From: winter@sporty.col.oh.us (Winter Guard Information)
Subject: WGIS
Reply-To: winter@sporty.col.oh.us (Winter Guard Information)
Organization: J. A. Anderson & Company, Columbus, OH
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 05:08:39 GMT



Announcing a new service!!!

WGIS - Winter Guard Information Service.

   I've created this so that information that might not be of interest to
everyone on these groups can be accessed without the need to post it to
news.  I have gotten permission from WGI to reprint articles from their
publications including FOCUS.  These files are large so instead of
posting them they will be available through this service.  I am also in
the process of obtaining schedules from as many of the local circuits
around the country as possible.  These will also be available and will be
divided into regions.  
   To use the service send email to:  winter@sporty.col.oh.us
   with a subject line of          :  Request

   Then to access the different services include the following commands in
the body of the message:


        Topic                           |    include
----------------------------------------|-------------------------------
  begin request                         |  :begin
  end request                           |  :end
  current WGIS index                    |  :index
  help using WGIS (not complete yet)    |  :help
  what states are included in each      |
    region for contests & results       |  :regions
  contact addresses for circuits in     |
    a specific region                   |  :circon.[region]
  contact addresses for guards in       |
    a specific region                   |  :grdcon.[region]
  list of contest schedules I have and  |
    what region each is in              |  :schlist
  contest schedules for circuits in     |
    a specific region                   |  :sch.[region]
 [region] can be: NE,E,S,MW,N,NW,SW,CN  |
  Ohio Color Guard Circuit schedule     |  added to sch.mw
  Starting a winter guard? pub from WGI |  :start
  Articles from WGI FOCUS - 10/92       |  :foc1092
----------------------------------------|------------------------------

  Be sure to include a :begin before any other :<command> and a :end
as the last command.  The help text is not written yet because I've been
waiting to see what kinds of pointers I need to include.

  I will be adding more issues of FOCUS, another publication from WGI
titled "Creating a Color Guard", contest schedules, contest results (also
by regions), a color guard FAQ and anything you would like to suggest.

  I am working on the FAQ now.  If anyone has any suggestions, or would
like something included please email them to me at the above address.
Include Submittal in the subject line.

  Currently this system is manual so it may take a day or so to get the
files back out to you.  I am planning on automating it as soon as I can.

  If anyone has any suggestions or comments please let me know.  I've
cross posted this because it seems that there is still some disagreement
in if wgi posts are going to go to r.a.m.m or r.a.m.d.  After we
decide where winter guard posts are going to go I will only post these messages
to that group.  I will repost this in two weeks.

                        Thanks for the bandwidth.


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| *To access WGIS, send email to:  winter@sporty.col.oh.us                   |
|  with a subject line of       :  Request                                   |
|                                                                            |
|  Include the following commands in the body of the message:                |
|                                                                            |
|       Topic              |      Include                                    |
|  ----------------------------------------------------------                |
|  help using WGIS         | :help                                           |
|  current WGIS index      | :index                                          |
|                                                                            |
| *To contact me, send email to:  winter@sporty.col.oh.us                    |
|  or                          :  curtis@sporty.col.oh.us                    |
|  with a subject line of      :  Admin                                      |
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