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Networks and Community Compiled 015
NETWORKS AND COMMUNITY : feb 22, 1994
Networks and Community is devoted to encouraging
LOCAL resource creation & GLOBAL resource sharing.
The 9th report of 1994 is the 15th weekly survey.
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coverage in this special issue included an extensive 4part list of
resources for those interested in community networking.
part 1: GENERAL CIVIC NETWORKING AND RELATED ISSUES
DISCUSSION AND ONGOING ASSISTANCE RESOURCES
part 2: DISCUSSION AND WORK LISTS FOR INDIVIDUAL CIVIC NETWORKS
or REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PUBLIC NETWORK EFFORTS
part 3: TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITY FACILITIES
part 4: CURRENT INFORMATION SOURCES
part 5: ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY NETWORKING
AND RELATED ISSUES
The regular issue will appear tomorrow. It has been delayed by my
deleting of all my files last friday. Some days it just doesn't pay...
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NETWORKS & COMMUNITY
version: 2.0
frequency: occasional
Date: February 22, 1994
Compiler: Sam Sternberg samsam@vm1.yorku.ca
keywords: community, freenet, free-net, privacy, funding,
legislation access, technology
audience: network developers, community activists, free-net
organizers, fundraisers, social policy analysts.
I am including a list of major sources of information about
community access systems such as free-nets and issues which effect
them. It is a good guide to historical repositories of information,
ongoing debate and discussion, and useful tools for those
attempting to open or run a community computing facility.
To simplify the job of finding these resources I will point you
to a collection of resources rather than a source whenever that's
possible. I am grateful for the previous work in gathering a
resource lists by Sherri Steele and Stanton McCandlish
<mech@eff.org> at EFF and by Art "Rambo" McGee. I have made very
extensive use of their lists in compiling this one.
GENERAL CIVIC NETWORKING AND RELATED ISSUES
DISCUSSION AND ONGOING ASSISTANCE RESOURCES
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each entry has the following information
LIST NAME | SUBSCRIPTION Provider's net location | DESCRIPTION
To subscribe, send a one line message that says:
SUBSCRIBE LIST_NAME YOUR_FIRST_NAME YOUR_LAST_NAME
to the appropriate subscription provider's net location.
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ACE-MG | almanac@esusda.gov
|Americans Communicating Electronically ) primary info source on
government action to improve public access
ALA-WO | listserv@uicvm.uic.edu
| regular reports on legislation - information
access - other matters effecting library networks
CO_PUB_INFO | listproc@resudox.net |Canada's Coalition for Public
Information
COM-PRIV | com-priv-request@psi.com
|Commercialization/Privatization of Inet
COMM_DEV | listserv@zeus.med.uottawa.ca |Community Mobilization
& Health
COMMUNET | listserv@uvmvm.uvm.edu
| Community and Civic Networks - THE PRIMARY LIST
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COMMUNITY-ACCESS | community-access-request@parc.xerox.com
| Community Access Issues
CET-MG | almanac@esusda.gov
| Communities in Economic Transition - for rural
and small town groups
COMMUNITY-ACCESS | community-access-request@parc.xerox.com
|Community Access Issues
COSNDISC | listserv@bitnic.educom.edu
| Consortium for School Networking
CPSR | listserv@gwuvm.gwu.edu
| Computer Professions for Social Responsibility -
censorship and network related social issues
CYPHERPUNKS |Main subscribe requests: cypherpunks-request@toad.com
| The Cypherpunks mailing lists exist for those interested in
cryptography and it's political rammifications
FREENET-ADMIN | listserv@nptn.org
| Free-Net Administrators - current issues facing organizers
funding - managing - law - etc.
FREENET-TECH | listprocessor@cunews.carleton.ca
| Technical Net Operations - advice and
assistance - excellent source of technical info
RURALDATA | ruraldata-info-request@cic.net
|Rural Datafication Project ) planning rural community access to
the Internet
RURALNET | listserv@gibbs.oit.unc.edu
|Rural Networking general discussion
PACS-L | listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu
| Library & Public Access Computer Systems - the most
intellectual of the lists - excellent issue analysis
Some of these lists are archived; and the archives are accessible
through the gopher at Rice University in Houston or the Well.
Gopher: riceinfo.rice.edu
Gopher: gopher.well.sf.ca.us )> community
DISCUSSION AND WORK LISTS FOR INDIVIDUAL CIVIC NETWORK EFFORTS
or REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PUBLIC NETWORK EFFORTS
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ALICE | listserv@searn.sunet.se
|Civic Networking in Italy
BEVPUB-L | listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu
|Blacksburg Electronic VillageT h) T
CALNET-L | majordomo@rain.org
|Local/Regional Networking in California
CAN-FREENET | listprocessor@cunews.carleton.ca
|Canadian Free-Nets
CHARNET | listserv@gibbs.oit.unc.edu
|Charlotte(NC) Free-Net
CITYNET | listserv@unccvm.uncc.edu
|Charlotte Libraries Connectivity
COMMUNITY-NETWORKS)| majordomo@traffic.engr.washington.edu
|Seattle Community Network
FREENET | listserv@cms.cc.wayne.edu
|Greater Detroit Free-Net listserv@waynest1.bitnet
FREENET-DISCUSS | majordomo@uclink.berkeley.edu
|Berkeley Free-Net Discussion
ITHACANET-L | listserv@cornell.edu
|Ithaca [Free]Net Discussion
LANET | listserv@dhvx20.csudh.edu
|Community Nets in Los Angeles, CA
MTLNET | listserv@vm1.mcgill.ca |Montreal Freenet
cni.org |Telecomm Policy Roundtable Forum
RTPFREENET | listserv@gibbs.oit.unc.edu
|Triangle Free-Net
SPI-COOP | adamfast@u.washington.edu
|Seattle People's Internet Cooperative ) the first attempt at a
community owned networking co)op.
SVP | jvsv-services@eit.com
|Smart Valley Project(JV:SV) The silicon valley effort that is a
mix of commercial and community networking
TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITY FACILITIES
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each entry has the following information
TYPE OF RESOURCE | LOCATION OF RESOURCE | DESCRIPTION
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT | gopher lan.vita.org
3rd WORLD
path ->developnet news
-> technology transfer ->
| 3rd world community networks - tools
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT | gopher riceinfo.rice.eduT h) T
ON A BUDGET
path ->psgnet/rainnet ...
->tools for low cost networks ->
| software and advice for net builders
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT | gopher riceinfo.rice.edu
AND FUNDING
path ->grants ->
| fundraising resources
ALSO
| gopher cypher.esusda.gov
path ->resources for non profits
->resource development ->
| location of foundation center libraries
and book listing funding info sources.
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT | gopher riceinfo.rice.edu
AND CULTURE
path -> computer networks ....->
| lots of goodies including
Center for Civic Networking
civic nets, community nets
freenets, NPTN, etc.
ALSO
path -> computing
-> social issues ->
| various journals on social impacts of
computing
CURRENT INFORMATION SOURCES
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each entry has the following information
TYPE OF RESOURCE | LOCATION OF RESOURCE | DESCRIPTION
GLOBAL ACCESS TO CIVIC NETWORKING INFORMATION |
Gopher: gopher.well.sf.ca.us
path )>community ))>civic nets....
| This site provides extensive access to both documents and other
sites which are involved in all aspects of civic nets and freenets
ISSUE ANALYSIS | gopher wired.com
| articles about technology and society
OPERATING FREENET SYSTEMS | gopher info.senecac.on.ca
path ->interesting places
->city freenets
| best access list for community nets
ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY NETWORKING
AND RELATED ISSUES
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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
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AUSTRALIA
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ELECTRONIC FRONTIERS AUSTRALIA (EFA)
Early in 1994 Electronic Frontiers Australia will be formed to
define, promote and defend the rights of electronic network users.
This new organisation will be similar to EFF in the USA. If you
want to take part in the formation of EFA (and influence its basic
objectives and policies), send a subscribe request to the list
request address listed below.
General: Michael Baker <mbaker@apanix.apana.org.au>
CompuServe: Michael Baker <100026,1312>
FidoNet: Michael Baker, 3:800/838
Mailing list requests: efa-request@iinet.com.au
FTP: ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/EF-Australia
Usenet: aus.org.efa
IRC: join #EFA, or contact dking@suburbia.apana.org.au
EFA, c/o Michael Baker
P.O. Box 5
Flaxley SA 5153 Australia
Voice: +61 08 388 8439
Fax: +61 08 388 9532
UK/GREAT BRITAIN
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COMMUNITY
Set up in 1993, partly in response to the activities of FAST and
ELSPA in their suggestion that BBSs should be subjected to
registration procedures to operate legally. Aims of CommUnity
"expressly modelled on EFF, though we are as yet very much
smaller."
General: David Swarbrick <david@swarb.demon.co.uk>
UK CRYPTO-PRIVACY ASSOCIATION
The UK branch of the Cypherpunks. Unlike the "main" CP group, the
UK is not a virtual organization (namely a mailling list) but is
in fact an physical one as well.
[no contact info yet]
USA
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AMERICANS COMMUNICATING ELECTRONICALLY (ACE)
ACE membership is diverse and represents private and govt.
organizations and individuals who wish to promote interactive
communications among federal, state, and local governments, private
businesses, public libraries, and schools, rural cooperatives,
public and private universities, community-based arts and theater
groups, voluntary associations, job training services, and health
care organizations.
Basic info: info@ace.esusda.govT h) T
Mailing list subscriptions: almanac@ace.esusda.gov [message body:
subscribe <list> <your name>]
CENTER FOR CIVIC NETWORKING (CCN/CIVICNET)
The Center for Civic Networking promotes broad public
benefits of the emerging national information infrastructure.
The Center's Programs focus on framing a national vision for civic
networking, developing a policy framework that supports civic
networking, developing and supporting model civic networking
projects, and assisting in the technology transfer based benefits
of civic networking.
General: Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@world.std.com>
<mfidelman@civicnet.org>, Exec. Dir.
Richard Civille <rciville@civicnet.org>, Dir., DC office
FTP: ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/CCN
world.std.com, ftp/amo/civicnet
Voice: +1 202 362 3831 (R. Civille, Washington DC office)
COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CPSR)
CPSR conducts many activities to protect privacy and
civil liberties. Membership is open to the public and support is
welcome. CPSR maintains local chapters in several US cities.
General (nat'l. HQ): cpsr@csli.stanford.edu
General (DC offc.): Marc Rotenberg <rotenberg@washofc.cpsr.org>
Washington DC chapter: Larry Hunter <hunter@nlm.nih.gov>
NY chapter: David Friedlander <friedd@pipeline.com>
Berkeley CA chapter: Jim Davis <cpsr-berkeley@csli.stanford.edu>
Judi Clark <judic@netcom.com>
Palo Alto CA chapter: Andre Bacard <abaca
Portland OR chapter: Erik Nilsson <erikn@goldfish.mitron.tek.com>
Los Angeles chapter: Rodney J. Hoffman <rodney@oxy.edu>
Mailing lists: listserv@cpsr.org (cpsr-cpu, bawit-announce, etc.)
listserv@gwuvm.gwu.edu (cpsr)
FTP: ftp.cpsr.org
Gopher: gopher.cpsr.org
P.O. Box 717
666 Pennsylvania Ave. SE P.O. Box 40361
Voice: +1 415 322 3778 Washington DC 20003 USA
Fax: +1 202 547 5482
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
A non-profit public interest membership organization, working to
protect individual rights in the emerging information age. EFF
supports legal and legislative action to protect the civil
liberties of online users.
Basic info: info@eff.org
Online newsletter: Stanton McCandlish <mech@eff.org>
Mailing list requests: eff@eff.org (eff-talk, newsletter)
FTP: ftp.eff.org,
Gopher: gopher.eff.org
WAIS: wais.eff.org
World Wide Web URL: http://www.eff.org/
Usenet: comp.org.eff.talk, comp.org.eff.news,T h) T
1001 G St. NW, Suite 950 E
Washington DC 20001, USA
voice: +1 202 347 5400
fax: +1 202 393 5509
NATIONAL PUBLIC TELECOMPUTING NETWORK (NPTN) - AKA FREE-NET
The National Public Telecomputing Network exists to make free
public access to computerized communications and information
services a reality; to help people in cities throughout the U.S.
and the world to establish free, open access, community computer
systems (Free-Nets); to link those systems together into a common
network similar to National Public Radio or PBS on TV; to help
supplement what the local systems are able to produce.
General: info@nptn.org [note: this is not an automailer, but a
person]
National Public Telecomputing Network
P.O. Box 1987
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Voice: 216-247-5800
FAX: 216-247-332
Community Free-Net affiliate systems + modem number
Big Sky Telegraph
Dillon, Montana +1 406 683 7680
Buffalo Free-Net
Buffalo, New York +1 716 645 6128
Cleveland Free-Net
Cleveland, Ohio A
AA h # A+1 216 368 3888
COIN
Columbia, Missouri +1 314 884 7000
Denver Free-Net
Denver, Colorado +1 303 270 4865
Heartland Free-Net
Peoria, Illinois +1 309 674 1100
Lorain County Free-Net
Elyria, OhioA 8 AA
AA h # A+1 216 366 9721
Medina County Free-Net
Medina, OhioA 8 AA
AA h # A+1 216 723 6732
National Capital Free-Net
Ottawa, Ont., Canada +1 613 780 3733
Tallahassee Free-Net
Tallahassee, Florida +1 904 576 6330
Tristate Online
Cincinnati, Ohio +1 513 579 1990
Victoria Free-Net
Victoria, BC, Canada +1 604 595 2300
Wellington Citynet
Wellington, New Zealand +64 4 801 3060
Youngstown Free-Net
Youngstown, Ohio +1 216 742 3072
For more detailed information, including internet addresses and
login
instructions, see ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/NPTN-Freenet/login.infoT
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GLOBAL/MULTINATIONAL
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INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS (IGC)
The Institute for Global Communications (IGC) provides computer
networking tools for international communications and information
exchange. The IGC Networks -- PeaceNet, EcoNet, ConflictNet and
LaborNet -- comprise the world's only computer communications
system dedicated solely to environmental preservation, peace,
and human rights. New technologies are helping these worldwide
communities cooperate more effectively and efficiently. IGC
maintains a major program to develop low-cost access
to computer networking from outside the United States, especially
in non-industrialized areas. This program is the Association of
Progressive Communications (APC) which now includes low-cost
computer networks in several countries.
Basic info: apc-info@igc.apc.org, igc-info@igc.apc.org
General: support@igc.apc.org, support@igc.org
PeaceNet staff: peacenet@igc.apc.org
US/Mexico/China/Japan/MidEast: support@ign.apc.org
Argentina (Wamani/CCI network): apoyo@wamani.apc.org
Australia/Pac. Is./SE
Brasil/misc. S.Am. areas (AlterNex/IBASE network):
suporte@ax.apc.org
Canada/Cuba (Web/Nirv Centre network): support@web.apc.org
Ecuador (EcuaNex network): intercom@ecuanex.apc.org
Nicaragua/Panama/misc Central Am. areas (Nicarao/CRIES network):
support@ni.apc.org
Germany/Italy/Austria/Switzerland/Zagreb/Beograd (ComLink e.V.
network): support@oln.comlink.de
Russia/Commonwealth of Independent States (GlasNet):
support@glas.apc.org
S. Africa (SANGONet): support@wn.apc.org
Sweden/Scandinavia/Baltic/St. Petersburg area (NordNet):
support@pns.apc.org
Uruguay/Paraguay (Chasque network): apoyo@chasque.org.uy
UK/Africa/misc.
Asian & European areas (GREENET): support@gn.apc.org
Institue for Global Communications
18 de Boom St.
San Francisco CA 94107 USA
Voice: +1 415 442 0220 (USA/etc.)
+1 416 596 0212 (Can./Cuba)
A
A +54 1 35 6842 (Arg.)
A
A +44 71 608 3040 (UK/etc.)
A
A +61 7 257 1111 (Austral./etc.)
A
A +49 511 350 1573 (Ger./It./etc.)
+55 21 286 0348 (Braz./etc.)
+7 095 207 0704 (Rus./CIS)
A
A +27 11 838 6943 (S.Af.)
+46 8 6000331 (Swe./etc.)
A
A +593 2 528 716 (Ecu.)
A
A +505 2 26 2 28 (Nic./etc.)T h) T
A
A +598 2 596 192 (Uru./Para.)
Fax: +1 415 546 1794 (USA) - contact other offices for non US
fax numbers and mailing addresses.
REGIONAL/LOCAL
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USA
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*DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA/WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA*
CapAccess is an interactive public access network providing
information and education for the metropolitan DC area. It
integrates diverse media and allows access to a wide variety of
free public information about government, health and human
services, libraries, and education. In addition, CapAccess provides
email and online conferences and participation in public forums on
timely issues.
Basic info: info@cap.gwu.edu
General: help@cap.gwu.edu
Richard Civille <rciville@cap.gwu.edu>
Taylor Walsh <twalsh@cap.gwu.edu>
Telnet: cap.gwu.edu (login as guest, password visitor;
128.164.140.32 download reg. form to get full access)
CapAccess
George Washington University
2002 G St. NW, Ste. B-1
Washington DC 20052 USA
Voice: +1 202 986 2065 (registration & help)
+1 202 994 4245
Fax: +1 202 466 0522
Dialup modem line: +1 202 785 1523 (14.4kbps, 8N1, vt100 emulation
* Group 2600 [and some public access operators]
General: Bob Stratton <strat@intercon.com, strat@uunet.uu.net>
Mikki Barry <ooblick@intercon.com>
NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA
* The Society for Electronic Access (SEA)
SEA is a membership organization focusing on civil liberties and
access issues that affect the online world. SEA is based in New
York City, so many of their activities are focused toward the New
York metropolitan area, though issues of national concern are
addressed.
Basic Info: sea-info@sea.org (auto reply)
General: sea@sea.org
Membership: sea-member@sea.org
Post Office Box 3131
Church Street Station
New York, NY, 10008-3131
Voice: +1 212 592 3801
TEXAS ) AUSTIN
EFF-Austin was formed to protect constitutional guarantees of free
speech and freedom from unreasonable search and seizure for
users of computer networks. Experience has taught us that theseT
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freedoms must be fought for if they are to survive in the online
world. EFF-Austin was created as an experimental local chapter of
the national EFF but became independent in 1993 while retaining
contacts with the parent organization. We're heavily involved
in public speaking, education, and advocacy of constitutional
rights in cyberspace. "We're Austin's forum for discussion of all
concerns related to the cutting edge where society meets
technology."
General: eff-austin-moderator@tic.com
Mailing list subscriptions: eff-austin-request@tic.com
Directors: eff-austin-directors@tic.com
Usenet: austin.eff
FTP: ftp.tic.com, eff-austin directory
Gopher: gopher.tic.com, "EFF-Austin"
EFF-Austin
P.O. Box 18957
Austin TX 78760 USA
Voice: +1 512 465 7871
BBS: the SMOFboard +1 512 467 7317 (and many other local
info-sites)
HOUSTON
Electronic Frontiers Houston (EFH)
a non-profit corporation devoted to working with and for the
Houston computer and telecommunications community. Working in
alliance with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, EFF-Austin and
other national and regional organizations, EFH acts as a focal
point for the diverse set of individuals who find themselves
involved in computer communications. Included on the EFH's agenda
are: advocating civil liberty issues in "cyberspace," promoting
wider public access to computer networks, exploring artistic and
social implications of new digital media, and educating the public
about the increasingly important on-line world.
General: efh@blkbox.com
WWIVnet: efh@5285
Usenet: houston.efh.talk
FTP: ftp.tic.com, EFH directory
Gopher: gopher.tic.com, "Electronic Frontiers Houston"
EFH
2476 Bolsover #145
Houston TX 77005 USA
Voice: Ed Cavazos, +1 713 661 1561
BBS: Bamboo Gardens +1 713 665 4656 (login as EFH GUEST, pw EFH)
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this issue is also a guide prepared for the collection of internet
resource guides maintained by the Clearinghouse at the University
of Michigan
Access to the Clearinghouse is available via Anonymous FTP,
Gopher, and WorldWideWeb/Mosaic (see below). From
within Gopher, a WAIS index of the full text of these
guides is searchable.
anonymous FTP:
host: una.hh.lib.umich.edu
path: /inetdirsstacks
(a key to the file names is available from
the FTPable file .README-FOR-FTP)
Gopher: gopher.lib.umich.edu / What's New and Featured Resources
/ Clearinghouse...
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