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Tim Henderson <thenders@mail.lanline.com> wrote:
fyi, a "listserv" like NABOKOV-:L differs from a newsgroup -- a
newsgroup keeps a public collection of the messages posted; whereas a
listserv has no public presence per se: it only redistributes e-mail to
subscribers.
There's a fascinating account of the rise of both forms in a book
called, I think, "Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the
Internet."
From: Donald Harington <dharingt@comp.uark.edu>
> "Now a newsgroup?" What is NABOKV-L if not a newsgroup? And how is the
>
> _new_ newsgroup essentially different?
>
> On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Galya Diment wrote:
>
> > From: Micheal Beatty <mikelbt@interaccess.com>
> >
> > I just wanted to let everyone know that there is now a newsgroup
> dedicated
> > to VN. I created it last night and there have already been a couple
> of posts
> > (and a bit of spam) so urge your news administrators to carry the
> newgroup
> > and join in the conversation.
> >
> > Micheal B.
> > mikelbt@interaccess.com
> >
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Tim Henderson, Database Manager work: thenders@mail.lanline.com
Gannett Suburban Newspapers home: thomas.henderson@mne.net
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White Plains, NY 10604
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Uncle Wally's Poetry Corner:
A. A violent order is a disorder; and
B. A great disorder is an order. These
Two things are one. (Pages of illustrations.)
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fyi, a "listserv" like NABOKOV-:L differs from a newsgroup -- a
newsgroup keeps a public collection of the messages posted; whereas a
listserv has no public presence per se: it only redistributes e-mail to
subscribers.
There's a fascinating account of the rise of both forms in a book
called, I think, "Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the
Internet."
From: Donald Harington <dharingt@comp.uark.edu>
> "Now a newsgroup?" What is NABOKV-L if not a newsgroup? And how is the
>
> _new_ newsgroup essentially different?
>
> On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Galya Diment wrote:
>
> > From: Micheal Beatty <mikelbt@interaccess.com>
> >
> > I just wanted to let everyone know that there is now a newsgroup
> dedicated
> > to VN. I created it last night and there have already been a couple
> of posts
> > (and a bit of spam) so urge your news administrators to carry the
> newgroup
> > and join in the conversation.
> >
> > Micheal B.
> > mikelbt@interaccess.com
> >
--
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Tim Henderson, Database Manager work: thenders@mail.lanline.com
Gannett Suburban Newspapers home: thomas.henderson@mne.net
1 Gannett Drive (914) 694-5309
White Plains, NY 10604
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Uncle Wally's Poetry Corner:
A. A violent order is a disorder; and
B. A great disorder is an order. These
Two things are one. (Pages of illustrations.)
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