Newsgroups: news.lists,news.answers Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!uhog.mit.edu!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!das-news2.harvard.edu!oitnews.harvard.edu!news.sesqui.net!uuneo.neosoft.com!bonkers.taronga.com!arielle From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) Subject: Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists, Part 05/14 Approved: arielle@taronga.com Followup-To: poster Supersedes: <1995MayPt05@taronga.com> Reply-To: arielle@taronga.com Keywords: FG Sender: arielle@bonkers.taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) Expires: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 00:00:01 GMT Organization: Taronga Park BBS Message-ID: <1995JunPt05@taronga.com> References: <1995JunPt01@taronga.com> Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 12:24:09 GMT Summary: 1261 mailing lists in fourteen postings Lines: 1613 Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu news.lists:3838 news.answers:46609 Archive-name: mail/mailing-lists/part05 [This is the fifth of fourteen articles on mailing lists.] f-body Contact: majordomo@cisco.com Purpose: Discussion of all types of Camaros and Firebirds, and related technical problems & solutions. Last change: Feb 95 f-costume (Fantasy Costume) f-costume-digest Contact: majordomo@lunch.engr.sgi.com Purpose: The fantasy costume mailing list concentrates on the design, motivation and execution of fantasy clothing and costume, from all eras: past, present and future. The imagination is your only limitation! Discussions include special event costumes ("cons" and parades), science fiction costumes, mythological and other non-factual historic-type costumes, serious Halloween and Mardi Gras costumes, theatrical costumes, creative and motivational forces, using and finding patterns, materials, books, and other sources for supplies. Technical discussions cover silkscreening methods, dyeing, beading, marbling, machine embroidery, incorporating mixed media, the use of unusual materials such as aluminum cans, chain links or wire cloth, etc. and the use of various fabrics, such as lycra, sheers, netting and metallics, etc., to achieve certain effects. Mask making, headgear and makeup issues are also often discussed. Collective group projects and exchanges of experimental materials are welcome. Last change: Mar 95 F Paul Wilson/David Wingrove Mailing List Contact: lanague-kuo-request@netcom.com Purpose: To discuss the works of F. Paul Wilson, an SF and horror author, and David Wingrove, author of the -Chung Kuo- series of novels. List manager: lanague-kuo-owner@netcom.com. Last change: Apr 95 FAB-UFO Contact: marc@wln.com (Marc Martin) Purpose: FAB-UFO is an open, unmoderated discussion list devoted to the 1969 British science fiction television series "UFO". Likely discussion topics are: where to find the series on video, opinions of particular episodes, behind the scenes information, similarities to the other Gerry & Sylvia Anderson productions, new merchandise and rare collectibles, fan activities, and what the cast and crew have been up to since the series ended. General Anderson topics should be addressed to the sister list FAB-L. To subscribe, send email to LISTPROC@LISTS.PIPEX.COM and in the body of the message put SUBSCRIBE FAB-UFO yourFirstName yourLastName Last change: Jun 95 fairness Contact: listproc@mainstream.com Contact: craig@mainstream.com (Craig Peterson) Purpose: Monitoring issues of "fairness" with respect to the government. Press releases from the whitehouse, articles from papers and journals, and opinions from individuals are included. For a list of the available requests send a message to listproc@mainstream.com with a body consisting of nothing but the word HELP Last change: Mar 95 Fall Contact: listserv@listserv.unc.edu Purpose: Any discussion concerning the Fall and the various offspring of it, plus any related subjects. Last change: Mar 95 FANCY & HOMING PIGEONS Contact: gdelamot@nla.gov.au (Geoff De La Motte) Purpose: Discussion and news from those interested in the breeding and exhibiting of show pigeons. Last change: Mar 95 FASE Contact: fase@d.umn.edu Purpose: FASE (Forum for Academic Software Engineering) provides a forum for communication among academic educators who teach software engineering. Submissions are compiled and mailed to subscribers approximately monthly. List admin: fase-request@d.umn.edu Last change: Mar 95 FATFREE Vegetarian Mailing List Contact: fatfree-request@fatfree.com (Michelle Dick) Purpose: This list is for discussion about very lowfat vegetarian eating and cooking. For this list, "very low fat" indicates diets with less than 15 percent of calories as fat and "vegetarian" includes milk, eggs, and honey but excludes all meat, fish, and poultry. Two main proponents of diets similar to this are are Dean Ornish and John McDougall. Archive: http://www.fatfree.com The primary audience of this list are those who are trying to keep relatively strictly to a very low fat vegetarian eating plan for reasons of health. 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All subscriptions should be sent to: listserv@mecheng.fullfeed.com The listserv supports the following commands, which should be placed in the message text, not in the subject field: subscribe fea-l unsubscribe fea-l confirm fea-l List owner: sysop@mecheng.fullfeed.com Last change: Mar 95 fegmaniax Contact: majordomo@ns2.rutgers.edu Purpose: Discussion, news and information regarding that English eccentric and musician, Robyn Hitchcock. Last change: Mar 95 felines-l Contact: listserv@cornell.edu Purpose: Unmoderated mailing list for the discussion of all species of felines other than the domestic house cat. Non-listserv questions to: dl24@cornell.edu feminism-digest Contact: majordomo@netcom.com (Cindy Tittle Moore) Purpose: This is actually a digest version of soc.feminism. It is intended for those who have difficulty getting soc.feminism or who prefer to read it all at once or whatever. 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Last change: Mar 95 feyerabend Contact: majordomo@lists.village.virginia.edu Purpose: Discussion of themes related to Paul Feyerabend, including but not limited to philosophy of science and its relation to sciences and their relations to societies; history of philosophy of science and science; state and status of philosophy and philosophy of science; ethics; specific bio- and bibliographical issued; argumentation; rationalism and relativism; function as a resource on Feyerabend and supporting reseach on him. To subscribe, send email to majordomo@lists.village.virginia.edu and in the body of the message put subscribe feyerabend List owner: owner-feyerabend@lists.village.virginia.edu. ff Contact: maillist@banana.demon.co.uk Purpose: For discussion relating to the singer-songwriter Julia Fordham, a British artist, from Portsmouth, England. Julia's music can be described as many things; her sound is distinctive and contains elements of pop, folk, rock, soul and jazz. 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Last change: May 95 FM-10 Contact: listserver@dg-rtp.dg.com Purpose: To talk about modifications, enhancements, and uses of the Ramsey FM-10, other BA-1404 based FM Stereo broadcasters, also some discussion of the FM pirate radio. For a list of the available requests send a message to listserver@dg-rtp.dg.com with a body consisting of nothing but the word HELP Last change: Mar 95 fogelberg Contact: ai411@yfn.ysu.edu Purpose: The purpose of the list is to allow Fogelberg fans to discuss Dan, his music, and his work. Last change: Mar 95 folk-dancing Contact: tjw+@pitt.edu (Terry J. Wood) Contact: tjw@pittvms.bitnet Purpose: Any discussion of FOLK dancing. Areas of dance would include, but not be limited to: international, contra, square, western square morris, cajun, and barn dancing, etc. Please feel free to discuss such things as touring groups, artists, camps, workshops, styling, equipment, recordings, and so on. This mailing list also welcomes queries about where to find dance groups and how to get started dancing. Please note that the Folk Dancing Mailing List (FDML) operates in conjunction with the USENET newsgroup Rec.folk-dancing. Material in Rec.folk-dancing appears in the FDML. This mailing list is primarily for people who can not (or do not wish to) receive USENET. When subscribing to the FDML, please include several computer mail addresses AND a postal mail address (or phone number) as a last resort. Last change: Mar 95 folk_music Contact: listserv@nysernet.org (Alan Rowoth) Purpose: Folk_music is a moderated discussion list dealing with the music of the recent wave of american singer/songwriters. List traffic consists of tour schedules, reviews, album release info and other information on artists like Shawn Colvin, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, David Wilcox, Nanci Griffith, Darden Smith, Cheryl Wheeler, John Gorka, Ani DiFranco, and others. There are no archives as of yet. To subscribe, send mail to listserv@nysernet.org with this request SUBSCRIBE FOLK_MUSIC Your Fullname We also maintain files for FTP at nysernet.org, including the ever popular Dirty Linen magazine monthly tour calendars. To access these files via anonymous FTP logon as GUEST giving your user-id@your.local.host as a password. Files and subdirectories are contained within the directory /FOLK_MUSIC. These are also accessible via gopher on port 70. The Nysernet gopher is also available via telnet by connecting to nysernet.org and typing "nysernet" as a login name, no password is necessary. footbag (HackySack) Contact: footbag-request@cup.hp.com Purpose: If you are interested in the sport of footbag (similar to the game played with a Hacky Sack (R)), you are welcome to join the footbag listserver. Chat with other players ranging from novice to pro about freestyle, net footbag, footbag golf, etc. Find out where and when upcoming tournaments are. Link up with other kickers in your area. 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Last change: Mar 95 Forensic Linguistics Contact: mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk Purpose: We circulate newspaper reports from our own countries describing linguistic evidence in court, and we discuss ideas and controversies about expert evidence involving language. Areas like courtroom discourse are also covered. People on the list include linguists, lawyers, people concerned with court translating and interpreting and others with a general interest in language and the law. To subscribe, send the command JOIN FORENSIC-LINGUISTICS Your_first_name(s) Your_last_name to the address mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk When you are added to the list you will automatically be sent an introductory file giving you more information about using the list facilities. 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Last change: Apr 95 freaks Contact: listproc@arastar.com Purpose: A list which talks about Marillion and related rock groups. To subscribe, send a message containing subscribe freaks My Real Name to listproc@arastar.com List owner: freaks-owner@arastar.com Last change: Mar 95 FREEDOM Contact: LISTSERV@idbsu.idbsu.edu Purpose: Mailing list of people organising against the Idaho Citizens Alliance anti-gay ballot initiative. To subscribe: send a message to LISTSERV@idbsu.idbsu.edu with one line SUB FREEDOM "My Name" FrenchTalk Contact: krus@limsi.fr Purpose: The frenchtalk mailing list is available for all french expatriates around the world. Discussion topics are free and unmoderated but should relate to the french culture and the problems encountered while in exile. More information is available at http:/www.limsi.fr/~krus/frenchtalk.html To subscribe, send email to listproc@cren.org containing the following command: subscribe frenchtalk your_name Last change: Mar 95 Friday the 13th Contact: f13-request@kurgan.com Purpose: For discussion of the Television series "Friday the 13th: The Series". This list is a digest format relating to topics about the show. List administrator: kurgan@kurgan.com Last change: May 95 Fringeware Contact: info@fringeware.com Purpose: A moderated list devoted to fringe and digital cultures. Last change: Mar 95 Fruit-of-the-Day Contact: fotd-request@cs.umd.edu Purpose: You will recieve a message every night telling you what the official Fruit-of-the-Day for that day is. It's really pretty silly. It's sort of a parody of the Fruit of the Month Club. People interested in serious discussion of fruit need not subscribe. 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To join the list and receive mailings from GAY-LIBN: Send mail to LISTSERV@VM.USC.EDU with the text SUB GAY-LIBN FIRSTNAME LASTNAME (no punctuation, no other text). Last change: Mar 95 Gay Sports Contact: listmanager@hookup.net Purpose: An Internet mailing list devoted to gay, lesbian, and bisexual sports topics! To subscribe, send an E-mail message to listmanager@hookup.net The subject line can say anything or nothing. In the BODY of the message, type the words subscribe lgb-sports To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to listmanager@hookup.net with unsubscribe lgb-sports in the BODY of the message. 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To subscribe to the list, send email to listserv@vm1.nodak.edu with the BODY of the mail containing SUB GEDCOM-L your full name For example SUB GEDCOM-L Marc Nozell List owner: nozell@wildcat.mv.com (Marc Nozell) Last change: Jun 95 GEGSTAFF Contact: LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU (Jeff Jones) Purpose: This list is open to the discussion of all topics relating to sexuality and gender in Geography. Discussions of theoretical and empirical work/issues are welcome as are book reviews, calls for papers, and information on conferences. To subscribe send mail to LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU with the body containing the command SUB GEGSTAFF Yourfirstname Yourlastname List owner: GEGSTAFF-Request@UKCC.UKY.EDU Last change: Mar 95 gender Contact: majordomo@indiana.edu (Eric Garrison) Purpose: gender is a list created for the purpose of discussing gender issues. The intent is to provide an open-minded forum for discussion of gender stereotypes vs. individuality, gender roles and particularly how people can get beyond these restrictions. Any related topic is fair game: I won't presume to dictate the subject matter of the list, I want everyone on the list to do that. Anonymous "posting" is available. To join, mail majordomo@indiana.edu with subscribe gender in the body of the message. Last change: Mar 95 Genesis (Project Genesis Mailing List) Contact: genesis@shamash.nysernet.org Purpose: Genesis is the primary mailing list for participants in Project Genesis, a Jewish outreach organization that promotes further Jewish education on the Internet and on college campuses. Subscribers receive a weekly message with a comment based on the weekly Torah reading, as well as information on other Project Genesis lists and programs. 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A quick introduction to using listproc can be found by sending the command: GET listproc intro.to.listproc Last change: Jun 95 Gibraltar Contact: gib@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu (Mike Taylor) Purpose: Discussion of obscure Progressive Rock and related music such as Psychedelia and Fusion. Weekly digest contains information on tour dates, new releases, general discussion and album reviews. No Yes, ELP, Genesis, etc., as they have their own lists. Last change: Mar 95 gl-asb Contact: MAJORDOMO@QUEERNET.ORG (Roger B.A. Klorese) Purpose: The "gl-asb" list is a discussion list for discussion of bondage and SM topics for gay men and lesbians. It is intended to provide a forum for discussion and stories with an atmosphere of gay and lesbian culture perceived by some as being less prevalent in the alt.sex.bondage news group than they wish. To subscribe, send mail to majordomo@queernet.org with the following in the message subscribe gl-asb end List administrator: gl-asb-approval@queernet.org Last change: Mar 95 GLB-MEDICAL Contact: mailserv@ac.dal.ca Purpose: An electronic discussion group devoted to issues related to homosexuality and the medical profession. To join, send this message sub glb-medical to the following address mailserv@ac.dal.ca After you subscribe, additional information will be sent to you. Last change: Mar 95 GLEList Contact: listproc@tbone.biol.scarolina.edu Purpose: GLE graphics package user support. GLE is a high quality graphics package for scientists. It runs on a variety of platforms (PCs, VAXes, and Unix) with drivers for XWindows, REGIS, TEK4010, PC graphics cards, VT100s, HP plotters, Postscript printers, Epson-compatible printers and Laserjet/Paintjet printers. It provides LaTEX quality fonts, as well as full support for Postscript fonts. The graphing module provides full control over all features of graphs. The graphics primitives include user-defined subroutines for complex pictures and diagrams. There are accompanying utilities for surface and contour plotting, manipulation of columnar data, and fitting equations to data. Chris Pugmire, the author of GLE, is a member of the mailing list, so it can also serve as a conduit for bug reports or requests for new features. To subscribe to GLEList, send a one-line email message to listproc@tbone.biol.scarolina.edu consisting of the following: sub glelist Your Name List maintainer: dean@tbone.biol.scarolina.edu (Dean Pentcheff) Last change: Mar 95 GLO (Greek Letter Organizations, Fraternities, Sororities) Contact: rand@merrimack.edu (Rand Hall) Purpose: To discuss issues related to Greek Letter Organizations particularly college fraternities and sororities. Topics can include history, trivia, or any current issues regarding Greek Letter Organizations. 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Suitable topics include questions and answers regarding the Golden Retriever breed in general, news bits, stories, article summaries, discussions of particular lines and breeders, competition of all types, anecdotes, activities (Golden rescue, CCI, therapy dogs, guide dogs), health care, diet and exercise, training techniques, summaries of local GR club and rescue activities or newsletters, other items which might be considered too Golden-introverted for the rec.pets.dogs newsgroups, cooperation on the breed specific FAQ for r.p.d, etc. Last change: Mar 95 GOTHIC-TALES Contact: carriec@eskimo.com Purpose: Twice weekly mailings of gothic/vampire/blood stories pertaining to darkness, obscurity, and beauty. Other gothic issues (music, lifestyle) occasionally added to the list. To subscribe, send mail to carriec@eskimo.com with a Subject of subscribe and a body text of subscribe gothic yourname@Host Last change: Mar 95 GPS Digest Contact: gps-request@tws4.si.com Purpose: The GPS Digest is a centralized location for the discussion of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). The charter specifically includes the US Global Positioning System (GPS) and Russian GLONASS, but is also open to discussion of other existing and future satellite positioning systems. To subscribe, send a message to the contact address with your name and prefered email address. Last change: Mar 95 gragra Contact: majordomo@i3.informatik.rwth-aachen.de Purpose: The graph grammar mailing list helps to keep contact among researchers in graph grammars. It should mainly be used for announcements of graph grammar related * conferences, workshops, meetings * books, proceedings, technical reports * new versions of free software packages/tools or (very) important questions about graph grammar research topics. We try to keep this a low volume list, therefore discussions should be taken to private email. To subscribe, send mail to majordomo@i3.informatik.rwth-aachen.de with this message in the body subscribe gragra Last change: Apr 95 graham-parker Contact: majordomo@primenet.com Purpose: To discuss the music of Graham Parker, recording artist for Razor & Tie Records, formerly with Mercury, Arista and others, His most known songs include "Local Girls", "Wake Up (next to you)", and "White Honey". To subscribe, send an email message to majordomo@primenet.com with the following in the message body SUBSCRIBE graham-parker List owner: bradw@aztec.asu.edu (Brad Waddell) graham-parker-approval@primenet.com Last change: Apr 95 Grumman-Gang Contact: majordomo@xmission.com Purpose: This mailing list is for the owners & pilots of American, Grumman-American and American General aircraft, as well as other interested enthustiasts. Discussions include, but are not limited to operation, maintenance, improvements, fly-out announcements, fly-in announcements, etc. To subscribe, mail to majordomo@xmission.com, with subscribe grumman-gang in the body of the message. List owner: owner-grumman-gang@xmission.com (Mark A. Matthews) Last change: Mar 95 grunge-l Contact: listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu (Jon Hilgreen) Purpose: This list is intended for the discussion of any and all topics related to the form of music known as "grunge rock" (not just Seattle-based or Sub Pop bands). It is an open, unmoderated list with a frequently high level of traffic. As a general guideline, the following talk is encouraged: * Recording/concert reviews and recommendations. * Band tour dates. * Local scene reviews adn news. * Record store and mail-order company recommendations. * Nose-picking techniques. * Interviews and articles, original or otherwise. * Quotes, band gossip, and insider information. * Anything else one would typically find in a music magazine. People who find "adult language and references" offensive will not want to join this list. It is also a good idea to read the grunge list with an extra dose of patience, perverse humor, and sarcasm. To subscribe, send a message containing subscribe grunge-l to listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu Last change: Mar 95 GSP-List Contact: gsp-list-request@ms.uky.edu (David W. Rankin, Jr.) Contact: gsp-list-request@ukma.BITNET Purpose: To allow alumni of the Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program to participate in intellectual discussions on various topics, while also promoting the spirit of "community" fostered by GSP. The list maintainer requests that only GSPeople request to join the list, and that when they do, they send at least 2 good Email addresses (if possible) and the year and campus at which they attended GSP. Last change: Mar 95 gtot-l (Gifted Toddler mailing list) Contact: majordomo@eskimo.com Purpose: Discusses topics related to very young children who are gifted or potentially gifted. Generally, at ages under 6 years old, the label "gifted" cannot be properly applied. There seems to be some consensus that ALMOST ALL children display such a large learning capacity when very young, that distinguishing those who will later be called gifted from those who are developing early is impossible. As a result relatively little research is being done and relatively little information is available to parents and care-givers about how best to cope with and how best to care for children who display unusual talents at a very young age. This list is intended to help fill the void of available information. To subscribe to this list, please send an email message which contains: subscribe gtot-l in the body of the message (not in the subject line) to majordomo@eskimo.com Last change: Mar 95 Guinea Pigs (The GPigs Daily Digest) Contact: listserv@ing.unico.it Purpose: Discussion of topics related to Guinea Pigs. Open to GPigs fans, breeders, owners and to anyone who wants to know more about those little, cute animals. Unmoderated. 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