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[This is the fourth of five articles on mailing lists.]

macgyver
    Contact: [e-mail] (Shari Feldman)

    Purpose: To discuss current and previous MacGyver episodes.  We
    also discuss what is currently happening with the main and
    reoccuring actors on the show.

MachTen
    Contact: [e-mail]  (Leonard Cuff)

    Purpose: Discuss topics of interest to users of MachTen, a Mach/BSD
    Unix for all Macintoshes from Tenon Intersystems.  This includes
    programming tips and examples, configuration questions, and discussion
    of problems and workarounds.  People not currently using MachTen and
    wanting either general information or specific questions answered
    should not subscribe, but write to [e-mail].

mac-security
    Contact: [e-mail] (David C. Kovar)

    Purpose: This mailing list is for people interested in Macintosh
    security. This can be used to:
    * Discuss existing security problems in various Macintosh applications.
    * Discuss security applications, hardware, and solutions.
    * Discuss potential problems and their solutions.
    * Just about anything else related to Macintosh security and
      access control.

    With the arrival of System 7.0 and it's wealth of information
    sharing facilities, Macintosh security has entered a new era.
    Originally you only had to worry about someone getting into your
    Macintosh via the keyboard, or stealing it outright. Now it's much
    easier to browse through information on someone else's Macintosh
    over the network.

magic
    Contact: [e-mail] (Bruce Barnett)

    Purpose: The MAGIC mailing list is for the discussion of sleight
    of hand and the art of magic.  Membership to the list is restricted,
    as people who are merely curious are not encouraged to join.
    You must fill out a questionnaire to qualify.

Mailing-Lists
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Information on mailing lists from South Slavic countries.

Mak-News
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: MAK-NEWS is a Newsgroup catering for the developments
    in the Republic of Macedonia. Both the Macedonian and the English
    languages are used, whichever the original source is usually in,
    or which the contributors feels most comfortable with. Discussions
    and submissions are primarily from contributors who inform subscribers
    of events usually in their local areas, often further. Sources of
    articles which some users extract documents from are wide and varied.

    MAK-NEWS is run entirely by volunteers, and is reasonably well
    connected with outside regular sources. Translations of articles
    are also possible.  The Macedonian Information Liason Service
    (M.I.L.S.) in Brussels sends daily bulletins to MAK-NEWS from
    Monday to Friday. We also have individual news bulletins arriving
    from Skopje through a link which is fragile but lately holding
    well and improving all the time.

    MAK-NEWS recently converted to run as a listserv mailgroup
    ([e-mail]) with the usual listserv mail commands
    applying.  Distributions are generally on a daily basis at
    irregular times (when contribution load is sufficient to send,
    or relating to the urgency of the material to be sent), and
    is about 200-300 kilobytes per week.

    Subscription requests:

    Send email to:       [e-mail]
    with message body:   subscribe MAK-NEWS Firstname Lastname

    else send email to the current editors.

    Current editors:
        [e-mail] (Sacha Shopov)
        [e-mail] (Sasa Konecni) [M.I.L.S.]

martial-arts
    Contact:  [e-mail] (Steven Miller)

    Purpose: The martial arts mailing list is for discussion on
    various aspects of the martial arts.  This includes teaching and
    training techniques, martial arts philosophy, self-defense,
    traditional and non-traditional styles, among others.

Masonic Digest
    Contact: [e-mail] (Peter Trei)

    Purpose: The Masonic Digest is a moderated forum for discussion of
    Free Masonry, affiliated groups, and other fraternal orders.  As
    moderator, I do not pass on ay message which contains or purports to
    contain material I am obliged to conceal, or which I believe members
    of other orders are obliged to conceal.  Within that restriction, I am
    as liberal as possible.  Postings from non-Masons are welcome.  So
    is criticism, as long as it is reasoned and in good taste.

MasPar
    Contact: [e-mail] (Lee Iverson)

    Purpose: We have no restrictive charter, so are open to any and
    all discussions of hardware/software issues surrounding the use of
    the MasPar MP-1 class of parallel SIMD machines.  These machines
    have a full-featured data-parallel instruction set and are
    programmable in Fortran90 and MPL, a K&R C with parallel data
    types.

Matlab
    Contact: [e-mail] (Chris Bischof)

    Purpose: Discussion group for users and potential users of the
    MATLAB numeric computation software from The MathWorks.  MATLAB is
    an interactive matrix-oriented product for linear algebra, digital
    signal processing, equation solving, control system design, and
    other engineering and scientific applications.  This mailgroup is
    administered by the independent MATLAB User Group.

mazda-list
    Contact: [e-mail]  (Joel Abbott)

    Purpose:  Technical correspondance and discussion of
    Mazda-designed vehicles.

MC68HC11
    Contact: [e-mail] (Nick Sayer)

    Purpose: Discussions about the Motorola MC68HC11 family of
    microcontrollers.

medphys
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose:  An attempt to foster electronic communication between
    medical physicists, open to interested others.  Medical physics is
    a somewhat opaque but widely used synonym for radiological physics
    -- the physics of the diagnostic and therapeutic use of radiation
    in medicine.  At present most of the subscribers are involved in
    radiotherapy.

Melissa Etheridge
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose:  The purpose of this list is to discuss Melissa Etheridge
    and her music.

melrose-place
    Contact: [e-mail] (Jim Lick)

    Purpose: Discussion of the Fox TV show "Melrose Place."

men
    Contact: [e-mail] (Marcel Franck Simon)
          or att!usl!mail-men-request.

    Purpose: This digested mailing list discusses "men's issues."
    Both women and men may join. Mail-men is a place where men and
    women can discuss men's issues in an atmosphere of openness and
    support. Men's issues are those problems and experiences that
    affect male humans.

mensatalk
    Contact: [e-mail] (Ed Wright)

    Purpose: For members (only) of Mensa.

metacard-list
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Discussion of the MetaCard product from MetaCard Corporation.
    MetaCard is an application development system which is similar to
    Apple's HyperCard product, and runs on a variety of popular platforms
    in a UNIX/X11/Motif environment.

    To subscribe to the metacard-list, send mail to
    [e-mail]
    with the following commands in the body of the message:

      subscribe metacard-list firstname lastname
      quit

    Replace "firstname lastname" with your name, not your e-mail address.

    Administrative messages other than subscription and unsubscription
    should be sent to [e-mail].

Meteorology Students
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: A new mailing list has been created.  It is open to
    everyone but particularly intended as a communication facility
    for meteorology students.  At the moment there are 20 people from
    three continents subscribed to the list.

    Beside the usual chatting, subjects of discussion could be student
    related topics such as scholarships, summer schools, conferences,
    and conditions of studying meteorology at a particular university.
    There is also the option to ask the community for help in meteorology
    related questions.  There are  freshman, as well as grad students,
    that will be available to answer your questions in this field.

    If there are enough people interested we could organize a kind
    of project, too.

    To come to know each other there is a short questionaire available.
    Though no obligation exists to fill it out, it would be nice if all
    new subscribers would at least answer the basic questions about their
    name, address and university. New answered forms are posted to the
    list; old ones are available on request.

    Administrative mail such as subscription or questionaire requests
    should be sent to:

          [e-mail]

    Though the list is situated in Germany the language is English,
    of course.  I hope for strong participation.

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

    Purpose: This list was formed when it became evident that there
    was a growing body of enthousiastic Mazda Miata owners.  There are
    no rules governing what you can and cannot post to the list - it
    is an open forum.

Middle-Eastern Music
    Contact: [e-mail] (Juhana Kouhia)

    Purpose: Discussion of the music originating from the Middle-East.

Migra-List
    Contact: [e-mail]
             [e-mail] (Maurizio Oliva)

    Purpose: Mailing list on international migration.

miniatures
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: The Miniatures Digest is an archived mailing list for
    discussion of of painting, sculpting, converting, and displaying
    of miniature figurines, generally for wargaming or fantasy role-
    playing games, and generally in the smaller scales (15mm-30mm).

Minor League Baseball
    Contact: [e-mail] (Chuq von Rospach)

    Purpose: Issues affecting the minor league, including new stadium
    standards, minor league franchise status and changes, road trips
    and groups, schedules, team and league status, players and teams to
    watch, collectibles, and anything else of importance about minor
    league baseball.

Miracles
    Contact: perry.sills@EBay
             [e-mail]

    Purpose: This List provides Daily Readings from: A Course in Miracles,
    AND other selected readings from Teachers and Lecturers and Course in
    Miracles Centers to provide additional reflection, inspiration and
    avenues of practical application.

    Through the above contact address one may also subscribe to a Discussion
    List for A Course in Miracles as well as a list for receiving the Daily
    Lessons from the Course.

MLB Scores and Standings
    Contact: [e-mail] (Jason Lee)

    Purpose: This is a distributive list for people who want daily
    updates of scores and standings of Major League Baseball.

mmos2-l
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: The list's primary goal is discuss programming of
    multimedia elements under IBM's OS/2, authoring tools and
    multimedia peripherals such as audio boards, motion video
    subsystems and devices such as CD-Rom, VideoDiscs etc. The
    list welcomes the participation of and contribution from
    programmers, multimedia designers and presentation experts &
    novices as well as content creators such as CBT authors, computer
    musicians, animators etc. Users of multimedia programs &
    publications are also welcome.

    mmos2-l redistributes submissions as they come in as individual
    articles.

    To subscribe to the list, send mail to:
        [e-mail]
    where the body of the message is:
        subscribe Mmos2-L <FirstName LastName>

model-horse
    Contact: [e-mail] (Darci L. Chapman)

    Purpose: Discussion of the model horse hobby.  All aspects of
    showing (live and photo), collecting, remaking/repainting for
    all breeds and makes are discussed.  All ages and levels of
    experience welcome.

Modesty Blaise
    Contact: [e-mail] (Thomas Gramstad)

    Purpose: Discussion and information exchange centered on Peter
    O'Donnell's _Modesty Blaise_ books and comics, such as characters,
    plot, artists, relevant articles, etc.

mr2-interest
    Contact: [e-mail] (David Hough)

    Purpose: Discussion of Toyota MR2's, old and new.

MS-Access
    Contact: [e-mail] (Martin Hilger)

    Purpose: An unmoderated list for MS Access topics, including
    Access Basic questions, reviews, rumors, etc.  Open to owners,
    users, prospective users, and the merely curious.

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

mtxinu-users
    Contact: dunike!mtxinu-users-request
         [e-mail]

    Purpose: Discussion and bug fixes for users of the 4.3+NFS release
    from the Mt. Xinu folks.

MUD
    Contact: [e-mail] (Joseph Wisdom)

    Purpose: If you are new in the MUD world, or are simply looking
    for new places to get into, try subscribing to Internet Games
    MUD-List today! Make sure to include the string "mud list" in the
    subject header.

Multicast
    Contact: [e-mail] (Joel Snyder)

    Purpose: For Discussion of multicast and broadcast issues in
    an OSI environment.  Archives of the list and a database of
    contributed documents are also available on Arizona.EDU.

musicals
    Contact: [e-mail]    (Elizabeth Lear Newman)

    Purpose: This forum is intended for the general discussion of
    musical theater, in whatever form it make take, but related
    non-musical theater topics are welcome too.  90% of the traffic is
    the musicals-related flow from the newsgroup rec.arts.theatre.

Music-Research
    Contact: [e-mail] (Stephen Page)

    Purpose: The Music-Research electronic mail redistribution list
    was established after a suggestion made a meeting on Oxford in
    July 1986, to provide an effective and fast means of bringing
    together musicologists, music analysts, computer scientists, and
    others working on applications of computers in music research.

    As with any forum for discussion, there are certain subject areas
    which are of particular interest to the group of people on this
    list.  Initially, the list was established for people whose chief
    interests concern computers and their applications to music
    representation systems, information retrieval systems for mucial
    scores, music printing, music analysis, musicology and
    ethnomusicology and tertiary music education.  The following
    areas are not the principal conern of this list, although
    overlapping subjects may wewll be interesting: primary and
    secondary education, sound generation techniques and composition.
    Articles on electronic music, synthesizers, MIDI, etc, will be
    rejected at the request of the readers of the list.

mustangs
    Contact [e-mail]   (Gary Gitzen)
        or hplabs!hpda!mustangs-request

    Purpose: To discuss/share technical issues, problems, solutions,
    and modifications relating to late model (~1980+) Ford Mustangs.
    Some issues may also be relevant to other Fords.  Flames and "my
    car is faster than your car" mailings are discouraged.

mystery
    Contact: [e-mail] (Thomas Krueger)

    Purpose: Mystery is a mailing list for mystery and detective
    fiction. Reviews of works and discussions of plot,
    characterization, and other aspects will be discussed. The medium,
    whether novel, movie, or television series, is unimportant.

NA-net
    Contact: [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.

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.

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
    Contact: [e-mail] (John Adams)

    Purpose: The NERaves list was started as a North Eastern United
    States/Canada equivalent of SFRaves.  The list provides a forum
    for people to discuss the "rave" music/club/dance scene.  For the
    purposes of the list, "North Eastern" is loosely defined as from
    Chicago --> East and from Washington DC --> North, including
    Ontario, Quebec, and the Mritime Provinces.  People from outside
    this area are welcome, too!  NERaves is an unmoderated list.

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

    Purpose: Begun as a breakfast club for local nerds and writers
    in Santa Cruz, CA, US, it has expanded into an international
    forum about where, how, and why we live where we do.  Think of
    it as a universsal camp town meeting in M F K Fisher shades and
    Jack Kerouac tones.  Frivolous, friendly, and informative, in
    roughly that order.

NERO NY
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: NERO is a live action medieval role-playing game with
    chapters in New York, Georgia, and Massachusetts.  This mailing
    list is for In-Game and Out-of-Game announcements about NERO NY/
    Ashbury.  To subscribe to the list or just get information about
    NERO NY/Ashbury, write to [e-mail]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

    Purpose: Information about and discussion of Northwestern University
    sports, also known as "da cats."

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.

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.

on-this-day
    Contact: [e-mail] (Wayne Geiser)

    Purpose: Subscribers to on-this-day receive a daily listing of
    interesting birthdays, events, religious holidays, astronomical
    events, etc.  The messages are sent out in the wee hours of the
    morning, so you should have it for your morning coffee.  :-)

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).

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].

oysters
    Contact: [e-mail]

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

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

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

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.

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].

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
    PBLers in several countries around the world. It is an
    informal network that allows you to read contributions from
    others, and to respond to their questions and comments. It
    is not an archive of published papers. It is most like a
    conversation between many participants, and consequently, it depends
    on enthusiastic contributions from all subscribers.

    Currently there are over 100 subscribers from the USA (50%), Canada
    (16%), Australia (28%), NZ, UK, etc (the rest).

    To subscribe, send the following one line e-mail message (as the
    body of the message, not the Subject: line):

       sub pbl-list

    to:    [e-mail]

    Once subscribed (it'll take a few minutes) send messages to:

       [e-mail]

    Send problems to me:

       [e-mail]

pc532
    Contact: [e-mail]  (Dave Rand)

    Purpose: a mailing list for people interested in the pc532
    project. This is a National Semiconductor NS32532 based system,
    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.

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

    Purpose: This mailing list exists in order to facilitate
    communication and cooperation between owners of vintage DEC
    computers, specifically, but not limited to, the PDP-8 series of
    minicomputers.  Discussions of all manner of hardware, software,
    programming techniques are invited.  Ownership of an 'antique'
    computer is not required for membership, but flames from people
    who feel that anything that is not cutting edge technology is
    worthless are discouraged.

People of the South Wind
    Contact: [e-mail] (Ryan Waldron)

    Purpose: This is a Kansas mailing list which discusses songs,
    concerts, etc. of the rock group Kansas.  This mailing list is
    simply an echo site, so all posts get bounced from that address
    to all the people subscribed.

PERQ-fanatics
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: For users of PERQ graphics workstations.
    To subscribe to the list, users should post a message to
    [e-mail].  There is also an associated
    newsgroup that wsa recently started: alt.sys.perq.

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
    bounced from that address to all the people subscribed.

ph7
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: A list which talks about Peter Hammill and related rock
    groups.  To subscribe, send a message containing:
    subscribe ph7 My Real Name

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: For all those who enjoy smoking, collecting, or sharing
    information on pipes, tobacco, and related topics. Flames aren't
    allowed (except for the purpose of lighting up :-)

Pisma Bralcev
    Contact: [e-mail] (Andrej Brodnik &
                                           Srecko Vidmar)
          or [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
    to the editor and it will be published on the list under his name.
    The author can request anonymity and it will be respected entirely.
    The frequency of publishing is about one issue per day or less.  The
    language is originally Slovene, but other languages appear as well.

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.

POET
    Contact: [e-mail] (Jon Luini)

    Purpose: A workshop/critique forum for poetic works of all
    descriptions in progress.

Police
    Contact: [e-mail] (Pete Ashdown)

    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
    the command "subscribe" in the first line.  For help, send the
    command "help" to the same address.

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.

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
    POSCIM.

    To join POSCIM, please contact
    UPS500@DBNRHRZ1
    [e-mail]
    [e-mail]

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
    Contact: [e-mail]

    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.

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".

pubnet
    Contact: [e-mail] (Chip Rosenthal)

    Purpose: The administration and use of public access computer
    systems - primarily UNIX systems.  The list membership includes a
    large number of people who run sites listed in the world-famous
    NIXPUB listing.  If you have questions about setting up or running
    a public access system, this is the place to be.

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
    release is always available by anonymous ftp from ftp.cwi.nl,
    in directory /pub/python.  To subscribe, send e-mail to
    [e-mail]; put your name and Internet email
    address in the body.  The list is not moderated.

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,
    software reviews, available PD/free software, QNX platform specific
    programming discussions, QNX and FLEET networking, fault-tolerance,
    distributed processing, process control, SCADA, and other QNX related
    topics.

    To subscribe send a message to either:

    [e-mail]
         or
    [e-mail]

    depending on which group you are interested in.  The subject or body
    of the message should contain:
    subscribe username@domain
    You mail also send a subject of help for a more detailed description
    of how to use the list and how to post messages.

Quadraverb
    Contact: [e-mail] (Bob Page)

    Purpose: Discussion of the Alesis Quadraverb family of effects
    boxes.  Unmoderated mail reflector; very light traffic.

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
    to Quanta, or just to get more info, send mail.

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.

Queen
    Contact: [e-mail] (Christopher Owen Miller)
    please include the word SUBSCRIBE as your subject

    Purpose: Discussion about the rock group Queen.

race
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: To discuss motocycle racing (primarily on asphalt
    tracks) and associated technologies.  This is a fairly broad
    interest group, with experience spanning motojournalism,
    roadracing from the perspective of the pit crew and racers,
    and engineering.  It is also possible to receive the list
    in digest form.

racefab
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: To discuss racing fabrication and engineering.  Suitable
    topics include suspension geometry and configurations, anti-drive,
    anit-squat, control arm placement, shock and strut valving, spindle
    design, floating rear ends, pan-hard bars and watts linkages, cage
    construction, chassis reinforcement, bearing specs, sources for
    information and materials, etc.

    Please include the type of racing you're involved in (autox, circle
    track, road race) and the type of race cars/bikes you work/race on
    in your subscription request.

Ravenloft
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Discussion of Gothic Horror with respect to the Ravenloft
    Accessory to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.

recovery
    Contact: [e-mail] (Jeff Brooks)

    Purpose: recovery is intended as a forum and support group for
    survivors of childhood sexual abuse/incest and/or their SO's.
    Postings are published in digest format and contributors may post
    anonymously. The emphasis is on healing and recovery through the
    use of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous as adapted for our
    purpose.

REM
    Contact: [e-mail]  (Valerie Ohm)

    Purpose: Discussion of the music and lyrics by the music group
    R.E.M.

rend386
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Discussion by and for users of the REND386 software package
    (fast polygon-based graphics on 386 and 486 systems).

Rendance
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: RENDANCE is for discussion of Renaissance dance.  The
    intended focus is dance reconstruction and related research, but
    discussion on any relevant topic is welcomed.

RENews
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Monthly digest on networking and computing in Russia.

rockhounds
    Contact: [e-mail] (Tom Corson)

    Purpose: To exchange ideas, collecting sites, tips, and other
    information of general interest to gem and mineral collectors.

RokPress
    Contact: [e-mail] (Igor Benko)
          or [e-mail]
          or [e-mail]

    Purpose: RokPress is a moderated mailing list, intended primarily
    for news from Slovenia. Slovene is the principal language,
    although the articles in other languages are often included. It
    also covers news from international press and important
    announcements, related to Slovenia and Slovenes. The volume is
    kept as low as possible.

romanians
    Contact: [e-mail] (Mihai Popovici)

    Purpose: Mailing list for discussion, news, and information in the
    Romanian language.

rune-quest
    Contact: [e-mail] (Henk Langevald)

    Purpose: The RuneQuest Digest is a courtesy of Andrew Bell. It is
    a collection of articles, discussion, and source material for use
    with Chaosium's Runequest fantasy role-playing game.

rush
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: Fans of the Canadian rock group Rush discuss things
    about the group and its music.

RX7Net Email Club
    Contact: [e-mail]

    Purpose: The RX7Net is a email list of members that own Mazda RX7's
    or who are interested in gaining technical or general information
    about RX7's.  You do not need to own a RX7 to join the list, just a
    love for the only rotary powered sports car in the world.  The RX7Net
    contains many knowledgable people who know many technical and
    historical information on the three generations of RX7's.
    The RX7Net currently has 190 members.