WebRing and MailList (fwd)

["Erik D. Olson" <eriko@wrq.com>]

Hi.  Got this forwarded into my mailbox today.  Just so y'all know,
normally I respond to these messages as follows: "Thanks for writing and
asking, but sorry, I don't in general include links to other sites unless
they're directly relevant.  It is too much work to prune out the dead
links later."  I'd probably also add to Steve that there are several sites
that have listings of links to fish clubs, such as Fish Link Central and
the FAQ. 

Now, this is a little different because I've never gotten any requests
to do this on the AGA pages.  So I'm forwarding it to the MCM for
comments, if any.

  - Erik

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Erik Olson                              
eriko at wrq.com

---------- Forwarded message ----------
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From: Steve Szabo <stevesz@erols.com>
To: eriko@elmer.wrq.com, nfrank@mindspring.com, krandall@world.std.com,
    dreiner@ice.onlinesys.com, rcashin@juno.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 20:54:01 -0400
Subject: WebRing and MailList

Hello AGA!

I am thinking about doing two things with regard to clubs and the
Internet (actually, I've already started on both).  First, I am
creating a web ring for fish clubs (societies).  A web ring links
sites together and also has a central repository with a list of
all sites in the ring.  A person interested in clubs can use the
ring to get to one that is in their area, and possibly become a
member.  A web ring has several choices for the surfer.  They can
pick a random site, they can go to the next site in the ring or
the previous site, they can choose to see the next 5 sites or the
previous 5 sites in the ring, or they can go to the index of
sites and choose one from the list.  Give me a holler if you are
interested, and I will send you the pertinent information once
the administrative details have been completed and the ring is
ready to start.

The other thing I am trying to setup, and it is basically waiting
for a server to become available to me, is a maillist.  This list
will be a restricted list, meaning that membership will need to
be granted by the owner of the list (me) in order to become a
participant.  The participants will be limited to those who are
involved in any way with the administration of a club or society.
The purpose will be to exchange ideas about the running of fish
clubs.  A place to go when help is needed, a place to help others
in need.  Again, email me of your interest (a separate email
please!) and I will contact you when it is ready to go.  I would
expect that this will take more than a month to get off the
ground, and even longer to really get going with a good number of
participants.

\\Steve//
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