From ab4el.com Mon Jun 6 09:15:07 1994 Subject: Ag Law ListServ Date: Sun, 5 Jun 94 23:33:34 EDT WASHBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW LIBRARY and the NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL LAW RESEARCH AND INFORMATION would like to introduce a new Internet discussion list: AGLAW-L List-owners: Prof. James Wadley, zzwadl@acc.wuacc.edu (Washburn) Mr. John Copeland, Director of Agricultural Law Research and Information Center mpressly@mercury.uark.edu (Fayetteville, Arkansas) Technical owner: Paul Arrigo, zzarri@acc.wuacc.edu (Washburn) AGLAW-L is intended to work as a communication means between Law Professors and Attorneys practicing in the field of agricultural law. Content will include discussions on agricultural law, rural development, land titles, wetlands regulations or anything attorneys are interested in talking about. TO SUBSCRIBE, send a message to listserv@acc.wuacc.edu with the body containing the command: subscribe aglaw-l your firstname lastname [EXAMPLE: subscribe aglaw-l James Wadley] ***Remember, DO NOT send a subscription message to aglaw-l but to the computer which controls the list: listserv@acc.wuacc.edu and DO NOT use a subject heading. HOW TO SEND A MESSAGE! You MUST include a SUBJECT HEADING to post a AGLAW-L message! EXAMPLE: mail aglaw-l@acc.wuacc.edu Subject: Hello Message I want to welcome fellow Attorneys to the AGLAW-L Listserv! Hope you enjoy your stay! Paul zzarri@acc.wuacc.edu . ***Remember Email messages (postings you would like others to see) are sent to: aglaw-l@acc.wuacc.edu For technical information concerning the listserv, send a command to listserv@acc.wuacc.edu with the body containing the word: help You will be directed to a topic list of commands. If you encounter problems, contact: zzarri@acc.wuacc.edu Paul A. Arrigo phone (913) 231-1010 ext. 1785 Law Library Washburn University 913/231-1088 From ab4el.com Sun Sep 4 01:58:10 1994 Subject: Greenhouses ListServ Date: Sun, 4 Sep 94 2:24:38 EDT There's a new listserv, HGA-L, sponsored by the Hobby Greenhouse Association. So far the mail volume is low, but it seems that Hydroponic growers should be interested ! To subscribe to the HGA-L send a message SUB HGA-L to LISTSERV@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU or LISTSERV@ULKYVM.BITNET. From ab4el.com Fri Sep 30 06:31:29 1994 Subject: Farm labor ListProc Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 6:58:02 EDT Hi All- The following is an announcement of a new list concerning agricultural human resource management that began September 27, 1994. All interested persons are invited to join and help spread the word. Al French USDA Coordinator of Agricultural Labor Affairs afrench@ers.bitnet ----------------------------cut here---------------------------------------- THE AGRICULTURAL HUMAN RESOURCES NET The AG-HRnet is an open forum on agricultural labor management. Topics include management or legal aspects of employee selection, placement, promotions, transfers, layoffs, training, internal wage structure, incentive pay, benefits, supervision, delegation, performance appraisal, conflict management, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, interpersonal relations, discipline, termination, turnover, personnel policy, farm safety, and labor relations (union-management relations & collective bargaining). Whether your interest is as a farmer, consultant, academic, legal scholar, or other interested party, and regardless of the type of involvement--from a casual to an active participant--you are welcome. Use this net to offer suggestions, ask questions, obtain collaboration on an educational or research project. DELETE button: The success of a net such as this one depends on (1) interest by a large number of participants of varied backgrounds and interests; (2) our ability to provide a good description in the "subject" or "re:" line, and (3) our willingness to use the delete button when the topic does not interest us. Do not be shy about sending messages to the whole net. Several subscribers may carry on a conversation on MEDIATION, or on the status of a particular LAW in CANADA, CALIFORNIA, or AUSTRALIA. With such a broad spectrum of subjects it is unlikely that you will be interested in all of them. ******************************************************** To send internet e-mail message to ag-hrnet >>> to: ag-hrnet@ucdavis.edu subject: (be descriptive) Type in your message. To subscribe >>> to: listproc@ucdavis.edu subject: (delete the subject line) subscribe ag-hrnet yourfirstname yourlastname -- (add a single line containing just two hyphens if you do not delete your signature) You will receive a brief subscription acknowledgment via e-mail. To unsuscribe >>> to: listproc@ucdavis.edu subject: (delete the subject line) unsubscribe ag-hrnet (note: don't put your name here when unsubscribing) -- (add a single line containing just two hyphens if you do not delete your signature) To obtain list of ag-hrnet members >>> to: listproc@ucdavis.edu subject: (delete the subject line) recipients ag-hrnet -- (add a single line containing just two hyphens if you do not delete your signature) More help on other commands >>> to: listproc@ucdavis.edu subject: (delete the subject line) help -- (add a single line containing just two hyphens if you do not delete your signature) *********************************************************************** Gregorio Billikopf Encina (209) 525-6654 University of California FAX (209) 525-4969 733 County Center 3 e-mail gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu Modesto, CA 95357 ************************************************************************ From ab4el.com Tue Aug 9 09:47:09 1994 Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 08:39:51 -0500 From: "Ted Zobeck" Subject: Wind Erosion Listserv Ted Zobeck of the USDA, ARS has started a new discussion on wind erosion. This discussion list will be similar to Agmodels-L in that it initially will be unmoderated. I hope we can encourage discussion of any aspect of wind erosion science, including but not limited to modeling, climatic influences, soils, agricultural and non-agricultural aspects of wind erosion, physics, economics, environmental impacts, etc. To subscribe send the following message to listproc@unicorn.acs.ttu.edu: subscribe wind_erosion (your name). Your will receive a confirmation of your subscription and will be issued a password. Please reset your password as instructed in the return message. NOTE: The underline between the words 'wind' and 'erosion' must be present. You will be automatically be added to the list from the address from which your message is sent. Correspondence to the list will may be sent to: wind_erosion@unicorn.acs.ttu.edu. Further information may be sent to list owner Ted M. Zobeck at tzobeck@lubbock.ars.ag.gov. From ab4el.com Fri Aug 12 07:18:21 1994 Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 06:12:17 -0500 From: "John A. Shaffer" Subject: Nutrient Managegment ListServ Nutrient Management Planning Listserver I have established a listserver to facilitate information transfer on the topic of nutrient management. The listserver invites papers on the topic relative to the management of fertilizers, manures and composts in agriculture. Also welcome are announcements of conferences meetings on the topic of nutrient management. I will serve as 'editor' of the listserver and my chief responsibility will be to screen postings to the listeserver to ensure that the articles posted are of potential interest to all subscribers. Anyone may subscribe to the listserver in the following manner. The address of the listserver: LISTSERV@PSUVM.PSU.EDU The name of the listserver is NuMP-L. To subscribe send a note to the listserver address. In the body of the note type SUBSCRIBE NuMP-L I will add your name to the subscription list. If you have any questions about the list feel free to contact me at PJB8@PSUVM.PSU.EDU. Sincerely, Peter J. Bohn From ab4el.com Mon Aug 15 14:00:07 1994 Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 12:56:27 -0500 From: "Ted Zobeck" Subject: Wind Erosion ListProc Ted Zobeck of the USDA, ARS has started a new discussion group on wind erosion. This discussion list will be similar to Soils-L in that it initially will be unmoderated. I hope we can encourage discussion of any aspect of wind erosion science, including but not limited to modeling, climatic influences, soils, agricultural and non-agricultural aspects of wind erosion, physics, economics, environmental impacts, etc. To subscribe send the following message to listproc@unicorn.acs.ttu.edu: subscribe wind_erosion (your name) Your will receive a confirmation of your subscription and will be issued a password. Please reset your password as instructed in the return message. NOTE: The underline between the words 'wind' and 'erosion' must be present. You will be automatically be added to the list from the address from which your message is sent. Correspondence to the list will may be sent to: wind_erosion@unicorn.acs.ttu.edu. Further information may be sent to list manager Ted M. Zobeck at tzobeck@lubbock.ars.ag.gov. From ab4el.com Sun Oct 2 12:33:46 1994 Subject: HGA-L: Hobby Greenhouse Assoc. ListServ Date: Sun, 2 Oct 94 13:00:22 EDT From: BITNET list server at ULKYVM (1.8a) Reply-To: HGA-L-Request@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU Welcome to the Hobby Greenhouse list! This list is for gardeners who grow plants and flowers in residential hobby greenhouses or who are planning to build a greenhouse in the future. Growers in window greenhouses and solariums are included. The Hobby Greenhouse Association, a nonprofit organization, has set up this list to provide an electronic place where both members of HGA and other indoor gardeners can "meet" and exchange information on greenhouse maintenance, operation, and growing plants. Although many other subjects can be discussed, this list of topics gives some indication of the scope of HGA-L: Greenhouses: attached, free-standing, leanto, solar, pit Equipment, accessories Watering methods Heating, cooling, ventilation, shading Glazing, other structural elements Plants to grow in a cool or warm greenhouse Growing greenhouse vegetables Growing specific plants such as: orchids, cacti, bromeliads, gesneriads, flowering vines, tropicals, alpines, etc. Fertilizing Seeds and propagation Pests and diseases So, the list is focused on hobby greenhouse gardening as an avocation and recreation. Do feel free to participate. HGA-L belongs to you, the users. It is only through active use that a "virtual community" will evolve. The list is "self-moderated"--you are responsible for what you post. Remember a note to LISTSERV@ULKYVM goes only to a machine and must be a command, while a note to HGA-L will be sent to everybody on the list. 1. What is the network address of HGA-L? The address of HGA-L is HGA-L@ULKYVM (Bitnet) or HGA-L@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU (Internet) 2. What if I have technical questions about how to get HGA-L? If you run into difficulties: 1. Consult a local network whiz. 2. Contact the list owner, Elliott Parker (3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU or 3ZLUFUR@CMUVM) A local contact is usually preferable because each site has a unique combination of hardware and software. 3. How do I leave the list? To unsubscribe and leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF HGA-L to ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU Note the command must go to LISTSERV not HGA-L. This command must also come from the address from which you originally subscribed, so the can find the exact match. 4. How to I post a message to everybody on HGA-L? By all means post to the list, keeping in mind the focus of the list. Postings are strongly encouraged. Information from other sources, either online or hardcopy is valuable. If you do repost something from another source, it is only ethical and helpful to give credit to the original poster along with the full citation. If you forward something from HGA-L make sure you give credit to the original poster and/or source. Much written work today is already is some kind of word processing format and it is usually simple to convert it to plain ASCII for distribution over the networks. The list is not moderated, but you must be subscribed to the List before listserv will let you post. You can often assist other subscribers by asking questions related to hobby greenhouses. No question is "too simple." If you have a question, someone else probably also wants the answer. Keep your messages short to conserve bandwidth and save the resources of those subscribers who must pay to receive messages. Some gateways also limit the size of mail they accept. If your message is longer than about 20K, you might consider posting a short abstract and invite interested readers to request the complete version from you. If you have a longer posting of general interest, contact the List Owner to see if it can be archived on the file server so people can request it. Use a descriptive subject line. Many people decide whether they want to read a message based on the content of the subject line. Sign all your messages. It helps to have at least a name to associate with a post and some mailers strip off the header, so the receiver cannot reply unless there is some kind of internal address. A "nom de liste" is acceptable. Be tolerant of newcomers. We were all new to this medium at one time, we are all still learning, and procedures are still being refined. 5. What is "Listserv" and what else will it do? "Listserv" is actually a program written by Eric Thomas and you send email commands to the machine, rather than a person. In the following, the command is written in upper case and any parameters are in lower case. When you send the command, the case is not important. All commands must be sent to LISTSERV@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU (Internet) or LISTSERV@ULKYVM (Bitnet). Depending on your mailer, you may have to use LISTSERV@ULKYVM.BITNET. 6. How does somebody subscribe to the list? SUBscribe HGA-L to HGA-L@ULKYVM (or HGA-L@ULKYVM.BITNET, if necessary), using your-real- name, not a computer userid. (Obviously, if you're reading this, you already are a subscriber, but it is easy enough to forward this note to someone who has never heard of HGA-L.) 7. How can I get a list of everybody that is subscribed to HGA-L? Send the line REView HGA-L to LISTSERV@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU and a list of names and email addresses will be sent to you as email. 8. Can I see what has been on HGA-L in the past? Each message is archived in a "notebook." One notebook contains everything that has been sent to HGA-L for a month. For instance, to get the notebook for July 1994, send the command GET HGA-L LOG9407 to LISTSERV. The first two digits indicate the year and the last two indicate the month. Although these notebooks can be retrieved in toto, it is more efficient to search the archives and get only the messages of interest. 9. OK, how do I search for a specific subject? One of the most underused features of Listserv is the searching feature. A short tutorial on searching is available by sending email to LISTSERV@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU with just the one line GET DATABASE SEARCH f=mail in the body. The document will be returned as email. It explains not only how to search the archives for specific words, but how to get a "table of contents" of past postings. Since this was written for another list, just make sure to change all references from CARR-L to HGA-L. The address will stay the same. 10. How do I just "suspend" HGA-L for a while? If you don't want to receive mail temporarily (if you are leaving for the summer, for example), send LISTSERV the command SET HGA-L NOMAIL To start it again when you return, send: SET HGA-L MAIL 11. Why don't I get any messages any more? Why did I get a note saying I "was set to NOMAIL?" For various reasons, such as a change in site name or just a glitch someplace in the network, your mail may start bouncing and I will set your subscription to NOMAIL to stop any more mail being sent. This is not very common, but if you have not been receiving mail for a while and want to check on your subscription and find out what the defaults are for your subscription, send LISTSERV the command QUERY HGA-L 12. I want to follow HGA-L, but I don't want messages arriving all day. Send the command SET HGA-L DIGEST to LISTSERV and Listserv will save all the messages for the day and send them in one batch every day. 13. I don't even have time to read the digest . . . Send the command SET HGA-L INDEX to LISTSERV and you will get only a list of subject lines once a day with instructions on how to get any particular message you might want. To change back to the regular postings from either DIGEST or INDEX, send LISTSERV the command SET HGA-L MAIL 14. How can I get more information about the Listserv program? To get more information on the listserv program, send the following: GET LISTSERV MEMO 15. How can I find out what files are available? Send LISTSERV the command INDEX HGA-L and a list of files available will be sent to you. At the present time, there is a file about the Hobby Greenhouse Association (ABOUT HGA), a membership application (MEMBER APPLIC) and lists of sources of greenhouse plans (PLANS SOURCES), supplies (SUPPLIES SOURCES), and structural components (COMPONE SOURCES). To get copies of these files, send email to LISTSERV@ULKYVM (or @ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU) with a GET command in the body. For instance, to get the list of sources of structural components, send email to LISTSERV with the line GET COMPONE SOURCES F=MAIL More than one request can be put in one message, as long as each is on a separate line. All will be returned as email. 16. List etiquette The cryptic, often-uninflected style of email writing can result in messages being interpreted in much harsher terms than the writer intended. All too often, this leads to "flame wars" resulting in waste of computer resources, hurt feelings, and a general disaffection. Biting criticism and personal attacks are unfunny and unwanted. Remember, there is a real person on the other end. You are responsible for what you write. Special thanks to the U. of Louisville for hosting HGA-L. Elliott Parker List Owner, HGA-L Department of Journalism Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 USA Office tele: +1 (517) 774-3196 Bitnet: 3ZLUFUR@CMUVM Internet: 3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU Less certain possibilities: eparker@igc.apc.org Compuserve: 70701,520 The WELL: eparker@well.sf.ca.us For The Hobby Greenhouse Association: Janice Hale 8 Glen Terrace Bedford, MA 01730-2048 JHALE@WORLD.STD.COM FAX: (617) 275-5693