Meeting Pearls 1/Meeting Pearls Vol 1 (1994).iso/installed_progs/text/faqs/mail.mailing-lists.part6

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Subject: Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists, Part 6/8
Newsgroups: news.lists,news.announce.newusers,news.answers
From: [e-mail] (Stephanie da Silva)
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 02:50:47 GMT

Archive-name: mail/mailing-lists/part6


[This is the sixth of eight articles on mailing lists.]

NA-net
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Numerical analysis discussions.  To join the NA-NET send
    mail and in the message body specify the following three fields in
    any order:
       Lastname:
       Firstname:
       E-mail:

NativeNet
    Contact: [e-mail] (Gary S. Trujillo)

    Purpose: To provide information about and to discuss issues
    relating to indigenous people around the world, and current
    threats to their cultures and habitats (e.g. rainforests).

navnews
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: E-mail distribution list for the weekly Navy News
    Service (NAVNEWS), published by the Navy Internal Relations
    Activity in Washington.  NAVNEWS contains official news and
    information about fleet operations and exercises, personnel
    policies, budget actions, and more.  This is the same news
    service which is distributed through Navy circuits to ships at
    sea and to shore commands around the world.  Subscriptions to
    NAVNEWS by e-mail are available at no charge to anyone with a
    mailbox on any network reachable through the Internet.

Ncube
    Contact: [e-mail] (David Krumme)

    Purpose: Exchange of information among people using NCUBE parallel
    computers.

ndpzoo-l
    Contact: [e-mail] (Jordan Berger)

    Purpose: A mailing list for NDP activists and fellow-travellers
    interested in rebuilding and reinvigorating the Canadian New
    Democratic Party.

    Subscriptions: Send the following one-line command in the body of
    your message to [e-mail]: SUBSCRIBE NDPZOO-L.
    Subscription is automatic.

neci-discuss
    Contact:  [e-mail]

    Purpose: This is the general discussion forum of New England
    Community Internet, an organization dedicated to making USENET
    and Internet accessible to the public without barriers of economics
    or technical expertise.  The group is developing ways to bring IP
    connectivity at low cost into homes and non-profit organizations.

    To get a daily digestified version, subscribe to neci-digest.  To
    receive organizational announcements only, subscribe to neci-announce.

NEdit
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Mailing list for users of the NEdit text editor.

    To subscribe to the list, write to [e-mail] with
    'subscribe nedit-list <Your Name>' as the first line in the message
    body, replacing <Your Name> with your real name, not your email
    address.

nedod
    Contact: [e-mail] (automated LISTSERV)
         [e-mail]

    Purpose: The discussion of events, technical issues and just
    plain socializing related to motorcycling in the New England
    area of the US.

    To subscribe mail a single line message to
    [e-mail] consisting of:
    subscribe nedod <your name (not email address>

    Plain reflected and digest type subscriptions are available.
    To subscribe in digest format, append:
    set nedod mail digest
    to your subscription request.

NERaves (Northeast Raves)
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: One of several regional rave-related mailing lists, NE-Raves
    covers the Northeastern U.S., including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
    New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, New Jersey,
    Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

    If you wish to subscribe, mail [e-mail] with the phrase:
    add ne-raves name@address <Firstname Lastname>
    as the only line in the message.  It will automatically reply with all
    the information you need to know to be a NE Raves CyberTribe member.  :)

Nerdnosh
    Contact: [e-mail] (Timothy Bowden)

    Purpose: The origins of Nerdnosh were in the lowlands of the Red
    River years ago, with the water moccasins along the brakes and the
    mosquitoes swarming and the River rising and the wolves in the
    distance as the sun dropped, and a group of us were swapping stories
    and the rains came and one of us said, wouldn't this be a great idea
    without the snakes and the mosquitoes and the high water and the
    wolves and the rain?

    Here it is.  A virtual campfire gathering of storytellers.  Bring
    us your tired yarns and your family fables and your journals of
    yesterday and your imprints on tomorrow.  Send the command

    join nerdnosh

    to [e-mail]

    and a handy help file suitable for framing will give you all the data
    you may ever need again, such as where the archive treasury is buried
    and how we don't allow no insults nor political debates nor unoriginal
    cross-posts.

Nero Ashbury
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Nero is a Live action medieval roleplaying game with a plot
    line and characters that continue from one adventure to the next.
    Nero has been successful in New England for over 6 years and is still
    growing rapidly.  Our well refined and effecient melee and combat magic
    system is nothing compared to the intricate plots that are woven not
    only by the NPCs but by the players themselves!
    $30 per year. "Taverning" free. Many adventures approx $10.

ne-social-motss
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Announcements of social and other events and other
    happenings in the North East (of the continental United States)
    of interest to lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals.

netblazer-users
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: To provide an unmoderated forum for discussions among
    users of Telebit NetBlazer products.  Topics include known
    problems and workarounds, features discussions, and configuration
    advice.

NetJam
    Contact: [e-mail]) Craig Latta

    Purpose: NetJam provides a means for people to collaborate on musical
    compositions, by sending Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
    and other files (such as MAX patchers and notated scores) to each
    other, mucking about with them, and resending them.  All those with
    MIDI-compatible (and other interesting) equipment, access to emailing
    and compression facilities and to the Internet and who are interested
    in making music are encouraged to participate.
    Please email [e-mail] with the subject line
    "request for info".

Network-Audio-Bits
    Contact: [e-mail]   (Michael A. Murphy)

    Purpose: Network Audio Bits & Audio Software Review is a
    bi-monthly electronic magazine that features reviews of and
    information about current rock, pop, new age, jazz, funk, folk and
    other musical genres.  A mixture of major label artists and
    independent recording artists can be found reviewed in these
    'pages'.

neuron
    Contact:[e-mail] (Peter Marvit)

    Purpose: Neuron-Digest is a moderated list (in digest form)
    dealing with all aspects of neural networks (and any type of
    network or neuromorphic system).  Topics include both
    connectionist models (artificial neural networks) and biological
    systems ("wetware").  Back issues and limited software is
    available via FTP from cattell.psych.upenn.edu. The Digest is
    gatewayed to USENET's comp.ai.neural-nets.

new.country
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Discussion of the new country Oceania.  This beautiful
    sea-city in the Caribbean will be the center of freedom on this
    planet.  It has already been featured nationwide in Details
    magazine, Boating magazine, The Elliot Wave Theorist, PC
    Techniques, and the Art Bell show.  International coverage, too
    numerous to mention, has also occurred.

newlists
    Contact:[e-mail] (Marty Hoag)

    Purpose: This is a mailing list "clearing house" for new mailing
    lists.  Subscribers will get announcements of new lists that are
    mailed to this list.

neworl-dig
    Contact: [e-mail]
             [e-mail] (Edward J. Branley)

    Purpose: This is a digest version of the New Orleans mailing list
    ([e-mail]).  This digest will be
    distributed on a monthly basis, and will include articles from
    the New Orleans list, minus the "noise."
    To subscribe, send a message to:
    [e-mail], with SUBSCRIBE NEW-ORLEANS
    in the body.

new-orleans
    Contact: [e-mail]
             [e-mail] (Edward J. Branley)

    Purpose: A list for discussing any and all aspects of the city
    of New Orleans.  History, politics, culture, food, restaurants
    music, entertainment, Mardi Gras, etc., are all fair game.
    To subscribe, send a message to:
    [e-mail], with SUBSCRIBE NEW-ORLEANS
    in the body.

NewsCom
    Contact: [e-mail]  (Lance Sanders)

    Purpose: To make available synergies discerned in, and created
    from, print news media (up to a 12-year time-span).  Many "facts,"
    particulary scientific ones, have a habit of changing with time.
    NewsCommando shows extreme prejudice toward those articles whose
    contents exhibit "legs." The depth of insight possible using the
    information mosaic method can be staggering. A form of electronic
    magazine, NewsCommando can serve as a reference tool, offer unique
    jump-off points for Medline, PaperChase, or other searches, and,
    in many ways, is the "poor-man's IdeaFisher/IdeaBank."  Vol. 1
    will contain the following articles:
       ChemTao: Synergies In the Life Sciences
       EarthWatch1: Defining the Scope of Environmental Destruction
       Why Euthanasia Must Never Be Legalized
    Use "NewsCom request" in the "Subject:" field of message headers.
    Indicate article title(s) desired or "all" in body of message.
    Articles will be deposited in your mailbox with a "NewsCom/Vol.#"
    Subject header.  Most will be in excess of 20K.  Please group-save
    them to a file for later reading.

newsline-list
    Contact: [e-mail] (Scott Ehrlich)

    Purpose: Redistribution of Amateur Radio Newsline.
    To subscribe, send a message to: [e-mail]
    In the body of your message, type: subscribe newsline-list

New York Islanders
    Contact: [e-mail] (David Strauss)

    Purpose: To discuss the NYI hockey team, with emphasis on the current
    season.  To subscribe, send mail to the contact with your email address
    listed clearly in the message.  This list is run by a human.  Please
    remember that.

next-gis
    Contact: [e-mail] (Steven R. Staton)
             [e-mail] (send "SUBSCRIBE <name>" message to join)

    Purpose: Discussion of GIS and cartographic related topics on
    the NeXT and other workstation computers.  Some moderated
    reposting of comp.infosys.gis occurs as well.

NeXT-icon
    Contact: [e-mail] (Timothy Reed)

    Purpose: Distribute and receive 64 x 64 or 48 x 48 pixel
    icons, (2-, 12-, 24- and/or 32-bit), compatible with the
    NeXT Computer's NeXTSTEP software.  Nearly all mail is in
    NeXTmail format.

NeXT-Med
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: NeXT-Med is open to end users and developers interested
    in medical  solutions using NeXT computers and/or 486 systems
    running NEXTSTEP.  Discussions on any topic related to NeXT use
    in the medical industry or relating to health care is encouraged.

NHL Goalie Stats
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Weekday reports of NHL goalie stats.

nissan
    Contact: [e-mail] (Rich Siegel)

    Purpose: Devoted to discussion of the Nissan and Infiniti cars,
    with the exception of the Sentra SE-R, NX2000, and G20, which are
    served by the se-r list.

NJ-motss
NJ-motss-announce
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: NJ-MOTSS
    Mailing list for gay, lesbian, and bisexual issues/etc. in New Jersey.

    NJ-MOTSS-ANNOUNCE
    Announcements of interests to New Jersey's finest 10%.  Messages sent
    here also go to nj-motss, do NOT crosspost!

    To subscribe to either list send the message

     subscribe NJ-motss

    or

     subscribe nj-motss-announce

    to [e-mail]

NM-List
    Contact: [e-mail] (Michael Murphy)

    Purpose: NM-List is one of the net's oldest mailing lists dedicated
    to "New Music" discussion.  Topics are generally oriented towards
    experimental, noise, or cutting edge music.  In other words, queries
    about Garth Brooks' "new music" will probably not be as welcome as yet
    another discussion about John Cage's "old music".

    To subscribe, send mail to "[e-mail]" with
    "subscribe nm-list"
    in the body of the message.
    For help send "help" to the same address.

noglstp
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: This list is sponsored by the National Organization of Gay
    and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals, Inc (a 501c3
    organization).  Our national office is in Pasadena, CA and can be
    reached at [phone] or PO BOX 91803 Pasadena CA 90019.  We also
    have a newsletter which is available to membership.  The list traffic
    is light and is varied, but slanted towards scientific and technical
    issues and concerns of our glb subscribers.

Non Serviam
    Contact: [e-mail] (Svein Olav Nyberg)

    Purpose: Non Serviam is an electronic newsletter centered on the
    philosophy of Max Stirner, author of "Der Einzige und Sein Eigentum"
    ("The Ego and Its Own"), and his dialectical egoism.  The contents,
    however, are decided by the individual contributors, and the
    censoring eye of the editor.  The aim is to have somewhat more
    elaborate and carefully reasoned articles than are usually found
    on the newsgrups and lists.

nordic-skiing
    Contact: [e-mail] (Mitch Collinsworth)

    Purpose: Discussion of nordic skiing sports.  This includes
    cross-country, biathlon, ski-orienteering, ski jumping, nordic
    combined, telemark and back-country.

NORWEAVE
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Building on the NORWAVES success, NKI has now established NORWEAVE,
    an additional e-mail service for Norwegians and friends of Norway.
    The aim of NORWEAVE is to weave a network of people in Norway and
    abroad who can help eachother exchange information and establish
    contacts across geographical boundaries.

    NORWEAVE is a free service available to all friends of Norway. To join
    the network, just e-mail the following command to [e-mail]

    SUBSCRIBE NORWEAVE Your Name

NotGNU
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: These are three lists associated with the NotGNU Emacs
    editor.  NotGNU-list is an interactive list dedicated to miscellaneous
    discussions, problems, suggestions for NotGNU.
    NotGNU-announce is used for announcing new versions of NotGNU,
    notification of new services, bug reports, etc.
    NotGNU-distribution is a list to which new NotGNU binaries will be sent
    uuencoded upon release.

    For more information, send empty mail to [e-mail].
    To join, send either of the following commands to the same address:

    SUBSCRIBE MAILING
    SUBSCRIBE ANNOUNCEMENT
    SUBSCRIBE DISTRIBUTION

novatel-vets
    Contact: [e-mail] (Larry Gadallah)

    Purpose: The NovAtel-Veterans mailing list provides a repository
    of e-mail addresses of current and former employees and contractors
    of NovAtel Communications, the former Canadian cellular telephone
    and systems manufacturer. This list is also available for anyone
    wishing to communicate with the above group, looking for employment,
    information etc.

Novice MZT
    Contact: [e-mail]
          or [e-mail]

    The role of ``News of Ministry for Science and Technology of the
    Republic of Slovenia'' is to provide easy accessible news from
    science, development, universities, innovative activities to
    indviduals and institutions in research and development area. They
    include the following parts: PRESENTATION - brief information
    about individual institutions, their area of work, departments,
    etc.; ACHIEVEMENTS - important research results, development
    applications, international awards and prizes, new books, etc.;
    PROBLEMS - different authors present their proposals, critiques
    and questions; ANNOUNCEMENTS - about seminars, symposia,
    conferences, different advertisements, scholarships, etc.;
    EXCHANGE OF SERVICES AND PROJECTS - offer and search of research
    help, equipment, projects, services, etc.
    The language of publishing is Slovene. ``News'' are published at
    least once monthly and at most once in ten days. The volume
    varies.

NPLC
    Contact: [e-mail] (Walid Tout)

    Purpose: To establish this network for rapid communication among
    researchers in the field of plant lipids.  This network can serve
    as a means to make announcements (such as post-doc positions) to the
    field.  Additionally, it can be used to query co-workers regarding
    techniques, resources, etc.  Also, we hope that research results
    will be disseminated more rapidly by the posting of abstracts for
    publications that have been accepted and are "in press".  Finally,
    the NPLC newsletter and announcements regarding NPLC meetings, business,
    etc., will be posted on the network.  The NPLC welcomes plant lipid
    researchers from anywhere in the world to make use of this network.

    To subscribe, send the message:
    SUB NPLC Your_full_name
    to [e-mail].

nqthm-users
    Contact: [e-mail]
             [e-mail]

    Purpose: Discussion of theorem proving using the Boyler-Moore
    theorem prover, NQTHM.  Offers lore, advice, information, discussion,
    help and a few flames.

ntp
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose:  Discussion of the Network Time Protocol.

nucmed
    Contact: [e-mail]
             [e-mail]  (Trevor Cradduck)

    Purpose: A discussion of Nuclear Medicine and related issues.  Of
    particular concern is the format of digital images.

Numan (Gary Numan)
    Contact: [e-mail] (Dave Datta)

    Purpose: This list, available as a weekly digest only, is for the
    purpose of the acquisition and dissemination of info about the
    electronic musician Gary Numan, who achieved pop success with his New
    Wave hit "Cars", and has recently been releasing techno mixes of old
    and new material.  He also runs his own label, NUMA.  Archives are
    stored at ftp.uwp.edu.

numeric-interest
    Contact: [e-mail] (David Hough)

    Purpose: Discussion of issues of floating-point correctness and
    performance with respect to hardware, operating systems,
    languages, and standard libraries.

NW-Raves (Northwest Raves)
   Contact: [e-mail] (Pat Lui)

   Purpose: One of several regional rave-related mailing lists, NW-Raves
   covers the Northwestern U.S. and Western Canada.  No archives are
   available.

nwu-sports
    Contact: [e-mail] (Michael Nolan)

obed-l
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Discussion of dog obedience training and related working
    dog topics.

objc
    Contact: bunker!stpstn!objc-request (Anthony A. Datri)

    Purpose: The Objective-C mailing list is for the discussion of
    Stepstone's Objective-C language, Objective-C compiler, Objective-C
    interpreter, and the ICPak-201 user interface library.

objectivism
    Contact: [e-mail] (Paul Vixie)

    Purpose: A mailing list where students of Objectivism can discuss
    their ideas, concrete issues, exchange news, etc.  Any issue that
    may have some relevance to Objectivists is appropriate here.

The Observer
    Contact: [e-mail] (Randall Whitaker)

    Purpose: The central scope of the group covers: (1) The theory
    of __autopoiesis__ Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela); and
    (2) __Enactive cognitive science__ (Varela, et al., 1991, __The
    Embodied Mind__). The extended scope includes applications of the
    above theoretical work and linkages to other relevant work in (e.g.)
    systems theory, cognitive science, phenomenology, artificial life,
    etc.  Started February 1993.  Current format:  _The Observer_, an
    edited electronic newsletter issued (approximately) twice monthly.
    ASCII research resources (e.g., bibliographies) available on request.

Occultlist
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: To discuss practical occultism, especially relating
    to the Western Esoteric Tradition.  To subscribe to the list
    please send email to the above address with the subject of
    'subscribe'.  Only the serious are welcome.

ODA
    Contact: utzoo!trigraph!oda-request (Les Gondor)

    Purpose: ODA is a mailing list for topics related to the ISO 8613
    standard for Office Document Architecture, and ODIF (Office
    Document Interchange Format).

offroad
    Contact: [e-mail] (Stefan Roth)

    Purpose: To discuss and share experiences about 4X4 and offroad
    adventures, driving tips, vehicle modifications and anything else
    related to four wheeling. This list is specifically designed for
    owners, users, or enthusiasts of four wheel drive vehicles.
    Discussions center around technical and mechanical matters,
    driving techniques, and trip reports. The list is unmoderated.
    This list is available as a realtime [default] option or as a
    digest option.

Oglasna Deska
    Contact: [e-mail] (Dean Mozetic & Marjeta Cedilnik)
             [e-mail]

    Purpose: "Oglasna Deska" (bulletin board) is transcripts taken
    from SLON, which is a nickname for Decnet connecting several
    computers in Slovenia. There is a conference similar to Usenet
    running under SLON and the articles and replies are occasionally
    saved and sent to the world. The topics cover wide area, the
    language used is Slovene, Croatian or Serbian, and some articles
    are in English. At the moment, interaction is limited to some
    "newsgroups" (others can only be read), but in the near future it
    should be possible to send articles using the mail "reply"
    command. The topics covered are equivalent to Usenet groups talk.
    politics.misc, rec.cars, rec.humor, comp.networks.*, rec.climbing,
    and misc.invest.

oh-motss
    Contact [e-mail]

    Purpose: The oh-motss (Ohio Members Of The Same Sex) mailing list
    is for open discussion of lesbian, gay, and bisexual issues in and
    affecting Ohio.  The mailing list is not moderated, and is open to
    all, regardless of location or sexuality.  Further, participation
    on the list does not necessarily indicate a person's sexual
    preference or orientation.  The subscriber list is known only to
    the list owner.

OlymPuck
    Contact: [e-mail] (Charlie Slavin)

    Purpose: This list is for the discussion of Olympic ice hockey.
    Discussions concerning players, coaches, teams, and them games
    themselves are welcomed and encouraged.  Related topics such as
    the interaction between the Olympic competition and college or NHL
    hockey are also acceptable.

    To subscribe:

    Send mail to [e-mail].  The *body* of the
    message should contain:

       SUBscribe   OlymPuck   your_name

OMD (Orchestral Manoevres In The Dark)
    Contact: [e-mail] (Dave Datta)

    Purpose: The OMD list is a forum for discussions about the English
    pop band Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark, who often incorporate
    modern dance elements into their music.  The discussions are not
    moderated but they should have something to to with the band or
    ex-band members.  The list is available as a daily digest and
    reflector.  Archives are stored at ftp.uwp.edu.

on-u
    Contact: [e-mail] (Ben Golding)

    Purpose: The On-U Sound mailing list encourages discussions
    related to the Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound label and the artists
    that record on it.  This includes Tack>>Head, Gary Clail, The Dub
    Syndicate, African Head Charge, Bim Sherman, Mark Stewart, etc.

operlist
    Contact: [e-mail] (Helen Trillian Rose)

    Purpose: A discussion list for *everything* having to do with irc.
    Its main purpose is irc routing discussions, protocol discussions,
    and announcements of new versions (of irc clients and servers).

ORA-NEWS
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Announcements from O'Reilly & Associates.  We publish books
    about the Internet, UNIX and other open systems, The X Window System,
    and more.  Other products and services include The Global Network
    Navigator (an interactive online magazine) and Internet In A Box.

    This moderated list is open to everyone.  It's also gatewayed to the
    biz.oreilly.announce Usenet newsgroup.

    To subscribe, send mail to [e-mail].
    The first line of your message body should be in this format:
        subscribe ora-news Your Name of Your Organization
    Or, to contact a human, mail [e-mail].

Orbital
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: This mailing list is dedicated as a service to keep fans
    of the musical group Orbital informed and connected.

    To subscribe, mail to [e-mail], with "subscribe orbital"
    for the unmoderated list, or "subscribe orbital-digest" for the digested
    version, in the body of the message.

    Owner: [e-mail] (Pete Ashdown)

oregon-news
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Mailing list of people organizing against the Oregon Citizens
    Alliance.  This list will carry news of lawsuits, rallies, events,
    votes, etc. that take place in the state of Oregon.

    To subscribe: send a message to [e-mail]
    with one line:

     subscribe oregon-news "My Name"

    For example:

    subscribe oregon-news "Darci Chapman"

orienteering
    Contact: [e-mail] (Mitch Collinsworth)

    Purpose:  Discuss all aspects of the sport of orienteering.

origami
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: This unmoderated mailing list is for discussion of all
    facets of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding.  Topics
    include bibliographies, folding techniques, display ideas,
    descriptions of new folds, creativity, materials, organizations,
    computer representations of folds, etc.

    Archives available by anonymous ftp from rugcis.rug.nl:

        Start FTP:     FTP rugcis.rug.nl
        Login:         anonymous
        Password:      'your IP-address'
        Change dir:    cd origami

    All requests to be added to or deleted from this list, problems,
    questions, etc., should be sent to [e-mail].

ORTHODOX
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Orthodox (Orthodox Christianity) is dedicated to the thoughtful
    exchange of information regarding Orthodox Christianity worldwide,
    especially its impact upon and resurgence within Russia & her neighbors.

    To subscribe, send the message
    SUB ORTHODOX subscribers_name
    to [e-mail]

our-kids
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Support for parents and others regarding care, diagnoses,
    and therapy for young children with developmental delays, whether
    or not otherwise diagnosed (e.g., as CP, PDD, sensory integrative
    dysfunction, etc.). The name "our-kids" avoids labelling those who
    are, first and foremost, the special little ones in our lives.

OUTIL (Out in Linguistics)
    Contact: [e-mail] (Arnold Zwicky)

    Purpose: The list is open to lesbian, gay, bisexual, dyke, queer,
    homosexual, etc. linguists and their friends.  The only requirement
    is that you be willing to be out to everyone on the list as
    glb(-friendly); it's sort of like wearing a pink triangle.

    The only official purposes of the group are to be visible and to
    gather occasionally to enjoy one another's company; but we are all
    welcome to engage in any activity we can rouse interest in.

oysters
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: For discussion of the British folk-rock band The Oyster
    band and related topics.

The Ozian Times
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: A mailing list dealing with all aspects of Oz: the books,
    movie, etc.

Pac Ten Sports
    Contact: [e-mail] (Cliff Slaughterbeck)

    Purpose: The Pac Ten Sports Mailing List is an unmoderated mailing
    list dedicated to discussing sports of all types which are played
    competitively within the Pac Ten Athletic Conference.

pagan
    Contact: [e-mail] (Stacey Greenstein)

    Purpose: To discuss the religions, philosophy, etc. of paganism.

PAGEMAKR
    Contact: [e-mail] (Geoff Peters)

    Purpose: The PageMaker listserv is dedicated to the discussion of
    Desktop Publishing in general, with emphasis on the use of Aldus
    Pagemaker. The list discusses PageMaker's use on both the PC and
    Macinotsh realms. The list also maintains an extensive archive of
    help files that are extremely useful for the modern desktop publisher.
    Come join us!

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Panic
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: This is a support group for panic disorders. Discussion
    involving phobias resulting from panic (Agoraphobia and others).
    Also a place to meet people who have gone through the disorder as well.

Papa
    Contact: [e-mail] (Dave Gross)

    Purpose:  To discuss the life and works of Ernest Hemingway.

Park Rangers
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    Purpose: This list is primarily for anyone working or interested in
    working as a ranger (general, interpretive, etc.) for the National
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    well as other countries are also welcome.  The group discusses numerous
    topics related to this profession.

ParNET
    Contact: [e-mail] (Ben Jackson)

    Purpose:  To discuss the installation, use and modification of
    ParNET, an Amiga<->Amiga networking program.  Please direct
    comments and questions to [e-mail].

partners
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: To advise the administration of Carnegie Mellon University,
    through the Vice-President of Human Resources (who reads the list)
    of developments in Domestic Partnership benefits and make
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pas-lovers
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PB-Cle-Raves (Pittsburgh/Cleveland Raves)
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    Purpose: One of several regional rave-related mailing lists,
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PBL
    Contact: [e-mail] (Roger Hadgraft)

    Purpose: Announcing an e-mail list for those interested in PBL.

    The list is an automatic way of keeping in touch with other
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pc532
    Contact: [e-mail]  (Dave Rand)

    Purpose: a mailing list for people interested in the pc532
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    offered for a very low cost.

pcgeos-list
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Discussion forum for users or potential users of PC/GEOS
    products, including GeoWorks Ensemble, GeoWorks Pro, GeoWorks POS,
    and third party products.  Topics include general information, tips,
    techniques, applications, experiences, etc.

pd-games
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    Purpose: pd-games is a mailing list for game theory, especially
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    questions, as well as discussions of specific scientific applications,
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    theory are welcome, and it is a hope that the list will contribute
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    conditions for voluntary and mutual social cooperation.


pdp8-lovers
    Contact: [e-mail]  (Robert E. Seastrom)

    Purpose: This mailing list exists in order to facilitate
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    programming techniques are invited.  Ownership of an 'antique'
    computer is not required for membership, but flames from people
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    worthless are discouraged.

pdx-motss
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Discussion of LGB issues in the Portland, Oregon metro area.

pen-pals
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: To provide a forum for children to correspond electronically
    with each other.  Hopefully this will help them improve their writing
    skills in a non-hostile environment.  It can serve as a meeting place
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People of the South Wind
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: A group devoted to Kansas (the band) and their music.

PERQ-fanatics
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: For users of PERQ graphics workstations.  There is also an
    associated newsgroup that was recently started: alt.sys.perq.

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Peru
    Contact: [e-mail] (Herbert Koller)

    Purpose: For discussion of Peruvian culture and other issues.
    This mailing list is simply an echo site, so all posts get
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ph7
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: A list which talks about Peter Hammill and related rock
    groups.  To subscribe, send a message containing:
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phonestation
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: For discussion of "Telephone - Workstation Integration".
    The mailing list was formed after the Winter '92 USENIX in response
    to Stephone Uhler's paper about his "phonestation" project.

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PHOTO-CD
    Contact: [e-mail] (Don Cox)

    Purpose: The KODAK Photo-CD Mailing List provides libraries of
    information on KODAK CD products or technology and closely related
    products.  Information in the library section is posted and
    maintained by KODAK.  The mailing list is an open discussion area
    to talk with other Internet users interested in our CD technology
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    PHOTO-CD is a public mailing list. Those who wish to subscribe
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physics
    Contact: [e-mail] (Mike Miskulin)

    Purpose: Physics is a newly created digest to cover current
    developments in theoretical and experimental physics.  Typical
    topics might include particle physics, plasmaphysics,
    astrophysics.  Discussions related to all branches (large and
    small) of physics are welcome.

picasso-users
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose:  For users of the Picasso graphical User Interface
    Development System.

Pigulka
    Contact: [e-mail] (Marek Zielinski)
             [e-mail] (Dave Phillips)

    Purpose: Digest on the net news from Poland, in English.  Irregular.

Pipes
    Contact: [e-mail] (Steve Masticola)

    Purpose: The Pipes Mailgroup provides a forum for discussing the
    moderate use and appreciation of fine tobacco, including cigars,
    pipes, quality cigarettes, pipe making and carving, snuff, collectible
    tobacciana, publications, and related topics. The mailgroup is lightly
    moderated to prevent flame (except for the purpose of lighting up. :-)

Pisma Bralcev
    Contact: [e-mail] (Andrej Brodnik & Srecko Vidmar)
             [e-mail]

    Purpose: "Pisma bralcev" is an edited (not moderated) mailing list
    which provides the possibility of publishing readers' opinions,
    questions, inquiries for help, answers, etc.  There are also
    published travel tips and book reviews.  Anybody can send the letter
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    The frequency of publishing is about one issue per day or less.  The
    language is originally Slovene, but other languages appear as well.

Pittsburgh Penguins
    Contact: [e-mail] (Gary Patalsky)

    Purpose: News, info, and discussion about the Pittsburgh Penguins.

pkd-list
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: The discussion of the works and life of Philip K. Dick
    (1928-1982), one of the world's most unusual science fiction writers.
    Topics include his books and stories, and books and stories about him
    and his life; however, discussion can (of necessity) branch out into
    the nature of reality, consciousness and religious experience.

Player Pro Users
    Contact: [e-mail] (Jamal Hannah)

    Purpose: A mailing list for Macintosh owners who use the ShareWare
    program "The Player Pro", by Antoine Rosset <[e-mail]>,
    who is also on this list.  General discussion of the Amiga "MOD"
    (music Module) file format is allowed, as well as other "MOD" file
    players for the Macintosh.  The list is also for the reporting of
    Bugs associated with the Player Pro, and questions are answered related
    to problems using the program, as well as developer support.

PNEWS CONFERENCES
    Contact: Hank Roth <[e-mail]>

    Purpose: To provide a cross-fertilization of ALTERNATIVE
    *LEFT* PROGRESSIVE views, to present positions that challenge
    prevailing views; and to vehemently oppose chauvinism, sexism,
    gay bashing, racism, antisemitism, etc. We discuss a myriad of
    issues in an effort to provide better understanding for root
    causes and agendas around these issues. These conferences
    serve to bring *PROGRESSIVES* together as an AFFINITY GROUP
    for SEEKING JUSTICE and COMMONALITY. We attempt to build
    SOLIDARITY and a COALITION for peace & justice [though not
    necessarily a consensus on all matters]. Serves as a conduit
    for information and articles from *Left* Wing sources.

    To subscribe: Send request to <[e-mail]>
    There are two mailing list conferences, pnews.d-L for
    discussion] and pnews-L [for articles]. These are part of a
    network of 5 PNEWS CONFERENCES. You can stipulate either list
    or both.

Poi-Pounders
    Contact: [e-mail] (John M. Relph)

    Purpose: Poi-Pounders is a mailing list for the discussion of
    the music and records of Poi Dog Pondering (the band).
    Poi-Pounders is distributed in both "reflector" and "digest"
    formats.  The Poi-Pounders digest is moderated by John Relph.

Police
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: This mailing list is dedicated as a service to keep fans
    of The Police and its members Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy
    Summers, informed and connected.

    To subscribe, mail to [e-mail], with "subscribe police"
    for the unmoderated list, or "subscribe police-digest" for the digested
    version, in the body of the message.

    Owner: [e-mail] (Pete Ashdown)

POP
    Contact: [e-mail] (Andy S Poling)

    Purpose: This list was formed, out of desperation for an organized
    source of information, to discuss the Post Office Protocol (POP2
    and POP3 - described in RFCs 918, 937, 1081, and 1082) and
    implimentations thereof.

    The driving interest was lack of easily obtained knowledge of
    available POP2 and POP3 servers and clients.  This mailing list is
    meant to provide this information.  Anyone, whether consumer or
    product provider is invited to participate.

porschephiles
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: This list is for people who own, operate, work on or simply
    lust after various models and years of Porsche automobiles. It's a
    good place to ask questions, talk about features and functionality,
    get advice on what to buy -- or for how much -- and in general sort
    of have a little electronic fellowship around the "driving passion"
    in our lives. Much like a PCA meeting, only distributed and real-time.

    This list is currently being run as a mail reflector, sending incoming
    messages to the whole list, which is currently over 350 people from
    all over the world. The participants include people with a variety of
    backgrounds, some very technical, some race/autocross/performance
    drivers and constructors, some owners, some admiring non-owners.

POS302-L
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: POS302-L is a discussion list created for the "Race,
    Ethnicity and Social Inequality" seminar offered at Illinois State
    University in the Spring, 1994 semester.  The general purposes of
    the list are to create an electronic-mail audience for the written
    work of the students in the course and to invite a broad audience
    to particpate in the seminar.

    Subscription to the list can be done by sending the following
    message to:   [e-mail]

    SUBSCRIBE POS302-L  Your Full Name, Institution

POSCIM
    Contact: UPS500@DBNRHRZ1 (Markus Schlegel)

    Purpose:  The Political Sciences Mailing list is intended as a forum
    of those researching, teaching or studying the subject as well
    as the practicians of politics.

    Being a private list, POSCIM tries to be free of the "noises"
    common to public lists or newsgroups related to politics.
    Exchange over research programmes and its results, over own
    projects and the arrangement of special events or congresses
    are only a few of the various options of communication via
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    To join POSCIM, please contact
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posix-ada
    Contact: umd5!grebyn!posix-ada-request
         [e-mail] (Karl Nyberg)

    Purpose: To discuss the Ada binding of the Posix
    standard.  This is the IEEE P1003.5 working group.

posix-testing
    Contact: [e-mail] (Chuck Karish)

    Purpose: This list will provide a forum for discussion of issues
    related to testing operating systems for conformance to the
    various POSIX standards and proposed standards (IEEE 1003.x and
    whatever derivative standards may emerge from the NIST, ANSI, ISO,
    and so on).

    These issues include problems related to test suites in general,
    testability of various features of the standards, and portability
    of the test suites to the many very different POSIX
    implementations we expect to see in the near future.  We'll focus
    on the test suites themselves, rather than on the standards to
    which they test (notably POSIX p1003.3).

Prince
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: The Prince list is devoted to discussing the musician,
    Prince, and related artists.

prion
    Contact: [e-mail]  (Chris Swanson)

    Purpose: While the main goal of the digest is to provide a
    resource for researchers working with prions and interested
    bystanders, all are welcome.  All articles posted will be included
    in the next digest.  If a poster feels that his posting is of an
    urgent nature, it may be distributed sooner than the regular
    digest.

PRL
    Contact: [e-mail]  (John Brewer)

    Purpose: The Pirate Radio SWL list is for the distribution of
    questions, answers, information and loggings of Pirate Radio
    Stations. This includes SW stations, MW (AM broadcast) and FM
    pirates.

Prog-Pubs
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    Purpose: PROG-PUBS is a mailing list for people interested in
    progressive and/or alternative publications and other media.

    PROG-PUBS was originally created to facilitate and encourage
    communication among people interested in and active with the
    "alternative student press" movement.  However, the list's scope
    is now broader than this; we welcome and encourage participation
    from people involved in all kinds of small-scale, independent,
    progressive and/or alternative media, including newspapers,
    newsletters, and radio and video shows, whether campus-based or
    not.

Progress
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Discussion of the Progress RDBMS.

project-management
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    Purpose: The aim of the list is to discuss project management
    techniques generally, not just project management software and
    programmes.

    You can join the list by sending email to

    [e-mail]

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proof-users
    Contact: [e-mail] (Craig Latta)

    Purpose: To discuss the left-associative natural language parser
    'proof'.  To join, email [e-mail] with the
    subject line "add me".

pro-rkba-democrats
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: For liberals/Democrats who support the Second Amendment.

Python
    Contact: [e-mail] (Guido van Rossum)

    Purpose: The list is intended for discussion of and questions
    about all aspects of design and use of the Python programming
    language.  This is an object-oriented, interpreted, extensible
    programming language.  The source of the latest Python
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qn
    Contact: [e-mail] (Roger Klorese)

    Purpose: a mailing list for Queer Nation activists and for all
    interested in Queer Nation, an activist group devoted to
    furthering gay rights.  The purpose of qn is to network among
    various Queer Nation chapters, discussion actions and tactics, and
    for general discussion of how to bring about Queer Liberation.

qnx2
qnx4
    Contact: [e-mail] (Martin Zimmerman)

    Purpose: To discuss all aspects of the QNX realtime operating
    systems.  There are seperate discussion lists for 2.15/2.20 and
    the 4.x POSIX versions.

    Topics include compatible hardware, available 3rd party software,
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    distributed processing, process control, SCADA, and other QNX related
    topics.

    To subscribe send a message to either:

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         or
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QuadraVerb
    Contact: [e-mail] (Bob Page)

    Purpose: This list is for discussion of matters pertaining to Alesis
    QuadraVerb and QuadraVerb+.  Archives available.

Quanta
    Contact:  [e-mail]

    Purpose: Quanta is an electronically distributed magazine of
    science fiction.  Published monthly, each issue contains short
    fiction, articles and editorials by authors around the world and
    across the net.  Quanta publishes in two formats: straight ascii
    and PostScript* for PostScript compatible printers.  To subscribe
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quattro
    Contact: [e-mail] (David Tahajian)

    Purpose: To disuss Audi cars, and especially the AWD quattro
    models.  All Audi-related discussion is welcome, including news,
    opinions, maintenance procdures and parts sources.

Quebec Nordiques
    Contact: [e-mail] (Danny J. Sohier)

    Purpose: This internet mailing list will discuss topics concerning
    the National Hockey League's Quebec Nordiques.

Queen Mail Service
    Contact: [e-mail] (Kathryn L. Madison)

    Purpose: Discussion about the rock group Queen.

queer-parents
    Contact: [e-mail] (Dorsie Hathaway)

    Purpose: A discussion list for lesbian, gay, or bi moms, dads,
    co-moms and co-dads, and mommy and daddy wanna-bes.  It is intended
    to provide a supportive virtual space for the parenting concerns of
    lesbians and gay men and queer-identified bis.  Networking is encouraged!
    The list is unmoderated.

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    subscribe queer-parents

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