From owner-acedb@net.bio.net Tue Jan 03 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!daresbury!not-for-mail From: saty@physics.iisc.ernet.in (D.Satyan) Newsgroups: bionet.software.acedb Subject: subscription Date: 4 Jan 1995 21:56:08 -0000 Lines: 1 Sender: lpddist@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <3ef5ho$mo@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Original-To: acedb@dl.ac.uk SUBSCRIBE From owner-acedb@net.bio.net Wed Jan 04 22:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts,bionet.molbio.proteins,bionet.molbio.rapd,bionet.molbio.yeast,bionet.mycology,bionet.n2-fixation,bionet.neuroscience,bionet.photosynthesis,bionet.plants,bionet.population-bio,bionet.software,bionet.software.acedb,bionet.software.gcg,bionet.users.addresses,bionet.virology,bionet.women-in-bio,bionet.xtallography,biz.americast,biz.books.technical,biz.comp.hardware Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!newsfeed.pitt.edu!uunet!xnet!quake.xnet.com!research From: crta@xnet.com (Norman Fraley) Subject: New Research & Testing Association Formed Message-ID: Sender: news@amiserv.chi.il.us Nntp-Posting-Host: research.crta.org Organization: Contract Research & Testing Association X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #2 Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 20:53:53 GMT Lines: 66 Xref: biosci bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts:22623 bionet.molbio.proteins:3374 bionet.molbio.rapd:925 bionet.molbio.yeast:2110 bionet.mycology:1351 bionet.neuroscience:5641 bionet.photosynthesis:527 bionet.plants:4862 bionet.population-bio:1001 bionet.software:10553 bionet.software.acedb:518 bionet.software.gcg:897 bionet.users.addresses:2135 bionet.virology:1302 bionet.women-in-bio:1694 bionet.xtallography:1410 biz.americast:1037 biz.books.technical:741 biz.comp.hardware:7143 As the primary resource of research information, the Internet was the primary choice for making all concerned individuals aware of the formation of the Contract Research & Testing Association. CRTA is an International Association designed to serve the needs of contract research, product and process development organizations and consultants throughout the world. Contract research organizations have specific public, governmental, and industry perception and promotion needs which are not addressed by existing scientific industry associations. CRTA operates as a non-profit, tax-exempt, corporation eligible for scientific research and public awareness charitable organization contributions as provided for in the IRC 501(c)(3) provisions. Being a scientific research and public awareness related organization, CRTA exists to benefit its members by providing: 1) An organization devoted to the promotion of Contract Research. 2) A unified voice on matters of common interest or concern. 3) Point of contact for media relations relative to contract research. 4) Business opportunity referrals as a research clearinghouse. 5) Professional networking opportunities for its members. 6) Periodic publishing of information beneficial to the membership. 7) Periodic dissemination of applicable research results to the public. 8) Governmental representation on issues affecting CRO's. 9) Public promotion of the strengths of its membership. 10) A directory of Contract Research Organizations and Consultants. CRTA will provide: 1) A forum for the exchange of information. 2) Formal recognition to the CRO's role in business. 3) Standards for the professionals so engaged. 4) Representation the profession in matters of common interest. 5) The development of techniques and methods to improve the practice and management of CROs. CRTA will also offer: 1) A monthly news publication. 2) Annual meetings 3) Active promotional media publicity programs. 4) A professional placement service 5) A Contract Research Service Directory. 6) Media topics and contacts directory If you have an interest in joining the Contract Research & Testing Association, please E-mail your reply to crta@xnet.com. Please include: 1) The word "membership" in your RE: or header information, 2) Your interest in the association / your area of work, 3) Your dues payment preference (check, money order, credit card, company check, wire xfer, etc.) DO NOT INCLUDE ANY CREDIT CARD INFORMATION! Only your preference for the manner of payment. 4) Most importantly, your email address, and additional contact information if you desire. We will then e-mail membership information and ALL FURTHER INFORMATION directly to you at your email location. Thank you for taking the time to read this announcement. If membership in this program this does not appeal to you, thank you for your patience and understanding. Sincerely, Membership Department Contract Research & Testing Association Best Regards, Norman Fraley CRTA@xnet.com Executive Director BBS:708-515-0494 Contract Research & Testing Association From owner-acedb@net.bio.net Wed Jan 04 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Austria.EU.net!newsfeed.ACO.net!fuw.edu.pl!news.nask.org.pl!ci.pwr.wroc.pl!prkom2.ch.pwr.wroc.pl!witek From: witek@kchk.ch.pwr.wroc.pl (Rafal Witek) Newsgroups: bionet.software.acedb Subject: help me Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 11:09:25 GMT Organization: PWr. I-30 Lines: 7 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: prkom2.ch.pwr.wroc.pl Where could I find any shareware of molecular biology , please send me mail messages at adress : witek@kchk.ch.pwr.wroc.pl From owner-acedb@net.bio.net Thu Jan 05 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!agate!overload.lbl.gov!bks From: bks@s27w007.pswfs.gov (Bradley K. Sherman) Newsgroups: bionet.software.acedb Subject: ACEDB FAQ information (short) Date: 6 Jan 1995 19:29:22 GMT Organization: Dendrome, A Genome Database for Forest Trees Lines: 34 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ek5mi$dj9@overload.lbl.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: s27w007.pswfs.gov [FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions with answers] There will not be a new ACEDB FAQ this month as I need to prepare for Plant Genome III. The next FAQ will be out the first or second week of February. The only significant change is that ChlamyDB using ACEDB version 3.0 is now available at ftp://probe.nalusda.gov/pub/chlamy. The current version has contact information about the upcoming workshop in California. The best way to access the FAQ is via the World-Wide Web at http://probe.nalusda.gov:8000/acedocs/acedbfaq.html or at http://s27w007.pswfs.gov/Homepage/acedbfaq.html [Webmasters; please link to the former URL.] Plain ASCII is available via anonymous ftp at machine net.bio.net as pub/BIOSCI/ACEDB/ACEDB.FAQ or at machine rtfm.mit.edu as pub/usenet/news.answers/acedb-faq. Curators are reminded to send FAQ changes or announcements to acedbfaq@s27w007.pswfs.gov. Critiques are always welcome. Later, --bks -- Bradley K. Sherman Institute of Forest Genetics bks@s27w007.pswfs.gov P.O. Box 245 510-559-6437 FAX:510-559-6440 Berkeley, CA 94701 USA Dendrome Project From owner-acedb@net.bio.net Thu Jan 05 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!uwm.edu!psuvax1!news.pop.psu.edu!hudson.lm.com!netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!ingber From: ingber@alumni.caltech.edu (Lester Ingber) Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts,bionet.molbio.proteins,bionet.molbio.rapd,bionet.molbio.yeast,bionet.mycology,bionet.n2-fixation,bionet.neuroscience,bionet.photosynthesis,bionet.plants,bionet.population-bio,bionet.software,bionet.software.acedb,bionet.software.gcg,bionet.users.addresses,bionet.virology,bionet.women-in-bio,bionet.xtallography,biz.americast,biz.books.technical,biz.comp.hardware Subject: Re: New Research & Testing Association Formed Date: 6 Jan 1995 14:04:51 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Alumni Association Lines: 165 Message-ID: <3ejim3$eiq@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: Reply-To: ingber@alumni.caltech.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: alumni.caltech.edu Xref: biosci bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts:22646 bionet.molbio.proteins:3383 bionet.molbio.rapd:927 bionet.molbio.yeast:2117 bionet.mycology:1356 bionet.neuroscience:5655 bionet.photosynthesis:528 bionet.plants:4871 bionet.population-bio:1002 bionet.software:10566 bionet.software.acedb:519 bionet.software.gcg:898 bionet.users.addresses:2136 bionet.virology:1305 bionet.women-in-bio:1699 bionet.xtallography:1412 biz.americast:1044 biz.books.technical:744 biz.comp.hardware:7159 Norman: I like the concept of what you are trying to form, and so I would like to explain why I will not join now, but might be interested at some future time. My criticism is meant to be constructive, and I hope it will be accepted in this context. Since I think your organization is a great idea, I'm making my response public so that other researchers who might be turned off by some of these problems in your presentation also will keep an open mind to joining your organization in the future. (You really did span quite few bulletin boards!) : From crta@xnet.com Thu Jan 5 21:47:00 1995 : Return-Path: : Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 23:46:55 -0600 : From: Norman Fraley : To: ingber@alumni.caltech.edu : Subject: Membership information for CRTA : : Dear Mr. Ingber : : WHAT IS CRTA? : : CRTA, formally known as the Contract Research and Testing Association, is : an : international scientific organization whose primary objective is to build : awareness of the role of contract research in industry and in society, : represent the industry in matters of common interest and to provide a forum : for the exchange of ideas and techniques in the fields of Testing and : Applied : Research. If you are appealing to a large audience over the InterNet, you should follow some commonly accepted guidelines, e.g., delivering text in a most readable format, e.g., limiting lines to 79 characters, so that lines do not spill over on most 80-character screens. This is the most vital context of my critique, that you will not come across as a knowledgeable and professional organization unless you present yourself as such. For example, I put your 424-line e-mail reply to my follow-up to this posting through ispell, and here is a partial list which also does not register in `webster`: copywrite lnternational nonanalytical nonmicrobiology proovided spectroscopists toxicologists : CRTA is known for the efforts it has made in helping to promote the new and : rapidly growing industry of contract research. This is accomplished by a : network of nearly 700 commercial, industry, government, and academic : laboratories and individual product and process development consultants. : These promotional activities and other CRTA programs offer you, the : technical : professional, avenues for professional growth and recognition that only an : organization of CRTA's caliber can provide ... plus access to a wellspring : of : analytical, research and technical information. I question whether you already have such a membership, or this is what you aspire to? This is a reasonable question. Many people, like myself, are more sympathetic to an honest statement from a new operation, than to misleading advertisements. I note a number of journals and publications you (intend to?) make available, and I expect they have a price. Your fees for members of $125/yr is fair, if all these services are available now. All this is fine, but those prices should be stated up front. : Email: crta@xnet.com : WWW: www.xnet.com/~crta I tried this site, http://www.xnet.com/~crta, and found a short notice that it is under construction. I think it better to first do your homework, before advertising such a site, especially since you really are charging commercial rates for a commercial venture, your non-profit status notwithstanding. : copywrite 1994 Contract Research & Testing Association. This one is a real killer, demonstrating that you are not sensitive to one of the main concerns of contract research, the copyright (not the "copywrite"). Lester In article , Norman Fraley wrote: :As the primary resource of research information, the Internet was the :primary choice for making all concerned individuals aware of the formation :of the Contract Research & Testing Association. : :CRTA is an International Association designed to serve the needs of contract :research, product and process development organizations and consultants :throughout the world. Contract research organizations have specific public, :governmental, and industry perception and promotion needs which are not addressed :by existing scientific industry associations. CRTA operates as a non-profit, :tax-exempt, corporation eligible for scientific research and public awareness :charitable organization contributions as provided for in the IRC 501(c)(3) provisions. : :Being a scientific research and public awareness related organization, CRTA :exists to benefit its members by providing: : : 1) An organization devoted to the promotion of Contract Research. : 2) A unified voice on matters of common interest or concern. : 3) Point of contact for media relations relative to contract research. : 4) Business opportunity referrals as a research clearinghouse. : 5) Professional networking opportunities for its members. : 6) Periodic publishing of information beneficial to the membership. : 7) Periodic dissemination of applicable research results to the public. : 8) Governmental representation on issues affecting CRO's. : 9) Public promotion of the strengths of its membership. : 10) A directory of Contract Research Organizations and Consultants. : :CRTA will provide: : 1) A forum for the exchange of information. : 2) Formal recognition to the CRO's role in business. : 3) Standards for the professionals so engaged. : 4) Representation the profession in matters of common interest. : 5) The development of techniques and methods to improve the practice and : management of CROs. : :CRTA will also offer: : 1) A monthly news publication. : 2) Annual meetings : 3) Active promotional media publicity programs. : 4) A professional placement service : 5) A Contract Research Service Directory. : 6) Media topics and contacts directory : :If you have an interest in joining the Contract Research & Testing Association, :please E-mail your reply to crta@xnet.com. Please include: : :1) The word "membership" in your RE: or header information, :2) Your interest in the association / your area of work, :3) Your dues payment preference (check, money order, credit card, company check, wire xfer, etc.) : DO NOT INCLUDE ANY CREDIT CARD INFORMATION! Only your preference for the manner of payment. :4) Most importantly, your email address, and additional contact information if you desire. : :We will then e-mail membership information and ALL FURTHER INFORMATION :directly to you at your email location. Thank you for taking the time :to read this announcement. If membership in this program this does not :appeal to you, thank you for your patience and understanding. : :Sincerely, :Membership Department :Contract Research & Testing Association : : :Best Regards, : :Norman Fraley CRTA@xnet.com :Executive Director BBS:708-515-0494 :Contract Research & Testing Association -- /* Prof. Lester Ingber * * Lester Ingber Research E-Mail: ingber@alumni.caltech.edu * * P.O. Box 857 WWW: http://alumni.caltech.edu/~ingber/ * * McLean, VA 22101 Archive: ftp.alumni.caltech.edu:/pub/ingber/ */ From owner-acedb@net.bio.net Thu Jan 05 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!USSUN1I.GLAXO.COM!dch21054 From: dch21054@USSUN1I.GLAXO.COM (D C Holt) Newsgroups: bionet.software.acedb Subject: Genome information to acedb Date: 6 Jan 1995 14:13:36 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 10 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9501062212.AA19589@ussun1i.glaxo.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net We are looking for programs to help build acedb input files. For example, a filter to convert to take one of the GDB wais files and produce an acedb database would be most welcome. Could someone please steer me in the right direction? TIA Don Holt (919)941-3460 Glaxo, Inc. dch21054@glaxo.com RTP, NC 27709 From owner-acedb@net.bio.net Wed Jan 18 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!bcm!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!hudson.lm.com!godot.cc.duq.edu!news.duke.edu!cgc.botany.duke.edu!user From: chlamy@acpub.duke.edu (Elizabeth Harris) Newsgroups: bionet.software.acedb Subject: map displays in MacAce Followup-To: bionet.software.acedb Date: 19 Jan 1995 22:38:40 GMT Organization: Duke University Lines: 51 Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: cgc.botany.duke.edu I'm having trouble getting maps to display in MacAce. I have substituted for the original MacAce files, the models.wrm and options.wrm files that work correctly for my database on a Silicon Graphics Iris, with the only modifications in models.wrm being to delete my ?Image class and add the MacAce ?Picture and ?Movie classes. I am not using any of these classes in the current database in any case. Apart from adding my new tags and classes, I haven't modified any of the other .wrm files. The options.wrm file contains the following lines, among others: _VMultiMap -V -D DtMULTIMAP _VMap -V -D GMAP -R Linkage_group _VLocus -V -D GMAP Locus entries contain lines such as the following: Map "Genetic_3" Position 17.000000 Error 0.000000 Map "Molecular_3" Position -17.000000 I have not modified the .ace file at all from the version that works on the Iris.. When I select Linkage_group from the main menu, I get a list of the linkage groups, and each of these gives me a list of the loci on that group, but they do not display as a map. When I click on a locus within the linkage group window, I just get another copy of the same window, whereas if I start from Gene or Allele or some other Class that cross-references to Locus, then clicking on a Locus gives me the information file for that locus. If I change the Locus line in options.wrm to read _VLocus -V then I can get the full information display, i.e. it doesn't just give me the Linkage_group window again. Selecting MultiMap from the main keyset DOES give me the correct graphics display, but the only loci that appear on it are the ones that are present on both the genetic and molecular maps, usually only one or two per linkage group, and I never get the entire linear map, nor does the MultiMap window show the blocks on which one would click to get either the genetic or molecular map display. All this worked on our Iris, and so far as I know I haven't changed anything that should have affected the display. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks! Elizabeth Harris chlamy@acpub.duke.edu From owner-acedb@net.bio.net Thu Jan 19 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!dkfz-heidelberg.de!D.Wolf From: D.Wolf@dkfz-heidelberg.de (Detlef Wolf) Newsgroups: bionet.software.acedb Subject: subclass is empty when using template * Date: 20 Jan 1995 05:31:35 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 37 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199501201331.OAA13851@cvx12.inet.dkfz-heidelberg.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Weiyun brought this bug to my attention. using ace35c, subclasses.wrm: Class Gene Visible Is_a_subclass_of Locus Filter "Type = G" models.wrm: ?Locus specific_properties Type ?dict in xace main window, put * into template field, double click on class Gene always results in the empty keyset. this is a pretty bad behaviour from an unexperienced user's point of view. Should be fixed. workarounds: 1. use an equivalent query >?Locus Type = G or 2. use ?* as template greetings Detlef ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detlef Wolf, European Data Resource for Human Genome Research eMail: D.Wolf@dkfz-heidelberg.de phone: +49 6221 42 -2331 fax: -2333 sMail: DKFZ (German Cancer Research Centre), Abt. Molekulare Biophysik (0810) Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany finger: dok256@genome.dkfz-heidelberg.de WWW: http://genome.dkfz-heidelberg.de/igd-docs/developers/dok256/detlef.html From owner-acedb@net.bio.net Sun Jan 29 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!galaxy.ucr.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!daresbury!not-for-mail From: Newsgroups: bionet.software.acedb Subject: source code status Date: 30 Jan 1995 15:52:01 -0000 Lines: 84 Sender: lpddist@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <3gj1v1$9vd@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Original-To: acedb@dl.ac.uk A new intermediate code version is available at ncbi, in the file /repository/acedb/test.source.3.6a.tar.gz. It contains a number of enhancements and fixes over 3.5. Again, this is a snapshot and contains some code under development. Unfortunately, a complete release of version 4 is still delayed because we have bugs in some new kernel code. However this bugged code is #ifdef'd out in the 3.6 source, which will compile and run. You can either compile "make abi" with -DACEDB3 or "make xace" with -DACEDB4. Apart from the fact that abi contains the acembly code, these are essentially identical (you can check this easily). The acembly code will later be in version 4 under a -DACEMBLY compilation switch. Both of us (Jean and Richard) have been working on the same source code tree since the last workshop. This is what is in test.source.3.6a.tar.gz. All the differences between version 2 and version 3 have been either eliminated (including the map model structures, which are now a direct development in the line of version 3), or have been removed from the code and are setable by object data values (for some of the default display differences). There has been no development of version 2 code for several months. As from 3.5, the files tags.wrm and clases.wrm no longer exist. This mean that you no longer have to worry about compatibility of tag numbers, the same binary can run on databases using different tags. Furthermore, to define a new class or tag you need only to update the model.wrm file. Changes in objects are now tracked both in the object (toggle Timestamp in the tree display menu) and in KeySet class objects. Sorted keysets are now cached for large classes, lengthening some save operations, but dramatically shortening display of these classes. The table maker now correctly accesses data matrices, can use parameters, and use arithmetic filters. The GRID display now uses the same tag2 system as the Map, using Positive and Negative as the primary tags, and is configured using View class objects. The VMAP map display is as it always has been for version 3. There is a new GMAP map display using Simon Kelley's new columns code. This uses exactly the same models for positioning objects as VMAP. However if you use the map data classes (2pt, Multipt and Df_dup) these models have changed to use tag2 systems to allow data for arbitrary objects. It too can be configured using View class objects. Like other parts of this code, it is currently in test state. Stan Letovsky's metabolic pathways code has been incorporated (display type METAB), with minor edits and fixes. In addition to the wspec/ directory, which is in a direct line with previous version 3 releases, there is a wspec.4/ directory. The models.wrm file here contains the new models for Grid, View, map data and metabolic pathways classes. However it also contains changes to the ?Sequence and ?Peptide models that are not reflected in 3.6 source code, so do not try to use them yet. You are welcome to look at them and comment. They should probably be the subject of a separate message. The client server system has been significantly improved over 3.4 and is now starting to be used as a lab notebook in the Saint Louis sequencing center. The server and the tace interface allow new operations, in particular global editions on the active list and tables with parameters (type ? on the command line). To compile the client server, read the README file in the wrpc directory. On Solaris only, one of the file generated by rpc must be edited by hand. The server can handle several clients in parallel on arbitrary platforms (Sun, Dec, Silicon, IBM have been tested). We provide a simple perl interface. In Saint Louis we have client calls embeded in tcl/tk scripts, these are avilable on request. The sequence editor and assembly code, developed by Danielle, Jean and Ulrich, is not yet complete, but is already capable of editing ABI trace files and automatically assembling a cosmid into a few contigs at the end of the shotgun phase. It can interact with xBap and with Phil Green's codes. Test data files are available on request. Richard and Jean From owner-acedb@net.bio.net Tue Jan 31 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!CS.Arizona.EDU!news.Arizona.EDU!hamblin.math.byu.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!pipex!sunic!news.kth.se!kiev.physchem.kth.se!not-for-mail From: staffan@biochem.kth.se (Staffan Bergh) Newsgroups: bionet.software.acedb Subject: FAQ? porting to other OS's Date: 1 Feb 1995 11:47:36 +0100 Organization: Biochemistry, KTH, Stockholm Lines: 28 Sender: staffan@biochem.kth.se Distribution: world Message-ID: <3gnos8$q4n@kiev.physchem.kth.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: kiev.physchem.kth.se Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi, in anticipation of the questions I'll get in a few weeks when I'm going to demo MycDB to a whole conference of tuberculosis researchers I'd like some help with the following portability issues: 1. Does ACE run under DOS? (I've heard it said that it will never ever - but can someone explain to a total DOS ignoramus why not?) 2. Windows, Windows NT, Windows '95? 16 bits/32 bits? what's the story? How about OS/2? 3. PowerPC? 4. What happened to the VMS port, rumored to be in the works? Email me and I'll summarize (and give it to Brad for the FAQ?) /staffan Staffan Bergh Biochemistry, KTH, S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden email: staffan@biochem.kth.se + Don't let that horse eat that violin phone: int+46 8 790 8758 + cried Chagall's mother fax: int+46 8 24 54 52 + but he kept right on painting + -- Lawrence Ferlinghetti From owner-acedb@net.bio.net Tue Jan 31 22:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!internet!biosci!not-for-mail From: biohelp (BIOSCI Administrator) Newsgroups: bionet.software.acedb Subject: UNSUBSCRIBING, BIOSCI ARCHIVES, ADDRESS DATABASE & BIOSCI FAQ Date: 1 Feb 1995 02:00:13 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 338 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199502011000.CAA25823@net.bio.net> Four important items follow: How to cancel e-mail subscriptions to BIOSCI newsgroups, BIOSCI archive searching, the BIOSCI FAQ, and the BIOSCI User Address Directory form. 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The FAQ is also posted on the first of each month to the newsgroup BIONEWS/bionet.announce immediately following the posting of the BIOSCI information sheet. **** BIOSCI USER ADDRESS DIRECTORY **** Please take this opportunity to add your name and address information to the BIOSCI User Address Database if you have not already done so. Below is the address form that we would like each reader of the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups to complete and return if you would like to be listed in our database. The database serves as a directory that enables biologists, who are currently using (or even just reading) the BIOSCI newsgroups, to look up e-mail addresses and other information about our users. The address database is reindexed nightly for WAIS, waismail, and gopher access. If you have access to gopher, connect to net.bio.net to search the database. If you have access to WAIS, please use our WAIS source biologists-addresses.src. If you are not on the Internet, please use our waismail server (send the word "help" to waismail@net.bio.net to get instructions; any text on the Subject: line of your message will be ignored, so put the help command in the body of the mail message.). Please carefully follow the instructions for completing the form below and return it to either of the following two addresses (whichever is more convenient for you). Thanks in advance for taking the time to complete and return the form. Addresses for returning forms Location Network ----------------------------- -------- ------- biovote@net.bio.net U.S.A. Internet/BITNET biovote@daresbury.ac.uk U.K. JANET MAKING SURE THAT YOUR INFORMATION IS CURRENT This notice will be mailed bimonthly to each newsgroup. You should check your database entry from time-to-time to see if your address information is still up-to-date. Using Gopher to complete the form --------------------------------- If you don't want to use a text editor, you can also use Dan Jacobson's gopher site to fill out the address database form as follows. Otherwise skip this section on gopher and proceed to the instructions for filling out the form below. > To add yourself to the database just point your > gopher client at merlot.gdb.org and select the following: > > --> 14. Searching For Biologists/ > > --> 9. E-mail Addresses of Biosci-Bionet Users/ > > --> 1. Add (or Correct) Your Address to the BIOSCI User Address > Data.. > > > And fill out the form. or Rob Harper's gopher site in Europe as follows: > Europeans can point their gopher client at gopher.csc.fi and add their > information to the database. All entries will be mailed directly to > Dave for incorporation in a wais source. > > The path to the questionare is as follows. > > > 6. Information in English/ > > 5. Scientific and other topics/ > > 1. Finnish EMBnet BioBox/ > > 9. FAQ Files/ > > 5. Bionauts Address Database (questionaire) > IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY Please enter all responses after the : on each line, leaving one (1) blank space after the : (i.e., before the start of your text). Please do NOT extend your responses past the end of each line (80 characters). PLEASE DO NOT alter any of the field identifiers such as "first name: ". If you have nothing to enter after a field identifier, PLEASE LEAVE IT - do not delete it even if there is no data on the line in question. Several lines are provided at the end of the form for comments, but, please adhere to the line length restriction. On the date: line, please enter the date in the DD-MM-YY format, e.g., 15-05-93 for 15 May 1993. This line will tell others when the information was last updated. Please be sure to include the 0's for single digit days or months, e.g., 15-05-93, not 15-5-93. Note that the "e-mail network: " line below is for specifying, e.g., "Internet," "BITNET," "EARN," "JANET," or whatever other network that your computer may be on. If you are uncertain about any field, please feel free to leave it blank, but please DO NOT DELETE the field identifier from the form! In the first field below, "New information or Update ...", please enter "N" if this is the first time that you have registered in the directory or "U" if you are correcting a listing that you sent to us previously. The comment: lines may be used for anything that you like but PLEASE DO NOT DELETE THEM FROM THE FORM OR ALTER THEM. One suggested use is to list the names of the newsgroups in which you participate. Please use the MAILING LIST name (see below - the latest version of the list can be requested from biosci@net.bio.net) instead of the USENET name even if you don't participate by e-mail. WAIS might get confused by the periods in the USENET names. This allows one to retrieve via WAIS or waismail the list of participants in a particular group. For example: comment: ARABIDOPSIS PLANT-BIOLOGY BIONEWS On the comment: lines use these names below ---- NOT the USENET names below MAILING LIST NAME USENET Newsgroup Name ----------------- --------------------- ACEDB-SOFT bionet.software.acedb AGEING bionet.molbio.ageing AGROFORESTRY bionet.agroforestry ARABIDOPSIS bionet.genome.arabidopsis ASCB bionet.prof-society.ascb BIOCAN bionet.prof-society.cfbs BIOFORUM bionet.general BIO-INFORMATION-THEORY bionet.info-theory BIONAUTS bionet.users.addresses BIONEWS bionet.announce BIO-JOURNALS bionet.journals.contents BIO-MATRIX bionet.molbio.bio-matrix BIOPHYSICAL-SOCIETY bionet.prof-society.biophysics BIOPHYSICS bionet.biophysics BIO-SOFTWARE bionet.software BIOTHERMOKINETICS bionet.metabolic-reg BIO-WWW bionet.software.www CARDIOVASCULAR-RESEARCH bionet.biology.cardiovascular CELEGANS bionet.celegans CELL-BIOLOGY bionet.cellbiol CHLAMYDOMONAS bionet.chlamydomonas CHROMOSOMES bionet.genome.chromosomes COMPUTATIONAL-BIOLOGY bionet.biology.computational CSM bionet.prof-society.csm CYTONET bionet.cellbiol.cytonet DROSOPHILA bionet.drosophila EMBL-DATABANK bionet.molbio.embldatabank EMF-BIO bionet.emf-bio EMPLOYMENT bionet.jobs EMPLOYMENT-WANTED bionet.jobs.wanted FASEB bionet.prof-society.faseb GDB bionet.molbio.gdb GENBANK-BB bionet.molbio.genbank GENETIC-LINKAGE bionet.molbio.gene-linkage GRASSES-SCIENCE bionet.biology.grasses HIV-MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY bionet.molbio.hiv HUMAN-GENOME-PROGRAM bionet.molbio.genome-program IMMUNOLOGY bionet.immunology INFO-GCG bionet.software.gcg JOURNAL-NOTES bionet.journals.note METHODS-AND-REAGENTS bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts MICROBIOLOGY bionet.microbiology MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION bionet.molbio.evolution MOLECULAR-MODELLING bionet.molec-model MOLLUSC-MOLECULAR-NEWS bionet.molbio.molluscs MYCOLOGY bionet.mycology NEUROSCIENCE bionet.neuroscience N2-FIXATION bionet.biology.n2-fixation PARASITOLOGY bionet.parasitology PHOTOSYNTHESIS bionet.photosynthesis PLANT-BIOLOGY bionet.plants POPULATION-BIOLOGY bionet.population-bio PROTEIN-ANALYSIS bionet.molbio.proteins PROTEIN-CRYSTALLOGRAPHY bionet.xtallography PROTISTA bionet.protista RAPD bionet.molbio.rapd SCIENCE-RESOURCES bionet.sci-resources STADEN bionet.software.staden STRUCTURAL-NMR bionet.structural-nmr TROPICAL-BIOLOGY bionet.biology.tropical URODELES bionet.organisms.urodeles VIROLOGY bionet.virology WOMEN-IN-BIOLOGY bionet.women-in-bio YEAST bionet.molbio.yeast ZBRAFISH bionet.organisms.zebrafish Listing newsgroups on the comment: line is optional, of course. Thanks again for your cooperation! --------------- please cut here and return portion below --------------- New information or Update to old record (enter N or U): date (DD-MM-YY): first name: middle initial: family name: job title: e-mail address: e-mail network: phone number: FAX number: institution: address1: address2: address3: city: state/province: country: postal code: research interest: research interest: comment: comment: comment: comment: comment: