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Dear colleagues,
In reply to Mikko Lammi at FINKUO (University of Kuopio, Finland),
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 88 11:20:00 N
>Sender: Biomechanics listserver
>From: MLAMMI@FINKUO
>Subject: SUBSCRIBERS
>
>I wonder, whether there exists a nameserver in this list, so that subscribers
>can search for other people subscribed to it.
>
>Mikko Lammi
I should like to point out that when announcing and creating BIOMCH-L, I decided
to protect the subscribers' identities; only if one posts to the list, the sen-
der's identity is revealed. After all, it is unusual for an academic journal to
publish it's subscriber database, but any author must reveal his identity and
address; I see no reason why this should be different for an email discussion
list and/or newsletter.
If a majority on the list (once it has more than the currently limited number of
only 32 known subscribers?) prefers to make this information public, I would be
happy to modify the list's profile accordingly. Until now, I have confined my-
self to mentioning the subscribers' countries, and the REVIEW BIOMCH-L command
to LISTSERV@HEARN will not provide individual names and email addresses.
I'll appreciate any comments on this issue, either posted on BIOMCH-L (if you
think that your views warrant general dissemination) or by direct email to me.
One point of interest for all of us might be that each subscriber post a sum-
mary description of his (or his laboratory's) activities; this might result
in new ideas and discussions. At present, most of us are "posting into the
dark".
Regards -- Herman J. Woltring (BIOMCH-L list editor)
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
In reply to Mikko Lammi at FINKUO (University of Kuopio, Finland),
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 88 11:20:00 N
>Sender: Biomechanics listserver
>From: MLAMMI@FINKUO
>Subject: SUBSCRIBERS
>
>I wonder, whether there exists a nameserver in this list, so that subscribers
>can search for other people subscribed to it.
>
>Mikko Lammi
I should like to point out that when announcing and creating BIOMCH-L, I decided
to protect the subscribers' identities; only if one posts to the list, the sen-
der's identity is revealed. After all, it is unusual for an academic journal to
publish it's subscriber database, but any author must reveal his identity and
address; I see no reason why this should be different for an email discussion
list and/or newsletter.
If a majority on the list (once it has more than the currently limited number of
only 32 known subscribers?) prefers to make this information public, I would be
happy to modify the list's profile accordingly. Until now, I have confined my-
self to mentioning the subscribers' countries, and the REVIEW BIOMCH-L command
to LISTSERV@HEARN will not provide individual names and email addresses.
I'll appreciate any comments on this issue, either posted on BIOMCH-L (if you
think that your views warrant general dissemination) or by direct email to me.
One point of interest for all of us might be that each subscriber post a sum-
mary description of his (or his laboratory's) activities; this might result
in new ideas and discussions. At present, most of us are "posting into the
dark".
Regards -- Herman J. Woltring (BIOMCH-L list editor)
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands