From: rush-mgr@syrinx.umd.edu (The National Midnight Star Editor)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Hello from the Rush Mailing List Manager
Date: 15 Apr 92 14:07:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: umd5.12567
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park


Hello all,

    Well I see a newsgroup was finally created for Rush.  I guess since
the original proposal got voted down (for rec.music.rush), someone decided
to create this alt group instead.

    For those of you who don't recognize me, I'm the manager of the Rush
mailing list, "The National Midnight Star."  We've been operating a little
over two years now as a semi-daily, digested mailing list.  Our membership
numbers a little over 1300 people scattered all over the world.  (For those
posting here, you might want to use a distribution of 'world', since we're
everywhere.)

    If anyone is interested in joining the Rush mailing list, I'll post the
normal information file that I've put in rec.music.misc every few months for
the past couple of years at the end of this post.  Turnaround time on sub-
scriptions vary from almost immediate to a couple of days when I'm busy with
work-type issues.  (Yes, I have a real job :-)  As my list is a moderated
mail list, flames are not allowed and screened; only constructive discussion
is permitted.  Also, if you know someone who does not have access to Usenet
but does have mail access, feel free to pass this along to them.

    I don't want to detract from this group by any means, but if you're
interested in being in a mailing list instead of/in addition to this group,
feel free to send mail, or reply to this posting.  My machine, Syrinx.umd.edu
is also an anonymous ftp site for Rush-related information & files; we have
back issues of 450+ digests, all the lyrice to all the albums, interview and
tourbook transcriptions, images in GIF and Sun Rast file format, guitar and
bass tabs, the Roll The Bones tour list from last October through this summer
(not guaranteed, but pretty reliable), and other miscellaneous stuff.  We also
keep and update the Frequently Asked Questions List (FAQL) posted here earlier,
and a list member is in the process of creating a Rush Trivia List as well.

    Here's hoping this newsgroup helps further the cause of Rush fans every-
where!  :-)

Editor,
The National Midnight Star (RUSH fans mailing list)
rush-request@syrinx.umd.edu    or    rush-mgr@syrinx.umd.edu

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This is the management account for "The National Midnight Star (RUSH fans 
mailing list), a mailing list which is distributed to over 1300 people in 
North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It is available via 
Internet, Bitnet, and (sometimes shakey) UUCP/UUNet electronic mail.

It's designed to promote the discussions of RUSH and their music, and
their impact on music and ourselves.  Typical topics discussed are 
the latest album, the latest tour, discussions of lyrics (both new and
old), etc.  

This is a moderated digest; mail is sent to a central point, digest-ified
and then it's redistributed to the list.  Mailings are usually every weekday
at 17:30 EST, but this depends upon work load and general availability.

If you wish to join this discussion forum, send mail with your (real) name 
and an e-mail address to:

    rush-request@syrinx.umd.edu    or
    rush-mgr@syrinx.umd.edu

Once added, you will receive an informational file on how to send mail
to be posted to the list.  What many people do is start out "Hi, I'm new
around here; I'd like to know ... ".  Personal flames are not tolerated.

There is a frequently asked questions list (FAQL); see the introductory
informational file for details.

Editor,
The National Midnight Star (RUSH fans mailing list)
rush-request@syrinx.umd.edu    or    rush-mgr@syrinx.umd.edu