There have been changes in Internet list servers and Web pages since this column was originally written, and so some descriptions have been edited or deleted, while others have been added. The Internet continues to grow at a phenomenal rate. This column will provide an update on Section activities on the Internet, as well as information on other activities and resources that should be of interest to lawyers wishing to learn more about estate and trust law through the Internet.
List servers maintain mailing lists automatically.
Mailing lists are useful, because they allow groups of users to share messages among themselves through e-mail. While viewing a Web document, a user can use a mouse to click on a word, phrase or picture within the document and cause a linked document to be loaded that provides more information about the word, phrase or picture. The next document does not have to reside on the same computer as the document to which it was linked. For example, clicking on a menu found on a computer at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, can automatically load a document from a computer at the University of California at San Diego or Cambridge University in England. The Section has already established a presence on the Internet, both through a Web page and e-mail discussion lists.