From: [dedos 4] at [info.win.tue.nl] (Boudewijn Wayers) Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.archives Subject: ADMINISTRATIVE: The List of Lists (version 2.26) Date: 11 Jul 1994 08:48:38 -0400 T h e L i s t o f L i s t s : Roleplaying Related Lists, version 2.26, 29-06-1994 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In addition to rec.games.frp, there are a number of mailing lists and digests (or newsletters) on the net which may be of interest to role-playing enthusiasts. The difference between a mailing list and a digest is that a digest is collected, edited, and distributed by an editor, while a mailing list simply forwards all incoming mail to a list of subscribers. Mailing lists tend toward high volume with many digressions; digests tend toward low volume with high signal-to-noise ratios. The way of subscribing is the same for both, so I won't differentiate between them in the remainder of this message. As usual, an explanation about listservers in general before I list the lists. Read this before trying anything. There are basically three ways in which you could subscribe to a mailing list or digest: through a "listserv" address, through a "majordomo" address, or through a "request" address. With each mailing list, however, only ONE of these will work correctly. To subscribe to a list, DON'T send mail to the [x x x l] at [yyy] address mentioned below. Instead, send mail to [l--ts--v] at [yyy] or [l--se--r] at [yyy.] You need to use the xxx-l address only later, once you are already subscribed. If you have never used a listserver before, send a message with subject line and message body saying just "HELP" (without the quotes) to [l--ts--v] at [yyy.] If there is no listserv address (that is, if your mail bounces), try the same procedure using "majordomo" instead of "listserv". Majordomo is growing as a new unix mailist list manager. If "majordomo" doesn't work either, you're trying to get on a manually managed mailing list. A list that is managed by a listserv or majordomo can (usually) be recognised by the name: xxx-l instead of just xxx. If there is no "-l" suffix, the list is usually managed manually. Manually managed mailing lists generally use [x x x request] at [yyy] addresses. These are almost always administrative (human) contacts, and as such, can be used as a point of subscribing. Subscribing to one of these lists is usually done by hand, and may thus take a while. It is common courtesy to put "subscribe" in the subject line of your subscription request. For example, if you were interested in joining the spj-l list, you would send mail to [l--ts--v] at [cornell.edu], with a message saying, for example, "SUB spj-l Mr. Bill Clinton" (without the quotes). You would then be subscribed to the SpellJammer discussion list. To join the Amber roleplaying list, you'd send a nice, personal request to [amber request] at [hagar.ph.utexas.edu], which would be answered by a human, usually at the weekend. The Amber list is managed manually, so you won't be subscribed immediately, as you would when using a listserv. Very rarely, when a list is managed manually, the subscription address is NOT [x x x request] at [yyy], but [personal user code] at [yyy.] In these cases, the address to send your subscription requests to is mentioned below. But now, the lists proper. If a list is known to have an xxx-request- address, the name is marked with an asterisk (*). To join these lists, send mail as explained above. 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[medfem l] at [indycms.bitnet] Open discussion for Medievalists [mediev l] at [ukanvm.bitnet] Medieval History [mer p l] at [plearn.bitnet] MERP and Rolemaster RPGs [minilist request] at [cs.unc.edu] Former Miniature list archive [mythus l] at [brownvm.brown.edu] Mythus RPG [m--ar--n] at [lynx.dac.northeastern.edu] for help [m--th--s] at [stu.beloit.edu] * Mythus RPG johnston ** for subscriptions or help [n--o] at [xyplex.com] * NERO National, NERO Mass, and Wildlands [j--ac--n] at [ftp.com] NERO National Rules (put "request-nero rules" in the subject line) [networld l] at [wizards.com] Internet Roleplaying Environments development group [ods l] at [wizards.com] Optimal Design Systems (Battlelords o/t 23rd Century) [p--a--m] at [soda.berkeley.edu] * Palladium Games [p--rs--n] at [crha.rpslmc.edu] HarnMaster (list managed manually) [pern l] at [spec0.ee.man.ac.uk] * The Pern digest [p--s--a] at [gitvm1.bitnet] "On-line" role-playing as personas [p--er--e] at [prpa.philips.com] Stafnord Roleplayers digest [p--es--e] at [le.ac.uk] The Planes - not only PlaneScape (AD&D) [psi l] at [rpiecs.bitnet] Parapsychology [rag l] at [wizards.com] Ragnarok Games [ragboard l] at [wizards.com] Ragboard [r--v--n] at [drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu] Ravenloft world (AD&D) raven+request ** for subscriptions and help [r--al--s] at [ossi.com] Forgotten Realms world (AD&D) [realms digest] at [ossi.com] Forgotten Realms weekly digest majordomo ** for subscriptions or help [rivals l] at [wizards.com] Rivals of Estedhil development group [r--ot--h] at [merlin.gatech.edu] * Robotech Mecha listserv group [r--ma--r] at [tidalwave.med.ge.com] Rolemaster RPG [r--l] at [runic.via.mind.org] R. Talsorian Games archive-server ** for subscriptions or help [r--q--t] at [glorantha.holland.sun.com] * RuneQuest RPG digest [henk langeveld] at [sun.com] for help [s--a] at [mc.lcs.mit.edu] * SCA [s--hr--s] at [pucc.bitnet] SCA Heraldry [s c rye l] at [wizards.com] The Scrye card game [s f lovers] at [uga.bitnet] Science Fiction Lovers [shadow r n] at [hearn.bitnet] Shadowrun RPG [shadow t k] at [hearn.bitnet] Shadowrun Interactive Fiction [shards l] at [psuvm.bitnet] Shards RPG [s p j l] at [cornell.edu] SpellJammer world (AD&D) [s--rg--e] at [pccvm.bitnet] Star Trek RPG [s--rt--k] at [leicester.ac.uk] Engage: Star Trek (European list) [s t ripe] at [redeye.ebay.sun.com] X-man Rogue [talislanta l] at [wizards.com] Talislanta RPG [taogm l] at [wizards.com] The Art of Game Mastering development group [t--u--l] at [boombox.micro.umn.edu] * Tekumel/Empire of the Petal Throne [tekumel digest] at [ssdc.honeywell.com] The Tekumel digest tekumel-request ** for subscriptions or help [tmo l] at [wizards.com] The Military Order development group [t--k--n] at [jhuvm.bitnet] Works of J.R.R. Tolkien [t--kl--g] at [dcs.ed.ac.uk] * Linguistic aspects of Tolkien's works tolklang-request=server ** for subscriptions and help [tpo l] at [wizards.com] The Primal Order [t--e--r] at [engrg.uwo.ca] * Traveller RPG [t--mw--f] at [cm.cf.ac.uk] * Trumwulf's Rest interactive fantasy fiction [ufo l] at [brufpb.bitnet] UFO sightings [vampire l] at [wizards.com] Vampire RPG [v--py--s] at [guvm.bitnet] Vampire lore, history and facts [virtr p g] at [monosys.com] Internet RPGs via IRC or MUDS sarum ** for subscriptions and help [us l] at [wizards.com] The Primal Order's Unorthodox Strategies [war 40 k] at [bismarck.gatech.edu] * Warhammer 40K [wizinfo l] at [wizards.com] Wizards of the Coast announcements [w f rp] at [ocf.unt.edu] * Warhammer Fantasy RPG [woofer l] at [wizards.com] Various products by Lisa Stevens * Use [x x x request] at [yyy] to subscribe to this list. ** This address is located at the same site as the list proper. If you know of any more, tell me and I will add them to this list! Also, please note that I have not tested these lists myself. Mail me ONLY if you have addenda or corrections: I will not answer questions about these lists, as I have not tried them out. Boudewijn Wayers, [dedos 4] at [info.win.tue.nl.] -- Boudewijn. -- True or False, but they say that... (rot13) Gurl fnl gung mnccvat lbhefrys jvgu n jnaq bs haqrnq gheavat vf fghcvq. (G) Gurl fnl gung n fuvzzrevat tbyq fuvryq vf abg n cbyvfurq fvyire fuvryq. (S) Gurl fnl gung n tbyq qbhoybba vf jbegu zber guna vgf jrvtug va tbyq. (S)