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 IBM US Announcement Letters Now Available on Internet Listserver

 January 30, 1995

 Effective today, Internet e-mail users can automatically receive
 IBM US Announcement Letters.

 Now an Internet e-mail user can:

 -- subscribe to categories of interest; and

 -- receive notification when the title of an announcement letter,
    which has been posted, matches the user's established profile.
    In addition, users can obtain the announcement letter text
    or summary in ASCII format.

 This new service was developed with listserver technology and the
 worldwide offering information product and services classification
 scheme.


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 IBM US Announcement Letter Listserver Service -- Detailed Instructions

 The US Announcement Letter Listserver Service allows an Internet
 e-mail user to automatically receive US Announcement Letter information
 (titles and optionally the letter) from selected categories when the
 announcements are made public.

 Three pages (180 lines) of details follow...

 Getting Started ...

 Q: How do I obtain the US Announcement Letter category form?
 A: Send an e-mail to [e-mail].  The keyword
    "subscribe" must be your first and only word in the body of the
    e-mail (leave the subject blank).

 Q: Once I have the category form, what do I do?
 A: Select the categories you would like to subscribe to.

 Q: How do I select a subscription to a category?
 A: There are 2 ways.  See "Methods to Select a Category" for details.

 Q: What does it mean to subscribe?
 A: You will be notified of each new US Announcement Letter title in
    the categories you previously selected when the announcement letter
    is published.  You can also request to have the ASCII version of the
    US Announcement Letter sent to you.

 Q: Now that I have selected a category, what will I receive?
 A: You will receive one e-mail with the titles of the US Announcement
    Letters that match your category selection.

 Q: How often will I receive these e-mails?
 A: It depends on your category selection.  For example, if you selected
    the category "Hardware", whenever IBM US publishes a hardware
    announcement letter, you will receive an e-mail containing the title
    of that announcement letter.

 Q: How often could I receive announcement information?
 A: Potentially, every Tuesday morning.

 Q: I receive the e-mail with the US Announcement Letter titles that
    match my category subscriptions.  How can I get the actual text
    of the announcement letter?
 A: You can use the Listserver Service to obtain an ASCII version (in
    an e-mail) or you can use the 1-800-IBM-4FAX service to fax a copy
    of the US Announcement Letter.  See "To Get the Detailed US
    Announcement Letter" below for details.

 Q: How do I unselect a subscription to a category?
 A: There are 2 ways.  See "To Unselect a Category" for details.

 Q: How do I completely unsubscribe from the Listserver Service?
 A: Send an e-mail to [e-mail]. The keyword
    "unsubscribe" must be your first and only word in the e-mail.

 Q: Whom can I contact if I have questions or suggestions?
 A: Send an e-mail to [e-mail].

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 Detailed Information...

 Methods To Select a Category... There are 2 ways:
    A. If your e-mail facility allows you to forward/resend the e-mail
       that contains the category form, place a "S" (for select) to the
       left of the category description.  Resend the updated form with
       your choices to [e-mail].  For example:

       To: [e-mail]
       _ HARDWARE (HW000)
         _ Processors (HW100)
           _ Large (Mainframes, Enterprise Systems, Large Scale)(HW110)
           S Mid-range Computers (AS/400) (HW120)
           _ Advanced Work Stations (RISC/6000, AIX) (HW130)
           _ Personal Systems (PC Series, ThinkPads) (HW140)
           S Supercomputers (HW150)
           _ Parallel Processors (HW160)
           ...

       In this example, the user "selected" (to subscribe to) 2
       categories: Mid-range (HW120) and Supercomputers (HW150)

    B. Alternatively, you can simply send a new e-mail with the keyword
       SELECT followed by the category descriptor codes (the 5
       characters in () at the end of the category descriptor) to
       [e-mail].  For example, to subscribe
       to Mid-range (HW120) and Supercomputers (HW150), the user would
       send the following e-mail:

       To: [e-mail]
       SELECT HW120 HW150


 To Get the Detailed US Announcement Letter...
     A. If your e-mail facility allows you to forward/resend the e-mail
       that contains the US Announcement Letter titles, place a "G"
       (for Get) to the left of the letter title. Resend the updated
       form, with your request for ASCII output for the selected
       announcement letters, to [e-mail].
       For example:

       To: [e-mail]
       Hardware
         G 194405  Cooperative Hardware Withdrawal:  CBIS CD Tower
         _ 194404  Options by IBM:  Storage Products
         G 194401  IBM 7135 Raidiant Array Feature Enhancements
         _ 194399  IBM 3174 Establishment Controller Model 95R
         ...

       In this example, the user requested to "get" the ASCII versions
       of the US Announcement Letter 194405 and 194401.

    B. Alternatively, you can send a separate e-mail with the keyword
       GET followed by the US Announcement Letter number (the 6 digits
       that precede the announcement letter title) to
       [e-mail].  For example, to get the US
       announcement letters 194405 and 194401, the user would send the
       following e-mail:

       To: [e-mail]
       GET 194405 194401

    C. If you prefer to obtain the US Announcement Letter(s) by fax,
       call in the United States, 1-800-IBM-4FAX (24 hours/day,
       7 days/week service), then select:
       1. Main menu option "2 -- Know your document number" and
       2. Enter the 6 digit US Announcement Letter number as the document
          number, e.g, 194405.  Note: Only 5 documents (US Announcement
          Letters) can be selected at a time with this service.
       3. Follow directions to enter the receiving fax machine number


 To Unselect a Category
    A. If your e-mail facility allows you to forward/resend the e-mail
       that contains the category form, place a "U" (for unselect) to the
       left of the category description.  Resend the updated form with
       your choices to [e-mail].  For example:

        To: [e-mail]
        _ HARDWARE (HW000)
          _ Processors (HW100)
            _ Large (Mainframes, Enterprise Systems, Large Scale)(HW110)
            U Mid-range Computers (AS/400) (HW120)
            _ Advanced Work Stations (RISC/6000, AIX) (HW130)
            _ Personal Systems (PC Series, ThinkPads) (HW140)
            U Supercomputers (HW150)
            _ Parallel Processors (HW160)
           ...
        In this example, the user unselects 2 categories: Mid-range
        (HW120) and Supercomputers (HW150)

     B. Alternatively, you can simply send a new e-mail with the keyword
        SELECT followed by the negative (minus) sign "-" and the
        category description codes (the 5 characters in () at the end of
        the category descriptor) to [e-mail].
        For example, to unselect Mid-range (HW120) and Supercomputers
        (HW150), the user would send the following e-mail:

        To: [e-mail]
        SELECT -HW120 -HW150

        The above example will unsubscribe you from the Mid-range
        Computers (AS/400) (HW120) and Supercomputers (HW150) categories.


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 Quick Reference

 1. Listserver e-mail address: [e-mail]
 2. Sending an e-mail to the Listserver address with the following..

    Keyword(s)                 Results in...
    -------------              ---------------------------------------
    Subscribe                  US Announcement Letter Category form sent
                                to you.
    Unsubscribe                Removes you from the Listserver service
                                completely. All selections are removed.
    Select HW110               Receive US Announcement Letter
                                information pertaining to the HW110
                                category
    Select -HW110              Removes your request to receive US
                                Announcement Letter information
                                pertaining to the HW110 category
    Select HW222 -HW111        Add category HW222 and remove category
                                HW111

 3. Questions or suggestions?  Send an e-mail to
    [e-mail].