.
CPSR maintains local chapters in several US cities. CPSR hosts several
mailing lists, including cpsr-cpu (CPSR's "CPU" newsletter for informa-
tion technology workers), cpsr-announce (CPSR's general news and announce-
ments list, gated to Usenet newsgroup comp.org.cpsr.announce), and bawit-
announce (Bay Area Women & Information Technology working group announce-
ments), among others.
General (nat'l. HQ): cpsr@csli.stanford.edu
General (DC offc.): Marc Rotenberg <rotenberg@washofc.cpsr.org>
Washington DC chapter: Larry Hunter <hunter@nlm.nih.gov>
NY chapter: David Friedlander <friedd@pipeline.com>
Berkeley CA chapter: Karen Coyle <cpsr-berkeley@cpsr.org>
Palo Alto CA chapter: Andre Bacard <abacard@well.sf.ca.us>
Portland OR chapter: Erik Nilsson <erikn@goldfish.mitron.tek.com>
Los Angeles chapter: Rodney J. Hoffman <rodney@oxy.edu>
Mailing lists: listserv@cpsr.org, message body: "subscribe <listname - see
above> <name>"
FTP: ftp.cpsr.org
Gopher: gopher.cpsr.org
WWW: http://www.cpsr.org/
UseNet: comp.org.cpsr.talk, comp.org.cpsr.announce
Nanotechnology SIG: Ted Kaehler <kaehler2@applelink.apple.com>
Electoral issues: Eva Waskell, voice: +1 703 435 1283 evenings
Snail: CPSR National Office CPSR/Berkeley
P.O. Box 717 SE P.O. Box 40361
Palo Alto CA 94302 USA Berkeley CA 94704 USA
Voice: +1 415 322 3778 +1 415 398 2818
Fax: +1 415 322 3798
* Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Through computer networking, the Consortium will help educators and
students access information and communications resources that will
increase their productivity, professional competence, and opportunities
for learning and collaborative work. The Consortium advocates the
following goals: the timely deployment of the national research and
education network; the development and distribution of network-based
information resources for schools; the development of the human
resources needed to make full and efficient use of networks through
staff development programs, educational materials and software; form a
national leadership group for educational telecommunications, to have a
voice in shaping policy in this area; provide access to information
about the National Research and Education Network (NREN) and other
educational telecommunications efforts; reach a large community of
individuals involved in every aspect of network technology and its
application to K-12 education; help advance the development of
information resources and tools for networking; foster collaborative
opportunities to develop new resources and services for educators.
CoSN is a non-profit organization, 501(c)(3) application pending.
General: cosn@bitnic.bitnet, cosn%bitnic@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Gopher: digital.cosn.org
Snail: P.O. Box 6519
Washington DC 20035-5193 USA
Voice: +1 202 466 6296
Fax: +1 202 872 4318
* Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI)
A non-profit research and development organization formed in 1986 to
help focus U.S. strengths in information processing technology. Working
with industry, government, and academia, CNRI is engaged in scientific
research on the design of experimental infrastructure which can improve
the country's long-range scientific and engineering productivity.
CNRI organizes multi-party collaborative research activities among
U.S. government, business and academic organizations. An experimental
information infrastructure will provide an important basis for joint
university/industry research and facilitate rapid transfer of advanced
scientific concepts and technology between research groups and also into
experimental applications.
General: info@cnri.reston.va.us
Gopher: ietf.cnri.reston.va.us, 1/CNRI Information
WWW: gopher://ietf.cnri.reston.va.us:70/11/CNRI%20Information
Snail: 895 Preston White Drive, Suite 100
Reston, VA 22091
Voice: +1 703 620 8990
* Corporation for Research and Educational Networking (CREN)
Despite the name, this is a non-profit organization. CREN advances the
goals of institutions of higher education by facilitating, catalyzing
and leveraging contributions from the worldwide higher education
community directed toward building a global computing and
communications infrastructure that: supports access to shared
information services and resources; supports scholarly collaboration
and educational outreach; and contributes to enhanced individual and
institutional productivity. CREN provides BITNET (and thus Internet
email) access to member institutions, and is also working on NII
issues, hoping to help ensure that such a future network provides
for the needs of the educational and research communities.
General: bitnet@cren.net
ftp: info.cren.net, cren.org
gopher: info.cren.net
Snail: 1112 16th St. NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036 USA
Voice: +1 202 872 4200
* Electronic Frontier Foundation
A non-profit public interest membership organization, working to protect
individual rights in the emerging information age. EFF supports legal
and legislative action to protect the civil liberties of online users;
hosts and participates in related conferences and projects, including
Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet, and Computers and Academic Freedom;
and works to educate the online community about its legal rights and
responsibilities. EFF members receive online bulletins about the
critical issues and debates affecting computer-mediated communications
and participate in online political activism. Donations are welcome and
are tax deductible. EFF is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
Basic info: info@eff.org
General: ask@eff.org
Membership: membership@eff.org
Legal: Shari Steele <ssteele@eff.org>, Dir. of Legal Services
Mike Godwin <mnemonic@eff.org>, Online Counsel
Policy/Open Platform/NII: Daniel J. Weitzner (djw@eff.org),
Senior Staff Counsel
Tech: Dan Brown <brown@eff.org>, Systems Administrator
Online newsletter: Stanton McCandlish <mech@eff.org>, Online Activist
Hardcopy publications: pubs@eff.org
Mailing list requests: listserv@eff.org (message of "HELP" or "LONGINDEX")
FTP: ftp.eff.org,
Gopher: gopher.eff.org
WAIS: wais.eff.org
WWW: http://www.eff.org/
Usenet: comp.org.eff.talk, comp.org.eff.news, alt.politics.datahighway
WELL: g eff
AOL: keyword EFF
CIS: GO EFFSIG
Computers & Academic Freedom: kadie@eff.org, greeny@eff.org
CAF mailing list: listserv@eff.org (add comp-academic-freedom-news)
Computer underground Digest archives: cudarch@eff.org
Snail: 1001 G St. NW, Suite 950 E
Washington DC 20001, USA
voice: +1 202 347 5400
fax: +1 202 393 5509
* Higher Education Information Resources Alliance (HEIRAlliance) - CNI
The Higher Education Information Resources Alliance (HEIRAlliance) is a
vehicle for cooperative projects between the Association of Research
Libraries, CAUSE, and EDUCOM. Currently, its major projects are
The Coalition for Networked Information, (formed in 1990; promotes the
creation of and access to information resources in networked environments
in order to enrich scholarship and to enhance intellectual productivity.
Roughly 175 organizations and institutions are members of the Coalition)
and the HEIRAlliance Executive Strategies reports (designed to keep chief
higher education executives informed about critical issues related to
information technologies.)
General: Craig A. Summerhill <craig@cni.org>, Systems Coord./Program Ofcr.
CNI general: Joan Lippincott <joan@cni.org>, Asst. Exec. Dir.
Exec. Strategies report queries: Karen McBride <kmcbride@CAUSE.colorado.edu>
CNI Announcements list: listproc@cni.org, message body: "subscribe
cni-announce <firstname> <lastname>"
Gopher: gopher.cni.org
WWW: gopher://gopher.cni.org:70/1
Snail: 21 Dupont Circle, N.W.
Washington DC 20036 USA
Voice: +1 202 296 5098
* Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
[No information available.]
Voice: +1 312 644 6610, Dave Lenef (Communications Coordinator)
Fax: +1 312 321 6869
* National Online Media Association (NOMA)
NOMA is a trade association for BBS's, Internet service providers, and
other online services and public networking operations. It was formed
at ONE BBSCON '93 in August at Colorado Springs, CO. NOMA will be in an
initial organizational phase for a while. NOMA's mission is to act for
the BBS and online service industry on matters of national importance
by creating an industry presence in Washington, D.C. and other means;
assist its members at the state and local levels; educate the public on
the unique social, business and legal roles of BBS's and other online
services; establish appropriate industry standards and guidelines;
promote business development in the industry; and maintain and provide
access to resources and industry information for use by the public and
the industry. A forum on Delphi has been provided, as well as the
internet mailing list, which may be freely gated to BBS networks.
General: Phill Liggett <liggett@delphi.com>
Lance Rose <elrose@echonyc.com>
Steve Barber <sbarber@echonyc.com>
Mailing list requests: listproc@echonyc.com (subscribe natbbs <name>)
FidoNet: Jim Taylor, 1:310/5 <jim.taylor@f5.n310.z1.fidonet.org>
Delphi: [no contact info provided]
Snail: NOMA, c/o Phill Liggett
Solutions, Inc.
89 Seymore Ave.
West Hartford CT 06119 USA
Voice: Phill Liggett, +1 203 233 3163
Lance Rose, +1 201 509 1700 FOR
BBS: +1 805 520 2300 (sysop: Celeste Clark)
+1 703 648 1841 (sysop: Tony McClenny)
+1 209 685 8487 (sysop: W. Mark Richmond)
* National Public Telecomputing Network (NPTN) - a.k.a. Free-Net
The National Public Telecomputing Network exists to make free public
access to computerized communications and information services a
reality; to help people in cities throughout the U.S. and the world
to establish free, open access, community computer systems (Free-Nets);
to link those systems together into a common network similar to
National Public Radio or PBS on TV; to help supplement what the local
systems are able to produce with high quality network-wide services
and features. NPTN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. [Note:
not all "Free-Net"-like systems are part of NPTN, just most of them.]
General: info@nptn.org [note: this is not an automailer, but a person]
Canadian Free-Net mailing list: listprocessor@cunews.carleton.ca,
(subscribe CAN-FREENET <name>)
Charlotte NC Free-Net list: listserv@unccvm.uncc.edu (subscribe
CITYNET <name>)
Snail: National Public Telecomputing Network
P.O. Box 1987
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Voice: +1 216 247 5800
Fax: +1 216 247 3328
Community Free-Net affiliate systems modem number
Big Sky Telegraph Dillon, Montana +1 406 683 7680
Buffalo Free-Net Buffalo, New York +1 716 645 6128
Cleveland Free-Net Cleveland, Ohio +1 216 368 3888
COIN Columbia, Missouri +1 314 884 7000
Denver Free-Net Denver, Colorado +1 303 270 4865
Heartland Free-Net Peoria, Illinois +1 309 674 1100
Lorain County Free-Net Elyria, Ohio +1 216 366 9721
Medina County Free-Net Medina, Ohio +1 216 723 6732
National Capital Free-Net Ottawa, Ont., Canada +1 613 564 3600
Tallahassee Free-Net Tallahassee, Florida +1 904 576 6330
Tristate Online Cincinnati, Ohio +1 513 579 1990
Tri-Cities Free-Net Hanford, Washington +1 509 375 1111
Victoria Free-Net Victoria, BC, Canada +1 604 595 2300
Wellington Citynet Wellington, New Zealand +64 4 801 3060
Youngstown Free-Net Youngstown, Ohio +1 216 742 3072
For more detailed information, including internet addresses and login
instructions, see ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/NPTN-Freenet/login.info
[NOTE: Not all systems called "free-nets" are part of the NPTN group.]
* OMB Watch
OMB Watch is a nonprofit research, educational & advocacy organization
that monitors Executive Branch activities affecting nonprofit, public
interest & community groups. OMB (the White House Office of Management
& Budget) is the main focus as it oversees nearly all executive branch
functions. Our goal is to encourage broad public participation in
government decision-making to promote a more open & accountable gov/t.
Our activities include: technical assistance on budget, regulatory
accountability, govt. secrecy, & general govt. decision-making through
publications, training sessions & direct links to certain govt. data;
community forums on the federal budget to reorder priorities to domestic
needs; RTK NET (Right-to-Know computer network); advocacy--through the
tools to empower community groups and coordination of coalitional efforts
in a variety of areas; support of public access to and use of gov't
information. Most activity conducted offline, so send a snailmail
address if you want OMB Watch materials.
General: Patrice McDermot <patricem@cap.gwu.edu>
* Telecommunications Policy Roundtable (TPR)
The TPR is a coalition of more than 100 organizations which was organized
in the spring of 1993 to discuss federal telecommunications and
information policy. The group as a whole meets every month in
Washington, DC, and it also sponsors several regular and ad hoc
committees and subcommittees to address specific roundtable concerns.
TPR members include EFF, CME, CNI, TAP, and CPSR. TPR sponsors an
open-to-all mailing list forum for discussion of U.S. telecom policy,
called ROUNDTABLE.
General: Jeff Chester <cme@access.digex.net>,
Technical admin: Craig Summerhill <craig@cni.org>
Mailing list subscription: listproc@cni.org, message body: "SUBSCRIBE
ROUNDTABLE <firstname> <lastname>"
Mailing list admin: Jamie Love <love@essential.org>
Voice: +1 202 628 2620 (Center for Media Education, initial contact for
organizations wishing to joing TPR)
Fax: +1 202 234 5176 (c/o Jamie Love at TAP)
* Voters Telecom Watch (VTW)
The Voters Telecomm Watch is a volunteer organization dedicated to
monitoring federal legislation that affects telecommunications and
civil liberties. VTW is based primarily out of New York, though they
have volunteers throughout the US. Voters Telecomm Watch keeps scorecards
on legislators' positions on legislation that affects telecommunications
and civil liberties.
General: vtw@vtw.org
Press contact: stc@vtw.org
Mailing list requests (announcements): vtw-announce-request@vtw.org, message
body: "subscribe vtw-announce
<firstname> <lastname>"
Mailing list requests (discussion): vtw-list-request@vtw.org, message body:
"subscribe vtw-list <firstname>
<lastname>"
FTP: ftp.eff.org, /pub/Groups/VTW/ [minimal info]
Gopher: gopher.panix.com, 1/vtw [much more info that at ftp site]
WWW: gopher://gopher.panix.com/11/vtw
Voice: +1 718 596 2851
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** Madrid **
* CUANTAFE
[see APEDANICA, under National - Spain]
UK/GREAT BRITAIN
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** SCOTLAND **
LOTHIAN
* Learning Opportunities in Computer Applications within Lothian (LOCAL)
An organization created to: provide networking for the handicapped,
provide computer training, creation of electronic clubs for youth
activities, development of global e-penpal systems for cultural
exchange, promote online educational and employment opportunities
(incl. industrial training), set up electronic links between the
handicapped and distant family members, electronic one-to-one tuition
to supplement classrooms, link up organizations working with children,
support documentary reasearch systems online, encourage international
inter-networking, promote "virtual workgroups" and other online
joint projects.
General: Robert Regan <greenway@gn.apc.org>
Snail: Kaimes Landfill
Kirknewton EH27 8EJ UK
Voice: +44 31 451 5195
USA
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** Alabama **
HUNTSVILLE & N. ALABAMA
* Linux Users of North Alabama (LUNA) [formerly Huntsville Group]
LUNA is more than an advocacy group for Linux (a freeware version of
Unix for PCs), having become involved in network access issues on a
local basis, including encouragement of the BBS community, assisting
the startup of a local Internet access site, working on UAH's campus
network, providing tutorials on networking home computers, and
assisting communications development at a local high school. "LUNA is
here to provide community networking", says Matt Midboe. Though not
currently working on policy issues, LUNA's technically-oriented members
concentrate on bringing cyberspace to people who did not have the
capability and know-how before.
General: Matt Midboe <mmidboe@nyx.cs.du.edu>
[also try postmaster@luna.cs.uah.edu to see if this
new site is up yet.]
** California **
STATE-WIDE
* Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC)
The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is a non-profit consumer education
project funded by the Telecommunications Education Trust, a program
of the Telecommunications Education Trust. We are a service for
California consumers, providing an 800-number hotline, free
information sheets, publication of an annual policy report, and
open research facilities. Our publications can be accessed by
gopher. The PRC focuses on technology-related privacy issues and the
protection of personal information. These issues include: direct
marketing, credit reports, workplace monitoring, Social Security
numbers, government records, wireless phones and medical records.
The PRC tracks federal and state legislation that affects
privacy rights. We also research the effects of future services and
technologies on privacy rights, such as the National Information
Infrastructure and health care reform. PRC has been in operation since
October 1992.
General: prc@teetot.acusd.edu
FTP: ftp.acusd.edu, /pub/privacy/
Gopher: gopher.acusd.edu, 1/USDinfo/privacy
WWW: gopher://gopher.acusd.edu.:70/11/USDinfo/privacy
Telnet: teetot.acusd.edu, login: privacy
BBS: +1 619 260 4670 (8N1, 2400bps, local> c teetot, login: privacy)
+1 619 260 4789 (8N1, 9600-14400bps, local> c teetot, login: privacy)
Snail: The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
The Center for Public Interest Law
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Voice: +1 619 260 4806
1 800 773 7748 (Hotline, CA US only, 9a-5p PDT, M-F)
+1 619 298 3396 (Hotline, all others, 9a-5p PDT, M-F)
Fax: +1 619 260 4753
SAN FRANCISCO BAY/BERKELEY AREA
* BAWiT (Bay Area Women in Telecom)
Hosted by CPSR/Berkeley, and probably involved with This!Group, BAWiT
is a group of women working with telecom to make the online community
inclusive rather than exclusive of women and minorities. The
working group's activities include outreach and mentoring, and
providing speakers for events & informal online discussions.
Info: Judi Clark <judic@sunnyside.com, judic@netcom.com>
Mail lists: listserv@cpsr.org (message body containing:
subscribe bawit-announce [1st & last name])
* This!Group
[This!Group is dormant as of this writing, but enthusiasm for new
projects and activism might get the ball rolling again.]
General: Judi Clark <judic@netcom.com>
** District of Columbia **
WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA
* Group 2600 [and some public access operators]
General: Bob Stratton <strat@intercon.com, strat@uunet.uu.net>
Mikki Barry <ooblick@intercon.com>
** Massachusetts **
CAMBRIDGE-BOSTON METRO AREA
* EF128 (Electronic Frontier Route 128).
[No information available at this time; appears to be defunct]
General: Lar Kaufman <lark@ora.com>
** Mississippi **
GULF COAST
* SotMESC/GCMS
Local chapter with chapters in Alaska, Orlando Florida, Atlanta
Georgia, Mobile Alabama, Montgomery Alabama, Oxford Miss,
California, Ocean Springs Miss, and other locations.
[No info available on what this group is or does.]
General: R. Jones <rjones%ucicp6.bitnet@vm.tcs.tulane.edu>
[NOTE: this email address may or may not be current]
Snail: PO Box 573
Long Beach MS 39560 USA
** Minnesota **
STATE-WIDE
* Minnesota Electronic Democracy Project (E-Democracy)
Minnesota E-Democracy 1994 is a non-partisan effort to provide the
public with greater access to campaign and election information in
electronic form. This volunteer effort is working to help candidates
place their position papers and other information on the Internet.
Information, knowledge, and connectivity are key ingredients in our
democracy. This effort may demonstrate how electronic communication
can be a positive contribution as well as a challenge in our democracy.
NOTE: this project's working groups are now forming, and goals are to
acheved by Aug.-Nov. 1994.
General: E-Democracy@free-net.mpls-stpaul.mn.us
Mailing list: majordomo@mr.net [message body: subscribe mn-politics]
Mailing list admin: Mick Souder <masouder@alex.stkate.edu>
Tech. Coord.: Scott Fritche <fritche@free-net.mpls-stpaul.mn.us>
Project Coord.: Steven Clift <clif0005@gold.tc.umn.edu>
** Missouri **
KANSAS CITY AREA
* Greater Kansas City Sysop Association (GKCSA)
[No info available.]
General: Scott Lent <slent@vax1.umkc.edu>
P.O. Box 14480
Parkville, MO 64152
Voice: +1 816 734 2949
BBS: +1 816 734 4732
** New Hampshire **
* Electronic Frontiers New Hampshire (EFNH)
A state/local group founded to work with federal and state legislators
and media on issues of electronic democracy, freedom of speech in the
online world, privacy of email and other electronic communication, access
to govt. information, and access issues surrounding the Nat'l. Information
Infrastructure debate. Goals include airing important networking ideas,
attracting media & govt. attention to the issues, focussing on civil
rights online and providing a forum for discussion of same, protect
against, draw attention to, and provide a voice to speak against govt.
encroachments on individual liberties in networking, especially from a
grassroots level, and improving public access to govt. information.
EFNH is still in the formative stages. It plans to formalize
considerably before long. The "kickoff" meeting was Jan. 21, '94.
General: efnh@mv.com
Dan York <dyork@copley.mv.com>
Mark E. Mallett <mem@mv.mv.com>
Marta Greenberg <marta@mv.mv.com>
FTP: ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/EF-New_Hampshire
Gopher: gopher.eff.org, "...Groups"/"EF New Hampshire"
Voice: +1 603 437 5868 (Dan York)
** New York **
NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA
* The Society for Electronic Access (SEA)
SEA is a membership organization focusing on civil liberties and access
issues that affect the online world. SEA is based in New York City, so
many of their activities are focused toward the New York metropolitan
area, though issues of national concern are addressed.
Basic Info: sea-info@sea.org (auto reply)
General: sea@sea.org
Membership: sea-member@sea.org
Administration: Simona Nass <simona@sea.org>, President
Media Contact: Steve Barber <sea@sea.org>, Secretary
Snail: Post Office Box 7081
New York, NY, 10116-7081
Voice: +1 212 592 3801
WESTERN NY STATE
* Genesee Community College Group
[No info available.]
General: Thomas J. Klotzbach <3751365@mcimail.com>
Snail: Thomas J. Klotzbach
Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY 14020
Voice (work) +1 716 343 0055 x358
** Oklahoma **
STILLWATER
* [Group name unknown.]
[No info available.]
General: Lonny L. Lowe <u941013@unx.ucc.okstate.edu>
Snail: Lonny L. Lowe
c/o Freelance Consulting
514 S. Pine
Stillwater OK 74074-2933 USA
Voice: +1 405 747 4242
** Rhode Island **
STATEWIDE
* Center for Public Information (CPI)
A group of Rhode Islanders active in government reform and/or providing
electronic access to information have united to form the Center for
Public Information, Inc. (CPI), a nonprofit organization devoted to
making information by and about government more accessible. The agency
will utilize computer technology and traditional publishing methods to make
information from government agencies and nonprofits dealing with
government reform and policy easier, faster, and less expensive to
access. Projects include: assisting state and local government agencies
with making their information electronically available; developing
computerized resource databases; publishing resource guides; requesting
and reporting public records and information regarding government
activities; developing and supporting legislation supporting public access
to govt. information; Assisting nonprofit agencies involved with
government reform and govt. information; and improving electronic access to
govt. information.
General: David M. Goldstein <pulse@world.std.com>
FTP: ???
Gopher: ???
WWW: ???
BBS: ???
Voice: Linda DiCecco, +1 401 942 3984
Fax: +1 401 351 9122
Snail: 428 Smith St.
Providence RI 02908 USA
** Tennessee **
NASHVILLE
* [Group name unknown.]
[No info available.]
General: Craig Owensby <basset@jackatak.raider.net>
Snail: Craig Owensby
805 Harpeth Bend Dr.
Nashville TN 37205
Voice: +1 615 662 2011 (home)
+1 615 248 5271 (work)
** Texas **
AUSTIN
* EFF-Austin
EFF-Austin was formed to protect constitutional guarantees of free
speech and freedom from unreasonable search and seizure for
users of computer networks. Experience has taught us that these
freedoms must be fought for if they are to survive in the online
world. EFF-Austin was created as an experimental local chapter of
the national EFF but became independent in 1993 while retaining
contacts with the parent organization. We're heavily involved
in public speaking, education, and advocacy of constitutional
rights in cyberspace. "We're Austin's forum for discussion of all
concerns related to the cutting edge where society meets technology."
[NOTE: Though originally formed as a chapter of EFF, EFF-Austin is
an independent organization.]
General: eff-austin-moderator@tic.com
Mailing list subscriptions: eff-austin-request@tic.com
Directors: eff-austin-directors@tic.com
Usenet: austin.eff
FTP: ftp.zilker.net, /eff-austin/
Gopher: gopher.zilker.net, 1/eff-austin
WWW: gopher://gopher.zilker.net:70/11/eff-austin/
Snail: P.O. Box 18957
Austin TX 78760 USA
Voice: +1 512 465 7871
BBS: +1 512 467 7317, the SMOFboard (8-n-1, 14400bps V.42b/MNP1-5)
+1 512 259 9546, Lion's Den (8-n-1, 2400bps)
(and many other local info-sites)
HOUSTON
* Electronic Frontiers Houston (EFH)
a non-profit corporation devoted to working with and for the
Houston computer and telecommunications community. Working in
alliance with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, EFF-Austin and
other national and regional organizations, EFH acts as a focal
point for the diverse set of individuals who find themselves
involved in computer communications. Included on the EFH's agenda
are: advocating civil liberty issues in "cyberspace," promoting
wider public access to computer networks, exploring artistic and
social implications of new digital media, and educating the public
about the increasingly important on-line world.
General: efh@blkbox.com
WWIVnet: efh@5285
Board of Directors: efh-directors@blkbox.com (efh-directors@5285 on WWIVnet)
Usenet: houston.efh.talk
FidoNet: EF_HOU echomail conf (available on local BBSs)
FTP: ftp.zilker.net, /EFH/
Gopher: gopher.zilker.net, 1/EFH
WWW: gopher://gopher.zilker.net:70/11/EFH/
Snail: 2476 Bolsover #145
Houston TX 77005 USA
Voice: Ed Cavazos, +1 713 781 3310
BBS: +1 713 781 4305, Bamboo Gardens (login as EFH GUEST, pw EFH)
** Virginia **
RICHMOND
* Richmond Law & Technology Association (LTA)
The Richmond Law & Technology Association is a student organization at
the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. LTA began
in January of 1994, founded by Rick Klau, Leonard Presberg and Brennen
Keene. The LTA exists to promote the study of the law of technology and
to help teach the technology of law. Within this broad mission, the LTA
sponsors several projects, including symposia and an Internet mailing list
forum.
General: Rick Klau <klaurich@uofrlaw.urich.edu>
Mailing list subscribe: [under construction]
WWW: http://freenet.vcu.edu/science/lawtech/lawtech.html
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Note that some of this text is borrowed from the promotional literature of
the organizations described herein. The purpose of such things is to be
copied and to spread info, so I can't see there being any objections, but
if you are paranoid about reprint rights, best to contact the organizations
yourself and make sure it's ok. Before printing in any "real" publication,
it would be a good idea to do so anyway, just to make sure the info is
correct and current.
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* THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) was founded in July of 1990
to ensure that the principles embodied in the Constitution and the Bill
of Rights are protected as new communications technologies emerge.
Since its inception, EFF has worked to shape our nation's communications
infrastructure and the policies that govern it in order to maintain and
enhance First Amendment, privacy and other democratic values. We believe
that our overriding public goal must be the creation of Electronic
Democracy.
Membership & General Info: info@eff.org
The Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Internet: ask@eff.org
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* ACTION: The Activism Online Forum
Action is an Internet "mailing list" forum, and serves as a virtual
community supporting grassroots political action through networking
technology. Action is a focused working group, rather than a chat area.
To subscribe, send a message body of
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