NZPEM001@sivm.bitnet (Michael Stuewe) (04/10/90)
CONSLINK
A BITNET BASED ELECTRONIC CONFERENCE AND BULLETIN BOARD
ON ALL TOPICS OF BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
The Smithsonian Institution is involved in
conservation related education and research projects
world-wide. We established CONSLINK as an electronic
conference and bulletin board to improve communication
between individuals and institutions around the world
who are interested in the general topic of biological
conservation.
CONSLINK is distributed through BITNET, an
academic and research computer network, which is
internationally connected to many other networks. Using
only a few commands you should be able to make full use
of CONSLINK. At the end and in a separate file,
CONSLINK HELP, we provide a brief summary of these
commands and how to use them. In case you have no
success accessing CONSLINK, please contact your
computer center.
THE CONSLINK CONFERENCE
When you sign up for the CONSLINK CONFERENCE, your
user-id will be added to a distribution list. Any
electronic mail that you send to the BITNET address
CONSLINK AT SIVM will automatically be sent to everyone
on that distribution list. In case you would like to
comment on a message you received on CONSLINK, you have
the choice to either reply to the whole CONSLINK
CONFERENCE or to the individual who originally sent the
message.
The scope and degree of expertise available to
CONSLINK users depends upon the number of participants.
Therefore, we welcome your enrollment and encourage you
to distribute this message to your colleagues. If you
have a question or information about any particular
conservation-related topic, send it to CONSLINK, and
see if someone has the answer. Topics of general
interest include dates of conferences, symposia, and
workshops; new publications; grants and positions that
have become available. Why not let everyone know what
you know!
THE CONSLINK BULLETIN BOARD
In the months to come we will compile a set of
files on general conservation related topics that will
reside on the CONSLINK BULLETIN BOARD. They will
include lists of conferences, references, grants,
positions, and news items of general interest. These
files will be generated from the discussions of the
CONSLINK CONFERENCE. You can instruct the Smithsonian's
computer with simple commands to send you the files at
any time. An index of all files is available and is
regularly updated.
AN INTRODUCTION TO CONSLINK COMMANDS
CONSLINK works two ways:
- You can register for the CONSLINK CONFERENCE and have
your name included on a distribution list. That
way you can send the same message to every
participant on the list and receive all messages
sent by everyone else on the list.
- You can instruct the Smithsonian Institution's
computer to send you files of general interest
from the CONSLINK BULLETIN BOARD. You do not have
to be registered for the conference to do that.
The commands you have to use to interact with CONSLINK
depend on the computer system through which your
institution is connected to BITNET.
- If you are using an IBM 370 class or compatible
mainframe which uses the CP/CMS operating system,
and is connected directly to BITNET, you may issue
the commands:
TELL LISTSERV AT SIVM SUBSCRIBE CONSLINK Your Name
to have your name added to the distribution list of the
CONSLINK CONFERENCE. Once registered, any mail that you
want to send to all participants on this list should be
addressed to
CONSLINK AT SIVM.
TELL LISTSERV AT SIVM GET CONSLINK HELP
to have the Smithsonian's computer automatically send
the file CONSLINK HELP to your account. This file
contains a summary of the CONSLINK commands.
TELL LISTSERV AT SIVM INDEX CONSLINK
to have the Smithsonian's computer automatically send
the file CONSLINK FILELIST to your account. This file
is an index of all files available on the CONSLINK
BULLETIN BOARD. At present these are INFO, HELP,
MEETINGS, and monthly summaries of the ongoing
discussion in the CONSLINK CONFERENCE. More will be
added as they become available.
- If you are using a VAX machine which is connected
directly to BITNET you will have to substitute
TELL LISTSERV AT SIVM with:
SEND LISTSERV@SIVM
- If you are not connected directly to BITNET but
rather use a different computer network that has a
gateway to BITNET, you may not be able to issue
the TELL LISTSERV AT SIVM command. Instead you
should send a regular mail item (note) to LISTSERV
AT SIVM which contains only the commands
SUBSCRIBE CONSLINK Your Name and/or
INDEX CONSLINK and/or
GET CONSLINK HELP and/or
GET CONSLINK MEETINGS etc.
CONSLINK
c/o Michael Stuewe
Conservation and Research Center
National Zoological Park
Smithsonian Institution
Front Royal, VA 22630, USA
BITNET: NZPEM001 at SIVM
Please distribute this message among your colleagues.