NEW LIST: nis - Network Information Services Announcements
Susan Calcari
CERFnet has announced the establishment of a new mailing list to
serve network information service providers and end users. In a
nutshell, the n...@cerf.net list will be a group effort (in true
Internet style) to concentrate network information services (nis)
announcements onto one list for everyone's use. A few dozen
individuals around the Internet will each be monitoring a specific
source (mailing list, news group, list serve) and sending the
information to CERFnet. We will serve as the moderator, forwarding
pertinent submissions to the entire readership of the list, omitting
duplicates.
In this way, individuals can receive regular nis information even if
they choose not to read discussion lists. This should prove
especially valuable for end users in specific disciplines who are not
in the networking business, but are using the network as tool and a
resource.
Advantages:
* everyone doesn't have to read every mailing list to stay current
* volume will stay low (it won't be a discussion list)
* pointers will be provided for more info and discussion
What you can do:
* To subscribe: send mail to list...@cerf.net with the following
command in the body of message:
subscribe <your mailing address> nis
(Note the difference in format from other LISTSERV servers)
* to volunteer to monitor a source: send mail to n...@cerf.net
* to submit an item of interest for the list to the moderator,
comments, suggestions, helpful hints, etc.
send mail to n...@cerf.net
Contact:
Susan Calcari (619) 455-3900
Director, Network Information Services FAX: (619) 455-3990
CERFnet P.O. Box 85608
calc...@cerf.net San Diego, CA. 92186-9784