SRI.COM:[ANONYMOUS.NETINFO]INTEREST-GROUPS [31 Aug 1994] Welcome to the "List of lists." This is a listing of special interest group mailing lists available on the Internet. It was started by Rich Zellich back when there was only an Arpanet, and is probably the oldest of the various "list of lists" available around the Internet. If you are putting up a copy of this list in a public place, please let me know so that I can let you know when new versions come out. If you see an old version of this list in a public repository on the net, please let me (or the owner of the repository) know. I don't produce a list of incremental changes to this list - you have to get the whole list. If you want to receive notices of new lists as they are created, check out the "NEW-LIST" list. I don't have time to respond to requests for searches for lists on specific topics - you'll have to pull the list and search it yourself (which you've probably already done if you're reading this). Since this is supposed to be a list of Internet lists, I'm trying to translate all of the BITNET addresses into direct Internet addresses. If you see one that I've missed, and know the correct address please let me know. If you are looking for a summary of BITNET lists, send a message to LISTSERV@BITNIC.EDUCOM.EDU with "list global" in the message body. If you find errors in the entries in this list, please let me know (especially if you find a listing for a defunct list). This compilation is copyrighted by Vivian Neou. You are welcome to copy it to look at it online, but it may not be reproduced in any other form without written permission from me. This file is available via anonymous FTP on sri.com in the NETINFO directory in the file INTEREST-GROUPS. It may also be obtained through e-mail by sending a message to mail-server@sri.com with "send interest-groups" in the body of the message. A hardcopy, indexed version of the June, 1993 edition of this list is available from Prentice Hall under the title "Internet: Mailing Lists". The ISBN number for this book is 0-13-289661-3. It is available in many bookstores, and may be ordered directly from Prentice Hall by calling 515-284-6751. A new book based on the new list will be coming out later this year. To submit updates for the description of an existing mailing-lists or to add a new listing, send a message to vivian@sri.com. Listings should include the following information: List Address: Subscription Address: Owner: Description: Archive location and availability: How to join: List Traffic: (eg: around 3 messages/day) List owners: If you are sending in information about a list that has been around for awhile, please include information about the amount of traffic that the list gets. If you are starting a list, please send this information in (if you think of it) after the list has been around for a couple months. 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If the subscription address is MAILBASE, send a message with "join listname FirstName LastName" in the body of the message to the subscription address. ======================================================================== 3COM-L%NUSVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Subscription Address: LISTSERV%NUSVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Owner: Chandra Liem, CCECL@NUSVM.BITNET Description: This mailing list is to discuss 3Com products, such as 3+ Network, 3+Open LAN Manager, 3+Open TCP, 3+/3+Open Mail, NDIS, MultiConnect Repeater, LanScanner, 3Com Ethernet Cards etc. Archives of 3COM-L discussions can be listed by sending the command INDEX 3COM-L to LISTSERV@NUSVM.BITNET 3D@lbl.gov Subscription Address: 3D-REQUEST@LBL.GOV Owner: John Bercovitz, JHBercovitz@lbl.gov Last Update: 5/10/94 Description: An unmoderated list for discussing 3-D (Stereo) photography. Topics include tips, techniques, reviews, general information, war stories, and event announcements. All requests to be added to or deleted from this list, problems, questions, etc., should be sent to 3D-REQUEST@lbl.gov 78-L@CORNELLC.CIT.CORNELL.EDU Subscription Address: LISTSERV@CORNELL.EDU Owner: Doug Elliot, de3@cornellc.cit.cornell.edu Description: 78-L is a discussion group devoted to music and recordings of the pre-LP era, such as early jazz and blues, big bands, show music, vaudeville, classical, aas well as spoken word and other historical recordings. We also welcome discussion of recording history, discography, the collectors' market, and vintage phonographs. The group is not slanted toward any particular type of music or collector interest. The common element is that what we listen to was recorded at (or near) 78 rpm. 90210@ferkel.ucsb.edu Subscription Address: 90210-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu Owner: Jim Lick, 90210-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu Last Update: 8/1/92 Description: This list is for the discussion of the Fox TV show, Beverly Hills, 90210. 9370-L%HEARN.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subscription Address: LISTSERV@NIC.SURFNET.NL Owner: Rob van Hoboken, RCOPROB%HDETUD1@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Description: Discussion of topics specific to the IBM 9370 family and the VM/IS packaging system, and the special opportunities/problems of those products. A.RICE%HAMPVMS.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU Subscription Address: NGUSTAS%HAMPVMS.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU Owner: Gabrielle De Lioncourt, NGUSTAS%HAMPVMS.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU Description: This list is for the discussion of the works of Anne Rice. AACRL@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU Subscription Address: LISTSERV@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU Owner: Craig W. Beard ,J. Fred Olive Last Update: 6/28/94 Description: Alabama Association of College and Research Libraries. AACRL is an open, unmoderated discussion group for promoting communication among library professionals in Alabama's academic and research community. Subscribers are encouraged to discuss issues that affect Alabama's libraries and librarians, announce upcoming workshops and conferences, and consult with other library professionals. Archives of AACRL mail items are kept in monthly files. AAESA-L Subscription Address: MAILSERV@ADMIN.ACES.K12.CT.US Owner: Alfred Hopkins, Jr. Last Update: 8/22/94 Description: AAESA-L is an open, unmoderated discussion list on the topic of Educational Service Agencies (ESAs) throughout North America. Discussion topics will include such items as ESA problems and their resolution, new ESA ventures, ESA resources, and ESA futures. AAESA-L is for all ESA staff, their member districts, anyone interested in sharing their ideas and comments to ESAs, and open to the world. AAI@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL Subscription Address: AAI-REQUEST@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL Owner: Jo Ann M. Bohnenstiehl, jb1742@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL and Carol McDonald, carolmc@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL Description: Digest for discussion of the Automated AUTODIN Interface system. The AAI system is a series of programs that interface a data processing installation (DPI) with an AUTODIN switching center. This digest will provide information to the user community and other personnel interested in the developments/enhancements and implementation thereof. AAVLD-L Subscription Address: LISTSERV@UCDCVDLS.BITNET Owner: Jim Case DVM,Ph.D, JCASE@UCDCVDLS.BITNET Last Update: 9/1/92 Description: This list provides a forum for discussion between veterinary diagnostic laboratories and members of the AAVLD. Topics such as test standardization, fees, diagnostic information assistance, animal health surveillance, reports on conferences and symposia are especially welcomed. Discussions related to specific cases should be approached within the limits of diagnostic medicine and restrict discussions of therapy or treatments. The latter is discussed on another list, VETMED-L@UGA.BITNET. The list will be limited to members of the AAVLD. Archives of AAVLD-L and related files are stored in the AAVLD-L FILELIST. To receive a list of files, send the command INDEX AAVLD-L to LISTSERV@UCDCVDLS.BITNET ACADV Subscription Address: LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU Owner: Dr. Harold L. Caldwell, 00HLCALDWELL%BSUVAX1.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU Description: ACADV is a private forum for those engaged in the delivery of academic advising services in higher education; it is primarily for professional advisors (those employed in the field of academic advising) and for faculty members who have academic advising responsibilities, rather than for computer support personnel. Monthly notebooks are maintained and may be retrieved by any member of the forum by sending the command: "INDEX ACADV" ACCESS-L Subscription Address: LISTSERV@indYCMS.IUPUI.EDU Owner: Nathan Brindle, NBRINDLE@indYCMS.BITNET, NBRINDLE@indYCMS.IUPUI.EDU Last Update: 4/1/93 Description: ACCESS-L is an open, unmoderated discussion list relating to Microsoft's Windows database product, ACCESS. Virtually any topic related to ACCESS, from the novice level to professional tips/advice, is germane. The list is not sponsored or otherwise recognized by Microsoft. Warning: There is another LISTSERV list of the same name on another topic. Be sure to send your commands to the INDYCMS LISTSERV. Archives of ACCESS-L mail items are kept in monthly files. You may obtain a list of files in the archives by sending the command:"INDEX ACCESS-L" in the body of e-mail to LISTSERV@indYCMS on BITNET or to LISTSERV@indYCMS.IUPUI.EDU on the Internet. ACCORDION@CS.CMU.EDU Subscription Address: ACCORDION-REQUEST@CS.CMU.EDU Owner: Phoebe Sengers Description: The accordion mailing list provides a means for individuals with an interest in accordions and accordion music to communicate. All aspects of acquiring, playing, collecting, repairing, and discography of the accordion will be fair topics of conversation. Accordions of all types and designs, including concertinas and button accordions will be discussed. ACSOFT-L Subscription Address: LISTSERV@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU Owner: Timothy Bergeron, C09615TB@WUVMD.BITNET and Steve Middlebrook, C94882SM@WUVMD.BITNET Description: This list is for discussing all aspects of academic software development. Topics include: courseware development, research tool development, institutional policies regarding development and use, development practices, available resources (including grant sources), design techniques, faculty acceptance of courseware, and support policies. Types of academic software include: simulations, hypermedia, immersion learning environments, interactive learning, and drills. ACT-UP Subscription Address: ACT-UP-REQUEST@WORLD.STD.COM Owner: Lenard Diggins Last Update: 8/22/94 Description: This list is for the discussion of the work being done by the various act-up chapters worldwide: to announce events, to exchange ideas related to aids activism, and, more broadly, to discuss the politics of AIDS and health care. ACTNOW-L Subscription Address: LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU Owner: ST710852@brownvm.brown.edu and atropos@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu Description: College Activism/Information list. To subscribe to this list, send the command,"SUBSCRIBE ACTNOW-L / " to the LISTSERV machine at BrownVM. Be certain to send the command from the same account from which you will normally be submitting articles. ADD-PARENTS Subscription Address: ADD-PARENTS-REQUEST@MV.MV.COM Owner: Description: This list provides support and information to parents of children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. ADDICT-L Subscription Address: LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU Owner: David Delmonico,Ddelmoni@kentvm.kent.edu Last Update: 1/28/92 Description: ADDICT-L is a list for mature discussion of the many types of addictions experienced by a large portion of society. The focus of this list is to provide an information exchange network for individuals interested in researching, educating or recovering from a variety of addictions. Drug/Alcohol addiction has a way of becoming an easy topic of discussion. It is the intent of this list to broaden the awareness of addictions into a variety of other areas. It is not the intent of this list to focus on one area of addiction, but rather to discuss the phenomena of addiction as it relates to areas of sexual, co-dependency, eating addiction, and so on. ADND-L%UTARLVM1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Subscription Address: LISTSERV@UTARLVM1.UTA.EDU Owner: Faustino Cantu, FGC82B1%PANAM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Description: Mailing list for discussing all aspects of the Dungeons & Dragons and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons games -- new spells, new monsters, and so on. ADOLPH-A-CARROT@ANDREW.CMU.EDU Subscription Address: ADOLPH-A-CARROT-REQUEST@ANDREW.CMU.EDU Owner: Yary Richard Phillip Hluchan, yh0a+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU Description: Mailing list dedicated to the music of the Severed Heads and of bands on the Ralph label. The Severed Heads are an Australian band that has been releasing music since 1980. Their recent albums have also been released in Europe and the USA. Ralph Records is a San Francisco label, and includes/has included the Residents, Tuxedomoon, Yello, Renaldo & The Loaf, Penn Jillette, Snakefinger, Fred Frith, Clubfoot Orchestra, Rhythm & Noise, MX 80 Sound, Eugene Chadbourne, & more. We also welcome discussion of Ralph's friends, such as the Longshoremen and the Blitzoids. ADOPTEES Subscription Address: ADOPTEES-REQUEST@UCSD.EDU Owner: Description: The adoptees mailing list is a forum for discussion among adult adoptees of any topic related to adoption. It is not intended to be a general discussion forum for adoption among non-adoptees. To subscribe, mail to adoptees-request@ucsd.edu with "subscribe [address] adoptees" in the body of the text. ADV-ELI Subscription Address: LISTSERV@UTFSM.BITNET Owner: Francisco Javier Fernandez, FFERNAND@UTFSM.BITNET Last Update: 11/1/92 Description: ADV-ELI is a list to discuss the latest advances in electric engineering. Archives of ADV-ELI can be listed by sending the command INDEX to LISTSERV@UTFSM.BITNET ADV-ELO Subscription Address: LISTSERV@UTFSM.BITNET Owner: Francisco Javier Fernandez, FFERNAND@UTFSM.BITNET Last Update: 11/1/92 Description: ADV-ELO is a list to discuss the latest advances in electronics. Archives of ADV-ELO can be listed by sending the command INDEX to LISTSERV@UTFSM. ADV-INFO Subscription Address: LISTSERV@UTFSM.BITNET Owner: Francisco Javier Fernandez, FFERNAND@UTFSM.BITNET Last Update: 11/1/92 Description: ADV-INFO is a list to discuss the latest advances in computing. Archives of ADV-INFO can be listed by sending the command INDEX to LISTSERV@UTFSM. ADVANC-L Subscription Address: LISTSERV@IDBSU.BITNET Owner: Dan Lester, ALILESTE@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU Description: This list deals with the Geac Advance library system, which is used for online library catalogs, library circulation, book acquisitions,and journal control. All issues relating to the Advance hardware and software are relevant. ADVISE-L%CANADA01.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Subscription Address: LISTSERV@NAC.NETNORTH.CA Owner: Scott Campbell, SCOTT%UTORONTO.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Description: Unmoderated mailing list intended for discussion among students who work part-time at university computer centers. It is particularly intended for people who work as student advisors or consultants. Another use of the list is to get help from others on problems that might be encountered, or to let everyone know about new things such as new file servers, so that everyone can put the network to the best possible use. Alternate paths/addresses: The list is served by 5 servers (ADVISE-L@UTORONTO, ADVISE-L@CANADA01, ADVISE-L@NCSUVM, ADVISE-L@UGA, and MD4F@CMUCCVMA) which are peer linked so that anything sent to one will be sent to the other two automatically. ADVISE-L@NCSUVM is probably the closest server to the CUNYVM Internet gateway. AE Subscription Address: LISTSERV@SJSUVM1.SJSU.EDU Owner: Clyde R. Visser Last Update: 8/1/94 Description: The AE Alternative Energy Discussion Mailing List is intended to provide a forum to discuss the current state of the art and future direction of alternative energy sources that are renewable and sustainable. It is not intended to discuss either AE appropriateness or comparisons with conventional energy sources such as fossil or nuclear fuels. Those "discussions" are best relegated to the appropriate usenet newsgroup. An alternative energy source is taken to include solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, electro-chemical, hydro-electric, or any renewable and sustainable energy source. It is also assumed to exclude fuels such as fossil and nuclear since these literally take an act of God to create. After subscribing, you may enable the digest feature by sending 'SET AE DIGEST' to the subscription address. AECM-L@LOYOLA.EDU Subscription Address: MAILSERV@LOYOLA.EDU Owner: E. Barry Rice Description: AECM stands for "Accounting Education using Computers and Multimedia". This list/interest group provides a forum for discussions of all hardware and software which can be useful in any way for accounting education at the college/university level. Hardware includes all platforms. Software includes spreadsheets and related templates, practice sets, multimedia authoring and presentation packages, data base programs, tax packages, instructor-developed applications, etc. Loyola College in Maryland, which has an AACSB-accredited accounting program, serves as the host to the list which was established in February, 1994. This list was conceived to bring together accounting faculty, authors, developers, publishers and anyone else with an interest in using computers and multimedia in accounting education. Subscribers are encouraged to ask questions, share ideas and information, and discuss the good and bad experiences they have had with various educational accounting software and hardware products. Possible topics include: computer applications in managerial/systems/tax; AECC curriculum revisions and computer-based pedagogical approaches to support these changes; notable educational accounting software and hardware, as well as inferior products one should avoid; Information about related conferences, workshops and seminars; discussion of articles, books, and notes which subscribers have found stimulating and worthwhile; "What's the best software to use for my [blank] course?"; "In what direction is educational accounting software evolving?"; and "How can I get [product] to do [function]?". AERONAUTICS@rascal.ics.utexas.edu Subscription Address: aeronautics-request@rascal.ics.utexas.edu Owner: aeronautics-request@rascal.ics.utexas.edu Description: The "aeronautics" mailing list is a moderated version of the sci.aeronautics newsgroup, and deals with various technical aspects of aviation, such as human factors, airliner operations, avionics, and aerodynamics. AEROSP-L Subscription Address: LISTSERV@SIVM.SI.EDU Owner: Dom Pisano , Barbara Weitbrecht Last Update: 8/1/94 Description: AEROSP-L is a list for the discussion of the history and material culture of aerospace. It is directed at scholars and members of the museum profession who are interested in the ways that aerospace has shaped the twentieth century politically, culturally, socially, and economically. It is intended to provide a forum for sharing experience, ideas, reflections, comments, and sources of information on the history of and artifacts relating to aerospace. AFAS-L@KENTVM.KENT.EDU Subscription Address: LISTSERV@KENTVM or LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU Owner: Rochelle Redmond Ballard, fdballar@ucf1vm.Bitnet Last Update: 6/1/92 Description: Discussion of African American Studies and and Librarianship. Topics can include peripheral issues such as race relations and multicultural diversity. This list is open but moderated. Anything intentionally posted to the list will appear on the list. The moderators will provide feedback on the appropriateness of a given posting, although anything that a subscriber thinks is appropriate is. Comments and suggestions on the functioning and moderating policy, should be posted directly to the moderators and will be considered carefully. The moderators of AFAS-L are librarians in academic institutions. AFRICA-L Subscription Address: LISTSERV@VM1.LCC.UFMG.BR Owner: Carlos Fernando Nogueira, CTEDTC09@BRUFPB Last Update: 3/27/92 Description: A Pan-African forum for the discussion of the interests of African peoples (in Africa, and expatriate), and for those with an interest in the African continent and her peoples. Of special interest will be ways to help facilitate the flow of communications (electronic and other) to and from Africa. News, light-hearted discussions, and cultural and educational items are welcome. To subscribe to AFRICA-L send the following message to LISTSERV@BRUFMG: (Note that this is a BITNET address) SUBSCRIBE AFRICA-L your name and your African interests SET AFRICA-L REPRO AFRICANA Subscription Address: LISTSERV@wmvm1.cc.wm.edu Owner: Paa-Bekoe Welbeck, PBWELB@WMVM1 or pbwelb@wmvm1.cc.wm.edu Last Update: 11/1/92 Description: AFRICANA provides an electronic forum for sharing and exchanging information on the various activities going on in the field of information technology in Africa. Topics include: descriptions of successful, interactive linkages with institutions on the African continent; successes and failures with hardware and software; on-going collaborative projects, policy and logistical issues, impending plans; applicable communication technologies that make it possible today for residents in Africa to interact with others around the world quickly; and development of a viable infrastructure for accessing the new information technologies in African business and learning institutions. Archives are stored in the AFRICANA FILELIST. To receive a list of available files, send the command INDEX AFRICANA to LISTSERV@WMVM1 or LISTSERV@wmvm1.cc.wm.edu. AG-EXP-L Subscription Address: LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU Owner: Sandy Sprafka, NU020746%NDSUVM1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Description: Discusses the use of Expert Systems in Agricultural production and management. Primary emphasis is for practitioners, Extension personnel and Experiment Station researchers in the land grant system. Monthly public logs of mail to AG-EXP-L are kept on LISTSERV for a few months. For a list of files send the 'Index AG-EXP-L' command to LISTSERV%NDSUVM1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU. AI-CHI {wiley!ai-chi@LLL-LCC.LLNL.GOV} Subscription Address: wiley!ai-chi-request@LLL-LCC.LLNL.GOV Owner: Dr. Sherman Tyler, Description: Unmoderated mailing list intended for discussion on the subjects related to AI applications to Human-Computer interface design. This could include user modeling, self-adaptive interfaces, intelligent user agents, multi-modal I/O (Natural Language, graphics, speech), intelligent user-interface management systems, intelligent on-line advising, task modelling, and any other related issues. Announcements of books, papers, conferences, new products, public domain software tools, etc. are also encouraged. A limited archive of the most recent messages is available by request from wiley!ai-chi-request@LLL-LCC.LLNL.GOV. AI-ED@SUN.COM Subscription Address: AI-Ed-Request@SUN.COM Owner: J.R. Prohaska and Stuart Macmillan Description: Discussions related to the application of artificial intelligence to education. This includes material on intelligent computer assisted instruction (ICAI) or intelligent tutoring systems (ITS), interactive encyclopedias, intelligent information retrieval for educational purposes, and psychological and cognitive science models of learning, problem solving, and teaching that can be applied to education. Issues related to teaching AI are welcome. Topics may also include evaluation of tutoring systems, commercialization of AI based instructional systems, description of actual use of an ITS in a classroom setting, user-modeling, intelligent user-interfaces, and the use of graphics or videodisk in ICAI. Announcements of books, papers, conferences, new products, public domain software tools, etc. are encouraged. Archives of messages are kept on host SUN.COM. AI-KAPPA-PC@mailbase.ac.uk Subscription Address: mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk Owner: A.M.Vann@bristol.ac.uk Last Update: 5/1/93 Description: This is an e-mail list for discussion of topics related to the Intellicorp object-oriented programming/expert system tool Kappa PC. It is intended to be a forum for discussion of programming problems, hints, tips and also wider issues related to OOP/Expert System development. If you would like to join, send a message to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk containing the line: join ai-kappa-pc AI-MEDICINE@MED.STANFORD.EDU Subscription Address: ai-medicine-request@med.stanford.edu Owner: Serdar Uckun, MD, PhD, uckun@hpp.stanford.edu Description: For the purposes of this mailing list, AI in Medicine may be defined as "computed-based medical decision support" (or "computer-assisted medical decision making). This definition may be expanded to include AI-based approaches to computer-assisted medical instruction. Topics such as billing systems and hospital/medical office information retrieval systemsare outside the scope of this forum. AIBI-L Subscription Address: LISTSERV@UOTTAWA or LISTSERV@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA Owner: L. G. Bloomquist, GBLOOMQ@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA Description: AIBI-L is the LISTSERV discussion forum of l'Association internationale bible et informatique. AIBI-L is an on-going forum and meeting place for AIBI members and others who wish to join the discussion of issues related to the computerised-analysis of Biblical and related texts. Possible subjects for discussion include: computer-based interpretation of specific texts, methodological questions, preparation of the text for computerised analysis, software-design and programming, computer-based hermeneutics. Of particular interest will be a discussion of a new edition of the Biblia Hebraica, incorporating insights from computer-based analysis. No formal membership in AIBI is necessary for participation in AIBI-L. AIDS@CS.UCLA.EDU Subscription Address: AIDS-REQUEST@CS.UCLA.EDU Owner: Daniel R. Greening Description: A distribution list for people who don't have access to the newsgroup, sci.med.aids. Covers predominately medical issues of AIDS. Some discussion of political and social issues. Postings to AIDSNEWS and Health InfoCom News mailing lists are also carried. Postings are non-confidential. The average number of postings is about 2 per day. The average size of articles is very large (statistics, news summaries, etc.) sci.med.aids and aids@cs.ucla.edu are moderated. AIDSNEWS%RUTVM1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Subscription Address: LISTSERV@RUTVM1.RUTGERS.EDU Owner: Michael Smith or Description: The AIDSNews Forum is used for the discussion of any issue relating to AIDS/ARC. AIDS Treatment News reports on experimental and alternative treatments. It collects information from medical journals, and from interviews with scientists, physicians and other health practitioners, and persons with AIDS or ARC; it does not recommend particular therapies, but seeks to increase the options available. The ethical and public-policy issues around AIDS treatment research will also be examined. AIDS Treatment News, Northern Lights Alternatives, and many other publications are also distributed to this list. A library of files is also available. Send or mail the following command to LISTSERV@RUTVM1.BITNET for a current listing of available files: "INDEX AIDSNEWS" To protect privacy the subscriber list is kept confidential. If you have any problems subscribing to the list send mail to the owner. AIKIDO-L Subscription Address: LISTSERV@PSUVM.PSU.EDU Owner: Gerry Santoro Description: This is a list for the discussion and information exchange regarding the Japanese martial art Aikido. AIL-L@austin.onu.edu Subscription Address: listserv@austin.onu.edu Owner: David R. Warner, Jr. Last Update: 10/12/91 Description: AIL-L is a list for the discussion of topics related to Artificial Intelligence and Law. AIRLINE Subscription Address: LISTSERV@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Owner: Geert K. Marien Last Update: 11/1/92 Description: Airline covers relevant topics regarding Airlines and Civil Aircraft. While prototype subjects are expected to be the main area of discourse, modelers are welcome as well. Discussion should generally be related to the prototypes whenever possible. Those seeking to join a list for military aircraft, non-commercial flying [pilots], or modelling, should contact the list owner for assistance in finding such lists. AIRPLANE-CLUBS Subscription Address: AIRPLANE-CLUBS-REQUEST@DG-RTP.DG.COM Owner: Matthew Waugh Description: This mailing list is for the discussion of all matters relating to the management and operation of groups operating aircraft. AIX-L%BUACCA.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subscription Address: LISTSERV@BUACCA.BU.EDU Owner: Michael R. Gettes Description: This list is intended for the discussion of the AIX operating system, IBM's Unix solution for small and large computer systems. This list will be used for dissemination of information and technical details of AIX on all levels. AIXNEWS Subscription Address: LISTSERV@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU Owner: Doug Sewell, doug@ysu.edu Last Update: 1/28/92 Description: This mailing list is a digested mail redistribution of the Usenet newsgroup comp.unix.aix, for sites that don't receive usenet news. About 90% of discussion focuses on the RS6000 platform. The remainder is mostly about PS2 AIX, with a rare posting about AIX/370. 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