Hi, I'm the Listmaster on Maelstrom.stjohns.edu. My apologies for posting a Maelstrom-specific message to your list but, given the imminent shutdown of this server, I'm experimentally targeting a small number of what appear to be active lists in an attempt to determine if we have significant numbers of communities on the system that haven't been alerted to the shutdown by my earlier postings to SJUOWNER and ALL-REQUEST. On Oct 12th, 2005, the University announced: ---------------------- Disconnect of Maelstrom service: The University is no longer in a position to support the Maelstrom List Service. As of February 1, 2006, St. John's will discontinue the service. List owners should make arrangements to migrate to another service prior to the disconnect date. ---------------------- With only two weeks remaining until system shutdown I'd like to mention that one of the most distinctive "List owner ... arrangements" has been ICORS, a University unaffiliated group of owners who have established a non-profit alternative to Maelstrom. Last week over 200 of the (then) 400+ lists remaining on Maelstrom were successfully migrated to a modern, LSoft-based server. A second smaller migration is scheduled for the 25th, however application and processing should be completed several days before then. See the "Listowner Service Survey" at: htp://www.icors.com Thanks for the time and attention. -Kary -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>