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DISCUSSION GROUPS
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Discussion groups are interactive, electronic communication forums on defined subjects or topics. They are
available in two principle formats: listservs and USENET newsgroups. Listservs operate via e-mail
transmission, while USENET newsgroups communicate on Internet-based bulletin boards. The distinction
between the two formats is declining, as many listservs now also archive ongoing email discussions in an
Internet format.
Listservs
Listservs utilize several different e-mail addresses:
Server address - Used only for posting messages to the listserv.
Listserver management address - Primarily used to subscribe and unsubscribe. Other commands
can also be used with this address; i.e., to obtain lists of subscribers, obtain listserv descriptions,
and perform other subscription management functions.
Moderator address - A personal e-mail address. Should only be used for questions, technical
difficulties, concerns, or suggestions about the listserv.
✮ DDDNet – Dedicated to the discussion of taphonomy and other fossil preservation
issues.
Server address: dddnet@uicvm.cc.uic.edu
Moderator: Roy E. Plotnick, University of Chicago at Illinois. Moderator
contact info:
Web: http://tigger.uic.edu/~plotnick/plotnick.htm
E-mail: plotnick@uic.edu
To subscribe: Send e-mail message to listserv@uicvm.cc.uic.edu with no
subject line. Include “SUBSCRIBE DDDNET (your name)”
in body of message.
Paleonet – An active discussion forum for the paleontological community.
Server address: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
Moderator: Norman MacLeod, Dept. of Paleontology, The Natural
History Museum, London, U.K. Moderator contact info:
Web: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/paleonet/
E-mail: N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk
To subscribe: Send e-mail message to PaleoNet-Request@nhm.ac.uk with
no subject line. Include “SUBSCRIBE PALEONET” in
body of message.