cwilliamson@pimacc.pima.edu (02/01/91)
The National Birding Hotline Cooperative Expands Again! The National Birding Hotline Cooperative (NBHC) is pleased to announce the formation of a new discussion list, BIRDCHAT, on the LISTSERV at ARIZVM1. Have you wanted to chat about the hotline transcripts on the NBHC's other three mailing lists but been yelled at by the list moderators when you tried? BIRDCHAT is for you! Have you always wanted to gain access to Usenet's rec.birds discussion list but couldn't because your Bitnet node didn't support a link to Usenet? BIRDCHAT is for you! Are you a birder, a bird watcher, or just interested in learning more about the fascinating world of wild birds? Or are you interested in birds as a highly visible indicator of ecological conditions? Then BIRDCHAT is for you! BIRDCHAT is an unmoderated discussion list on wild birds, birding, and birders. The subscribers will set the tone of the discussion and the directions it will take. Our only hope is that BIRDCHAT users will stick to wild birds and leave messages about pet birds and falconry to other venues. You may subscribe to BIRDCHAT by sending an interactive SUBSCRIBE command or by including a SUBSCRIBE command as the ONLY line of a MAIL message to LISTSERV@ARIZVM1, as follows: Interactive example from CMS: TELL LISTSERV AT ARIZVM1 SUB BIRDCHAT <Your full name> MAIL example: SUB BIRDCHAT <Your full name> To cancel your subscription, issue the SIGNOFF command to LISTSERV@ARIZVM1: SIGNOFF BIRDCHAT Do NOT send SIGNOFF or other LISTSERV commands to BIRDCHAT! If you are on the Internet network, subscription messages should be sent to LISTSERV@ARIZVM1.BITNET and messages to the list should be mailed to BIRDCHAT@ARIZVM1.BITNET. In some cases, Internet mailer programs will not know how to get to a local Internet/Bitnet gateway. If this appears to be a problem for you, send subscription messages to: LISTSERV%ARIZVM1.BITNET@CORNELLC.CIT.CORNELL.EDU and messages for the discussion list to: BIRDCHAT%ARIZVM1.BITNET@CORNELLC.CIT.CORNELL.EDU In addition, please note that the following three mailing lists are maintained for the purposes of disseminating timely transcripts of local birding hotline tapes: BIRDEAST, BIRDCNTR, and BIRDWEST. They may be subscibed to as described above for BIRDCHAT. The following states are currently represented with transcribed hotlines on the three regional lists: BIRDEAST BIRDCNTR BIRDWEST ======== ======== ======== Maine Ohio New Mexico Connecticut Iowa Arizona New York Ontario California New Jersey Indiana Pennsylvania Michigan Delaware Texas Maryland Kansas Dist. of Columbia Virginia Florida If you have any questions, problems, or suggestions please send a note to us at one of the addresses listed below: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles B. Williamson (Chuck) Bitnet address : CHUCKW%EVAX2@ARIZEVAX.BITNET Internet address : CHUCKW%EVAX2@Arizona.edu CWILLIAMSON@PimaCC.Pima.edu Snail mail : 4425 E. Pima Tucson, AZ 85712 Phones : 602-323-2955 (voice) Bulletin board : 602-881-4280 So. Arizona Birding BBS ------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman C. Saunders (Norm) Bitnet address : NYS@NIHCU.BITNET Internet address : NYS@CU.NIH.GOV Snail mail : 1261 Cavendish Drive Colesville, MD 20905 Phones : 202-272-5248 (o--Washington, DC) : 301-989-9035 (h--Colesville, MD) Bulletin board : 301-989-9036 The Osprey's Nest Birders' BBS (Colesville, MD -- PC Pursuitable) -------------------------------------------------------------------