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NET-LETTER GUIDE
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A newshound's guide to newsy periodicals available through the
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Internet. Compiled by John M. Higgins (higgins@dorsai.dorsai.org)
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Updated May 5, 1994
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Introduction: My favorite things on the Internet are informative, high-
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quality newsletters. The quality of info contributed to what Mitch Kapor
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describes as the Net's "gift economy" is amazing. Despite some excellent
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e-pub guides, tracking down good NEWSY letters can be frustrating, partly
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because they get lost in the flood of zines and very technical pubs.
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So this list aims to point people to the news-oriented net-letters with
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somewhat broader appeal. It's not intended to be as comprehensive as
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other guides, but helpful nevertheless. Very technical and fanzine
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newsletters are not included because they are well covered by other guides.
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GIMME FEEDBACK!! This is just an initial stab, just a dozen or so I've
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seen and like (including one I edit!). Some are well-known, others are
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not. Send me your favorite net-letters, particularly if you're the
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editor. Include any subscription information plus a copy.
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HOW TO GET THE NET-LETTER GUIDE: For now, it will be available by
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e-mailing higgins@dorsai.dorsai.org, plus Usenet groups alt.zines,
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alt.etext, misc.writing, rec.mag, alt.internet.services, alt.answers,
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misc.answers, rec.answers, news.answers. If folks like it, other
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arrangements will be made.
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(Far more exhaustive lists of electronic publications include John
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Labovitz's e-zine-list {FTP to ftp.netcom.com:/pub/johnl/zines/e-zine-list
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or http //www.ora.com:8080/johnl/e-zine-list/} or the giant e-pub archive,
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by FTP and Gopher {etext.archive.umich.edu})
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EDUPAGE: Tip sheet on information technology and media issued three
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times weekly. Quickie summaries primarily of newspaper articles,
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primarily from the majors.
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How to get it. E-Mail (listproc@educom.edu, SUB EDUPAGE YOUR NAME).
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FITZ'S SHOPTALK: Daily dispatches on the TV business, both networks and
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local stations by media headhunter Don FitzPatrick. Primarily summaries
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of wire-service and major newspapers, but also includes some full-text
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reprints.
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How to get it: E-mail (shoptalk-request@gremlin.clark.net, SUBSCRIBE
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YOUR@ADDRESS).
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LATE SHOW NEWS: A guy who obviously stays up way too late puts out a
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weekly newsletter on the late-night talk show wars. It's biased toward
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Letterman but contains surprisingly good industry dirt on Leno, Conan,
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etc. (even for those of us writing about television for a living).
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How to get it: E-mail (letterman@mcs.net), Usenet (alt.fan.letterman
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and rec.arts.tv), FTP (ftp.mcs.net:/mcsnet.users/barnhart/letterman).
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HICNet MEDICAL NEWS DIGEST: Something painless from a dentist. Broad
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bi-weekly newsletter on medicine by Health Info-Com Network, put together
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by dentist David Dodell. One week featured sleep apnea and snoring plus
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hemlock! Also carries excerpts of the Center for Disease Control's AIDS
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Daily Summary. The downside is conference announcements (OK, on things
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like techniques for identifying corpses, but they're still conference
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announcements!).
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How To Get It: E-Mail (mednews@asuvm.inre.asu.edu); FTP:(vm1.nodak.edu)
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NETWORKS & COMMUNITY: The emphasis here is on "community" in
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Internet-land. Less techie than you might expect.
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How To Get It: E-Mail (rre-request@weber.ucsd.edu; SUBSCRIBE YOUR NAME)
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Gopher: (gopher.well.sf.ca.us or gopher.nlc-bnc.ca)
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CABLE REGULATION DIGEST: Weekly summary of news on cable regulation
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published by Multichannel News.
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How to get it: E-Mail, distributed to the TELECOMREG mailing list.
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(listserver@relay.adp.wisc.edu, SUBSCRIBE TELECOMREG);
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FTP (ftp.vortex.com:pub/tv-film-video/cable-reg); Gopher (gopher.vortex.com)
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SCIENCE BEAT: A tip sheet for science journalists from the National
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Institute for Standards and Technologies. Maybe not too newsy, but short,
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sweet and interesting.
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How to get it: GOPHER (gopher-server.nist.gov).
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HOTT: HOTT -- Hot Off The Tree -- has re-emerged as a giant pub
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culling the latest advances in computer, communications, and electronics
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technologies from over trade magazines, newspapers and net resources.
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Great stuff, but why they're gathering so much material for a huge
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monthly rather than a smaller weekly or something is beyond me.
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How to get it: E-mail (listserv@ucsd.edu,SUBSCRIBE HOTT-LIST)
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PRIVACY Forum: Tidbits about threats to privacy from government snoops
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to credit agencies.
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How to get it: E-Mail(privacy-request@vortex.com); FTP (ftp.vortex.com);
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Gopher (gopher.vortex.com).
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ALAWON: An electronic newsletter distributed by the Washington Office of
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the American Library Association that covers federal legislation,
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regulations, policy, and grant opportunities of interest to libraries.
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How to get it: E-mail: (listserv@uicvm {Bitnet} or
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listserv@uicvm.uic.edu {Internet} SUBSCRIBE ALA-WOFirstName LastName).
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CURRENT CITES: A monthly letter for library technology, composed of
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pointers from magazine articles. A little on the dry side, partly because
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of its format.
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How to get it: E-mail (listserv@library.berkeley.edu; SUB CITES YOUR
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NAME); FTP: (ftp.lib.berkeley.edu:/pub/Current.Cites)
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COMPUTER UNDERGROUND DIGEST: The latest news on cyberspace issues.
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CUD's coolest when screaming about the latest hacker or BBS raid, good
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when picking apart government policy issues. But CUD will occasionally
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reprint the ENTIRE AGENDA for some upcoming computer conference. (YAWN!!!)
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How to get it: E-Mail (listserv@uiucvmd.bitnet or
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listserv@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu, SUB CUDIGEST YOUR NAME); Usenet
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(comp.society.cu-digest); FTP (etext.archive.umich.edu:/pub/eff) plus
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lots of other places.
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EFFECTOR: The Electronic Frontier Foundation's membership newsletter,
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great for telecom policy updates.
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How to get it: E-mail: send request to brown@eff.org; FTP (ftp.eff.org);
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Usenet: {preferred!~} (comp.org.eff); Gopher (gopher.eff.org)
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RISKS Forum: Tidbits about the risks computers present in society. One
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edition touched on industrial espionage, data escape from prison, and a
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strange tale of e-mail stalking.
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How to get it: E-mail (risks-request@csl.sri.com); Usenet {preferred!}
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(comp.risks); FTP (crvax.sri.com).
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