>From:    IN%"[log in to unmask]"   "Museum discussion list"
>To:      Multiple recipients of list MUSEUM-L <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: MCN-L available to MCN members
>
>Announcing a new service for MCN Members
>
>The Museum Computer Network is pleased to announce the availability of a
>discussion list for its members.  The list will serve as a means of
>communication among the membership, and between members of MCN and the
>Board of Directors. It will be used to post periodic news releases of
>interest to MCN members.  Among these will be updates of legislation
>effecting telecommunications, new initiatives in the use of information
>technologies by museums, project updates, and more.
>
>
>MCN members may subscribe to the list by sending a message like the
>following to [log in to unmask]
>
>                subscribe mcn-l [log in to unmask]
>                (replace mcn's address with your own)
>
>The a digest of the list is also available.
>
>                subscribe mcn-digest [log in to unmask]
>                (replace mcn's address with your own)
>
>
>You may also send a message to the list manager, Kathy Jones-Garmil
>([log in to unmask]), and the subscription will be processed for you.  If
>you use this service, please indicate whether you want mcn-l, mcn-digest,
>or both.
>
>Please note, subscription to the list is open to MCN members only.
>Because of this, subscription requests will be verified.

WHY did MCN choose to open the list only to its members?  I was a member for
a few years, until the subscription costs became too much for my income.
However, a list such as this would be of great interest to me.

Is there a reason for being so exclusive?
Allison Smith




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         Allison A. Smith
   University of Wisconsin-Madison
 Division of Information Technology
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