From: rsquires@cyclops.eece.unm.edu (Roger Squires)
Subject: Mystery Listservs (Was Re: Sue Grafton novels)
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 06:38:23 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <1992Sep26.231831.1@ttd.teradyne.com> kurmas@ttd.teradyne.com writes:
>
>Also, if someone can send me some information about the mystery literature
>listserv mentioned above, I'd greatly appreciate it.
>


From news.lists:
mystery
    Contact: mystery-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Thomas Krueger)

    Purpose: Mystery is a mailing list for mystery and detective
    fiction. Reviews of works and discussions of plot,
    characterization, and other aspects will be discussed. The medium,
    whether novel, movie, or television series, is unimportant.


And from
ftp.nisc.sri.com: netinfo/interest-groups                [9 September 1992]
Welcome to the "List of lists."  This is a listing of special interest
group mailing lists available on the Internet.  This file is available via
anonymous ftp on ftp.nisc.sri.com in netinfo/interest-groups.

DOROTHYL on LISTSERV@KENTVM                  [Last Updated 12-October-1991]
     or LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU

     DOROTHYL is a discussion and idea list for lovers of the mystery
     genre.  It was concocted by a group of women librarians at a July 1991
     Washington, D.C.  meeting of the Association of Research Libraries and
     named in in honor of one of the great women mystery writers of the
     century.  Agatha Christie and Josephine Tey were strong contenders,
     but Dorothy L. Sayers had a LISTSERV-blessed middle initial.  Although
     there was serious discussion about limiting DOROTHY to women
     particpants and it would be entertaining to identify impostors (no
     doubt men would sneak on with anonymous ID@node, to join in DOROTHY's
     energizing discussion), the organizers opted for the widest possible
     number of serious participants.

     Tenets of DOROTHYL:

        -Everyone is welcome.
        -Those who wish to adopt the name of a mystery character, may use
         that name in postings.
        -The participants WILL have fun.

     Some suitable subjects for posting are:

        - Announcements of forthcoming books and previews.
        - Reviews, criticisms, comments, and appreciations of
          mysteries (books, plays, films).
        - Great mystery bookshops.
        - Awards.  It can take a long time to learn which are the
          annual prizewinners.  DOROTHYL may consider posting these as
          files.
        - Mysterious events.  Mystery travels, mystery walks in
          cities, mysteries of life.
        - Ideas for happenings, perhaps an evening of mystery readings
          at ALA or ARL or MLA?
        - An electronic mystery, with clues (apples, perhaps red ones
          of the Macintosh variety?), villains (the mailer-Daemon?),
          red herrings (byte-marks?), heroines, detectives -- the
          potential is as unlimited as the world of networking.

     At the outset, the list will be un-moderated (self-monitored).

     Everyone who joins ought to consider contacting her (his) favorite
     mystery author and inviting her (him) to join this list.  Since many
     mystery writers are academics, this could be a very fruitful and
     exciting chase.

     Subscription Instructions:

     To subscribe from a Bitnet account send an interactive or e-mail
     message addressed to Listserv@kentvm.  From the Internet send mail to
     listserv@kentvm.kent.edu.

     If you send e-mail leave the subject line blank.  The text of the
     message must be:

     Sub DOROTHYL Yourfirstname Yourlastname

     If you have questions please contact the owners.  If you need to know
     how to send e-mail or interactive messages contact your local computer
     services people for assistance with your local system.

     Yours for networked thrills, the Owners:

     Harriet Vane (Harriet@e-math.ams.com) Kinky X.Y.Z Friedman
     (Tey@e-math.ams.com)

Roger Squires
rsquires@cyclops.eece.unm.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.books