[note: most of these lists are accessible via Internet as well. See other lists-of-lists for contact info.] H-NET Guide to History Lists on Bitnet December 10, 1992 --BITNET address theme of list listname@node (where node = name of computer host) 1. AFAM-L@UMCVMB African-American Research 2. AFAS-L@KENTVM African American Studies and Librarianship 3. AHC-L@DGOGWDG1 Association for History & Computing 4. ALBION-L@UCSBVM British and Irish History 5. AMLIT-L@MIZZOU1 American Literature 6. amwest-l@dosuni1 American West 7. ANCIEN-L@ULKYVM History of the Ancient Mediterranean 8. ANSAX-L@WVNVM Anglo Saxon 9. ARCH-L@DGOGWDG1 (Peered) Archaeology List 10. ARCHIVES@INDYCMS Archives & Archivists 11. ASEH-L@TTUVM1 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORIANS 12. BRITHIST@ERS British History and ERS Test List 13. c18-l@psuvm 18th century 14. EARAM-L@KENTVM Society of Early Americanists (inactive?) 15. EMEDCH-L@USCVM The Early Medieval China 16. emhist-l@rutvm1 early modern Europe 17. EPP-L@BUACCA Albert Einstein Papers Project and Discussion 18. ESPORA-L@UKANVM Spain/Portugal 19. FICINO@UTORONTO FICINO Renaissance/Ref. 20. FRANCEHS@UWAVM French history scholars 21. FRANKLIN@NCSUVM Benjamin Franklin Scholars 22. grmnhist@uscvm German history 23. HABSBURG@PURCCVM Austrian History since 1500 24. HISLAW-L@ULKYVM History of Law (Feudal, Common, Canon) 25. history@psuvm Generic history (sometimes nutty) 26. HPSST-L@QUCDN History and Philosophy of Science 27. HTECH-L@SIVM History of Technology 28. HUMANIST@brownvm HUMANIST (excellent list, little history) 29. IBYCUS-L@USCVM Ibycus (Ancient Greek) 30. ISLAM-L@ULKYVM History of Islam 31. L-CHA@UQAM Canadian Hist. Association 32. MEDIEV-L@UKANVM Medieval 33. MILHST-L@ukanvm Military 34. RENAIS-L@ULKYVM Renaissance 35. rushist@dosuni1 Russian 36. shaker@ukcc Shakers 37. sovhist@dosuni1 Soviet 38. VWAR-L@UBVM Vietnam War 39. WORLD-L@UBVM World History (teaching) 40. WWII-L @UBVM World War II A. HOW to subscribe to a LIST via Bitnet do NOT send a message to the list. Instead send it to the "listserv" that handles the list. (LISTSERV with one "E"). (The Listserv at the other end will figure out your e-address from the message header it gets. Its messages will go to that address automatically.) to subscribe to HISTORY send a message to LISTSERV@PSUVM or for the World War II list. LISTSERV@UBV0M (see below for how to address it) --no "subject" line --the text of your message should be: SUBSCRIBE HISTORY Your Name or SUBSCRIBE WWII-L Richard Jensen 1. To unsubscribe: send this message to Listserv@node UNSUBSCRIBE listname Your Name 2. To put messages on hold for a while, send this message SET listname NOMAIL 3. To resume messages SET listname MAIL B. How to post a message for everyone on list (be sure to sign it, & give your own e-address; and keep a copy--most lists do not automatically send you a copy of your own message.) send it to listname@node for example: HISTORY@PSUVM --note, depending on your operating system, you may have to use one of several variants: check with your computer center on how to send an email message to a bitnet address one variant: (IBM CMS mainframes) NOTE HISTORY@PSUVM or (VAX VMS systems) SEND to:_ in%"HISTORY@PSUVM" or (also Vax) SEND to:_ po%"HISTORY@PSUVM.BITNET"