Subject:
Information about the NET-HAPPENINGS list
Date:
Wed, 4 Feb 1998 23:19:46 -0600
From:
"L-Soft list server at Internet Scout Project (1.8c)"
To:
dbut@VOICENET.COM
Updated December 1, 1997
This monthly reminder is posted for both NEW and OLD subscribers.
Due to recent changes, you may want to keep this handy as a reference.
Thanks.
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1 - WEBSITE:
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- postings are made throughout the day until 3pm CST/CDT, Monday-Friday
[unless I am attending a conference, vacation, etc.] to:
- NEW website: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/net-hap/
[primary distribution site]
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2 - NEWSGROUP:
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comp.internet.net-happenings
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3 - GENERAL INFO:
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This list is dedicated to announcing new sites, events, publications,
training, and miscelleaneous information happening on the Internet.
For your own general information, there are 45-75 messages per day
posted to the list. Individual messages sent to the main list are
grouped together and sent as in digest form when one of the following
criteria are met:
* - The total number of lines in the digest queue exceeds
450 lines - 20-25 messages
* - The total number of characters in the digest queue
exceeds 20K-25K
- The age of the oldest message in the digest queue is
over 1 day.
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4 - CHANGING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS:
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Additional info can be found at:
http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/lists/
Subscription Commands
Subscribe to NET-HAPPENINGS
Unsubscribe from NET-HAPPENINGS
Set NET-HAPPENINGS Subscription Options
Confirm NET-HAPPENINGS Subscription
Other Commands:
NET-HAPPENINGS Information File
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*** You can also obtain a copy of any digest that been sent out ***
- send e-mail to:
listserv@cs.wisc.edu
- leave the subject blank
- in the body of the message, type:
index net-happenings
- send the e-mail
Within a short period of time, you will receive something like
the following:
* Archive files for the NET-HAPPENINGS list at HYPATIA.CS.WISC.EDU
* (monthly logs)
* rec last - change
* filename filetype GET PUT -fm lrecl nrecs date time
* -------- -------- --- --- --- ----- ----- -------- --------
NET-HAPPENIN LOG9511 LOG OWN V 73 17 95/11/28 10:23:44
** You can then get a copy of any digest by doing the following **
- send e-mail to:
listserv@cs.wisc.edu
- leave the subject blank
- in the body of the message, type:
get net-happenings LOGyymm
[yy is the year: 95]
[mm is the month: 11]
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5 - Keywords:
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- This is a short version of the posting. The entire posting can be read
at the website
BOOK> Internet related books
CONF> Conferences _not_ in North America
CONF-NA> Conferences in North America
CORRECT> Corrections to previous postings
EMAG> Electronic magazines
EJOUR> Electronic journals
GOV> State, federal, foreign governments, politics
LISTS> New mailing lists, listserv's, etc.
K12> K12 resources
MISC> General info
NEWSLTR> Newsletters that I do not post to my NEWSLTR list.
RESOUR> General Reference sites
SOFT> Software
WORKSHP> Workshops, training, seminars
UPDATED> Sites that have been updated (new address, etc.)
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6 - POSTING GUIDELINES :
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_ALL_ postings should be made through the Net-Happenings Resource
Submittal Form via the Net-happenings website
If you cannot access the web site, the format is as follows:
- your e-mail address
- title or subject of resource (make this as clear as possible)
- keyword category of resource K12>, RESOUR>, etc.
- URL of resource
- description of resource: limited to 5-7 lines or about 1-2K in size
I will post the original message to the website/newsgroup. However, if
postings are over 2K in size, I will post only shortened verions to the
net-happenings list.
The shortened version will consist of:
Keyword such as K12> will be changed to K12><
to indicate that this is the 'short' version
Date:
From:
URL:
Description (about 5 - 7 lines in length)
Postings that I receive from the net-happenings submit form follow this
format.
Please keep in mind, that this change _ONLY_ affects the net-happenings
list. There will be no changes to the website/newsgroup.
So if you want to read the entire posting, checkout:
NEW website: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/net-hap/
newsgroup: comp.internet.net-happenings
Postings longer than this _MAY BE_ edited before being posted.
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7 - Advertisments:
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'Commercial ads' are no longer posted to the net-happenings website/list/
newsgroup.
You can do a search at the net-happenings website to find many references
to sites that will allow you to post the add or post the ad for you.
However, 'ads' of a non-commercial nature (education, software, etc.)
will be posted.
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8 - Non-English announcements:
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If you want your announcement posted, please include an English version also.
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9 - Index feature:
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List subscribers [indivual/digest options] can now receive
net-happenings in an 'indexed' format.
This format allows you to pick and choose which postings you want
to receive, read, etc.
Indexing allows you receive short indexes of all postings, similar to the
following:
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 14:22:46 -0400
From: Automatic digest processor
Subject: NET-HAPPENINGS Index - 22 Apr 1997 - Special issue
To: Recipients of NET-HAPPENINGS indexes
Index Date Size Poster and subject
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019618 04/22 33 From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: K12> Notices Inviting Applications
019619 04/22 9 From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: MISC> Virtual Flagstaff Arizona Complete City
guide
019620 04/22 9 From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: RESOUR> Medical Information Resource Centers
019621 04/22 8 From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: EMAG> WorldStyle Magazine
019622 04/22 6 From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: NEWSLTR> Elba, Italy
019623 04/22 8 From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: MISC> El Nuevo Dia Interactivo - Puerto Rico
019624 04/22 9 From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: MISC> North Little Rock, Arkansas Chamber of
Commerce
019625 04/21 18 From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: RESOUR> Anyday in History
019626 04/22 13 From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: K12> British General Election
019627 04/22 46 From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: RESOUR> CRISPEN ON VIRUSES
The sizes shown are the number of lines in the messages, not counting mail
headers.
To order the messages you are interested in, simply reply to this message
and include the original text, just as when you are replying to a normal
message and want to quote what your correspondent said. Before sending the
message, delete the lines corresponding to the items you are not interested
in, and make sure your reply is going to
"NET-HAPPENINGS-Search-request@CS.WISC.EDU",
NOT to "NET-HAPPENINGS@CS.WISC.EDU".
If you want to get this feature instead of what you are now
receiving, send the following message:
set net-happenings index
to:
listserv@cs.wisc.edu
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Thanks for your continued support.
/Internet Scout