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Date:         Mon, 7 Sep 1992 19:32:18 EDT
From:         Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject:      GNET network and list

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Date:         Mon, 7 Sep 1992 14:20:26 EDT
From:         Tom Benson 814-865-4201 <T3B@PSUVM.BITNET>

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|             COMMUNICATION RESEARCH AND THEORY NETWORK              |
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Date:    Sun 6 Sep 92 16:36:31-PDT
[from]   Laurence Press <LPRESS@ISI.EDU>
Subject: GNET: Networking archive & list

             GNET: an Archive and Electronic Journal

                  Toward a Truly Global Network

Computer-mediated communication networks are growing
rapidly, yet they are not truly global -- they are
concentrated in affluent parts of North America, Western
Europe, and parts of Asia.

GNET is an archive/journal for documents pertaining to the
effort to bring the net to lesser-developed nations and the
poorer parts of developed nations.  (Net access is better in
many "third world" schools than in South-Central Los
Angeles).  GNET consists of two parts, an archive directory
and a moderated discussion.

Archived documents are available by anonymous ftp from the
directory global_net at dhvx20.csudh.edu (155.135.1.1).  To
conserve bandwidth, the archive contains an abstract of each
document, as well as the full document.  (Those without ftp
access can contact me for instructions on mail-based
retrieval).

In addition to the archive, there is a moderated GNET
discussion list.  The list is limited to discussion of the
documents in the archive.  It is hoped that document authors
will follow this discussion, and update their documents
accordingly.  If this happens, the archive will become a
dynamic journal.  Monthly mailings will list new papers
added to the archive.

We wish broad participation, with papers from nuts-and-bolts
to visionary.  Suitable topics include, but are not
restricted to:

   descriptions of networks and projects
   host and user hardware and software
   connection options and protocols
   current and proposed applications
   education using the global net
   user and system administrator training
   social, political or spriritual impact
   economic and environmental impact
   politics and funding
   free speech, security and privacy
   directories of people and resources

To submit a document to the archive or subscribe to the
moderated discussion list, use the address
gnet_request@dhvx20.csudh.edu.

Larry Press
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU