For those of you interested in environmental issues there is a new gopher hole set up to deal with these matters. Check it out. Below are a couple of ways that you can get into it. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% CLIP %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% The EnviroLink Network is proud to announce the opening of EnviroGopher, the environmental information gopher server. EnviroGopher contains archives of the EnviroLink Networks, as well as a compilation of many other on- and off-line information. EnviroGopher presents this information in a simple and easy format that is self-explanatory. Try it out, experiment with it, let us know what you think. Remember that this is still in development stage, so there will be many more nifty features added in the future. There are several ways in which to access EnviroGopher: Telnet to EnviroGopher ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ type "telnet envirolink.hss.cmu.edu" username: gopher password: envirolink ****WARNING: The Gopher Application will be started immediately, this release has several bugs that we are trying to work out. There will be changes in the near future to this form of access. >>>see the bottom of this message for other gopher servers that you can log in to, and then switch to EnviroGopher<<< The Gopher Application -- Get it for your computer!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ There are many different types of Gopher Applications, they are usually a lot easier to use than logging in directly to the server. Experiment with them and see which one you like the best. Step 1: If you are on a workstation, type "gopher envirolink.hss.cmu.edu" (if this doesn't work, then you have to access the Gopher through other means, i.e. telnet or by getting the application through step 2) Step 2: If you are on a PC of any sort, there is a compatible application for you that is available by anonymous FTP from: boombox.micro.umn.edu in the /pub/gopher directory. >>Once You Have the Application or Are on Your Own Gopher Server<< Almost every Gopher server has a directory that says, "Exploring Other Gopher Servers" Choose this directory and then look under "North America" and then "General" under the gopher name: EnviroGopher. Choose this and you are in! ******************************************************* For Gopher Administrators: You can link to the top level of EnviroGopher through: envirolink.hss.cmu.edu port 70 ****************************************************** If you have any questions, comments, SUBMISSIONS (please!) etc. please send comments to: admin@envirolink.hss.cmu.edu (also, if anyone can write these directions in an easier format, please do!) Thanks, Josh Knauer EnviroGopher Administrator From samba!concert!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!news.sei.cmu.edu!bb3.andrew.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!env-link+ Wed Apr 21 10:37:59 EDT 1993 Article: 2641 of alt.save.the.earth Xref: samba talk.environment:7967 comp.infosystems.gopher:3609 alt.save.the.earth:2641 sci.environment:23076 Path: samba!concert!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!news.sei.cmu.edu!bb3.andrew.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!env-link+ From: Student Enviro-Link Newsgroups: talk.environment,comp.infosystems.gopher,alt.save.the.earth,sci.environment Subject: Wildlands Project On-Line! Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1993 21:44:31 -0400 Organization: Club account, Campus Activities Center, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 48 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: andrew.cmu.edu The Wildlands Project is now archived on EnviroGopher in the /EnviroOrgs/Wild Earth directory. To access it, either set your gopher client to: envirolink.hss.cmu.edu -or- telnet to: envirolink.hss.cmu.edu login id: gopher password: envirolink In a sentence, "the mission of The Wildlands Project is to help protect and restore the ecological richness and native biodiversity of North America through the establishment of a connected system of reserves." It is certainly a piece of work that will have a profound impact on the debate about the role of our species -- past, present and future -- to the North American continent. The Wildlands Project was very recently published as a special issue of Wild Earth magazine. We have included the introductory material, as well as the overall plan itself. Left out were the specific regional recovery plans. 75,000 copies of this special issue are being distributed by The Wildlands Project as printed by Wild Earth. They will send you a free copy if you can't afford one, but we encourage you send them at least $10 when ordering to help support their important work. We sincerely hope that by publishing parts of this historic piece of conservation literature, we are in a small way contributing to the bold future The Wildlands Project maps out for the survival of the North American continent. This archival project is a joint venture between The EnviroLink Network and GreenDisk. (see the EnviroGopher archive for more information) -------------============------------- Student EnviroLink |*| SEAC |*| Skibo Hall Josh Knauer, Administrator |*| Carnegie Mellon University Voice/fax: (412) 268-4949 |*| 5000 Forbes Ave. |*| Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA >>If your group puts out a newsletter, please send it to the above address!!<< ** Also, PLEASE contact us if you are passing on the Student EnviroLink Networks to other people in any way so we know how extensive our readership is **