> >Date: Thu, 31 Jan 91 12:35:53 EST > >Sender: National Birding Hotline Cooperative > >From: "Norman C. Saunders" > >Subject: BIRDCHAT is here! > > > > 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 > > > > MAIL example: > > > > SUB BIRDCHAT > > > > 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) > >Bulletin board : So. Arizona Birding BBS > >------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Norman C. Saunders (Norm) > >Bulletin board : The Osprey's Nest Birders' BBS > >------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================