From root at scn.org  Mon Dec  1 13:28:32 1997
From: root at scn.org (System Administrator)
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 13:28:32 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Mail loop.
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.96.971201131148.22358A-100000@scn>

		    SCN System Administration

An explanation of why you were inundated with mail:  the 'vacation'
message of a City of Seattle user responded to Doug's message.  And
(apparently some feature of CCmail) to everyone cc'ed on that message.
And was then cc'ed back to that user.  Which then responded, to
everyone, including that user, which then responded....

We had no way of shutting this off from our end, and were not able to find
anyone at the City over the weekend, so we disabled the various lists it
was going to.  (Which dumped _hundreds_ of messages on the list owners,
which happend to be SCNA Board members, so complaints are not necessary. 
They know about it already.) 

The lists were restored at 1 PM today, and we hope everything is okay.
Any legitimate messages sent to these lists before that were probably
lost; you may want to resend them.

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From steve at accessone.com  Thu Dec  4 12:27:52 1997
From: steve at accessone.com (Steve Hoffman)
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 13:27:52 -0700
Subject: Linux
Message-ID: <199712042128.NAA22815@accessone.com>

Thought the hardware folks might appreciate this -


-----Forwarded Message-----


On the side of the software box, in the System Requirements section,
it said "Requires Windows 95 or better."  So I installed Linux.
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From jmabel at saltmine.com  Tue Dec  9 11:53:35 1997
From: jmabel at saltmine.com (Joe Mabel)
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 11:53:35 -0800
Subject: FW: Another tactic for dealing with spam
Message-ID: <01BD0499.1530F7C0@stockade.saltmine.com>

(Excerpted)

-----Original Message-----
From:	Dan Tenenbaum [SMTP:dante at saltmine.com]
Sent:	Tuesday, December 09, 1997 11:05 AM
To:	'all'
Subject:	Another tactic for dealing with spam

From: DeTroyes <DeTroyes at AOL.COM>

The Federal Trade Commission has set up an anti-spam taskforce, and is
inviting people to forward to them any email they suspect of being illegal.  The address is:

uce at ftc.gov

Also, for those who wish to learn more about such, there is the Coalition
Against Unsolicited Commercial Email (CAUCE), which has a web presence at:

www.cauce.org


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From steve at accessone.com  Sat Dec 13 07:47:43 1997
From: steve at accessone.com (Steve Hoffman)
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 08:47:43 -0700
Subject: Cheap computer stuff
Message-ID: <199712131648.IAA05489@accessone.com>

Sorry, meant to post this sooner - there's a computer swap meet in 
Kent today (Sat 12/13) from 9 to 5 @ Kent Commons, 525 4th Ave N.

...Steve
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From ivygreen at scn.org  Mon Dec 15 09:30:41 1997
From: ivygreen at scn.org (SCN User)
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 09:30:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: \
Message-ID: <199712151730.JAA17824@scn.org>

I wrote two posts last night, and was unable to post either because 
something was wrong.  They're in my work directory.

Now what?  I still do NOT see any CLEAR directions on which keys to hit 
to SEND these to the forums!

Why is this so difficult?  This bbs is harder than any I've ever 
encountered, when it comes to this "work directory" business.

I don't have or know how to use an "offline mail reader."

Why doesn't the system simply SEND posts that we've marked SEND?
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From steve at accessone.com  Wed Dec 24 11:17:35 1997
From: steve at accessone.com (Steve Hoffman)
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 12:17:35 -0700
Subject: Libraries & filtering software
Message-ID: <199712242018.MAA22765@accessone.com>

Suit Against Library May Test Free Speech Rights

NY Times 12/24/97


A new lawsuit that accuses a public library system of violating
adults' First Amendment rights when it restricts their access to the
Internet could represent the next big battle in the war over free
speech in cyberspace. 

Earlier this week, 11 individuals joined a group called Mainstream
Loudoun to file a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking a two month old
Internet usage policy in the public library system of Loudoun County
in Virginia. 

The policy, among other things, requires that the library's public
computers, including those used by adults, be equipped with filtering
software that prevents viewing of material that is obscene, contains
child pornography or that is harmful to minors under Virginia
statutes. The suit says that this is an infringement of the free
speech rights of adults, especially because the blocking software used
has prevented access to legitimate material, not just sexually
explicit sites. 

Defenders of the policy counter that tax dollars should not be used to
pay for access to pornography, especially when that material could
prompt accusations of sexual harassment from library employees or
patrons who happen to view and be offended by the material. 

Whoever is right, the lawsuit is the first to raise the question of
whether public libraries, as government entities, engage in
impermissible censorship when they seek to limit what an adult can
view in the wide-ranging world of the Internet. It is also the first
major Internet free speech case to be filed since the United States
Supreme Court, in its landmark Reno v. ACLU decision issued last June,
struck down as unconstitutional a federal law that sought to restrict
arguably indecent material online. 

"I think the Loudoun County case is very significant," said Ann
Beeson, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union and a member
of the team of attorneys who fought the indecency provisions of that
federal law, the Communications Decency Act. "This issue is the most
important free speech battle we will fight in the wake of Reno v.
ACLU." 

The case was filed in the Federal District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia in Alexandria. Although it is the first of its
type, it might not be the last, as libraries all over the country
begin trying to figure out how to introduce the Internet. 

In the past, the physical limitations of bookshelf space have given
librarians a practical reason for to restrict their acquisitions. But
the boundless Internet provides no such excuse, and the material
contained within in it, everything from AIDS information to hard-core
pornography to sites about religion, foreign policy and hobbies, is
bound to contain something offensive to someone.

Beeson said the ACLU was closely monitoring the library policies in
several states, and could launch a suit of its own. In addition, she
said, the group might seek to intervene in the Loudoun County case to
represent the interests of online publishers.

The federal court in Alexandria, nicknamed the "rocket docket"
because of its reputation for handling cases with dispatch, is likely
to begin handling the case early in 1998.

The battle centers on an Internet policy, passed by the board of the
Loudoun County Library on Oct. 20, that the trustees said was
necessary to protect employees and patrons from sexual harassment.
Among other things, the policy required the use of filtering software
to prevent users from viewing sexually explicit material that could,
it was argued, be viewed by others who would be so offended by the
material that they would argue they had been subject to sexual
harassment. 

According to the complaint filed in court, however, the filtering
software being used in Loudoun , a product called X-STOP, has also
blocked access to an array of legitimate material, including sites put
up by the American Association of University Women, the Society of
Friends and publishers of the AIDS Quilt site.

Furthermore, the suit says, the plaintiffs object to an aspect of the
policy that apparently has resulted in terminals being placed in areas
where they can be seen by people other than the Internet surfer. Among
the plaintiffs is a technical writer with breast cancer. The library
policy harms her, according to the complaint, "by denying her full
access to valuable information that she would like to obtain and by
the lack of privacy of having terminals placed out in the open without
privacy screens which inhibits her ability to view sensitive medical
and other material." 

Lawrence S. Ottinger, one of the lawyers in the case and staff counsel
for People for the American Way, a free speech organization, said the
policy is a clear violation of the First Amendment because it prevents
adults from reaching material to which they have a constitutional
right. "The policy is very overbroad in that it would deny access to
patrons of a substantial amount of constitutionally protected,
valuable material," he said. 

"It amounts to reducing adults to the electronic equivalent of the
children's reading room."

Ottinger dismissed the sexual harassment argument as "a trumped-up
rationale" that trivializes what he characterized as true harassment
caused by an employer. "It's hard to see how a patron, not an
employer, could harass a librarian," he said.

A call to Douglas Henderson, director of library services for Loudoun
County, was referred yesterday to the Loudoun County attorney, John R.
Roberts. Efforts to reach Roberts were unsuccessful.

But a supporter of the law, Bruce A. Taylor, president and chief
counsel of the National Law Center for Children and Families in
Fairfax, Va., called the lawsuit "frivolous" and said that the
blocking software would give plaintiffs access to any legitimate
material they wanted. "On the facts, this case covers a narrow issue:
whether a library can provide Internet services to the public without
giving access to pornography," he said. "It would be a sad day for a
court to say anybody can demand that a library give them whatever they
want." 

Taylor said that if libraries are prevented from using filtering
software, they might not choose to carry the Internet at all. "It is
an infringement on the rights of the people in Loudoun and their board
members to have someone come in and demand that their tax dollars be
used to buy someone pornography," he said. 

The president of the company that makes X-STOP conceded that the
software had, indeed, at times blocked access to inoffensive sites.
But, Michael S. Bradshaw, president of the company, Log-On Data Corp.
in Anaheim, Calif., said that these were blunders that, once pointed
out, were corrected.

"We never said we don't make mistakes," he said. "But to make such a
hullabaloo about a site or two? Why doesn't the librarian just unblock
the site?" 
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From namioka at netcom.com  Wed Dec 24 13:42:51 1997
From: namioka at netcom.com (Aki Namioka)
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:42:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: "One Planet, One Net." CPSR focuses on Internet Governance (fwd)
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9712241358.A9034-0100000@netcom7>

FYI - governance at the local level is part of the scope of this 
program.  I am going to try and put together the framework for a 
Community Network policy toolkit if anybody wants to send me suggestions 
to topic areas or resources.

Thanks, Aki

---------- Forwarded message ----------

CPSR's Board has launched a year-long focus on Internet 
governance. As a result of an intensive strategic planning process, 
CPSR is undertaking a broad examination of the issues in 
standards development, content development and control, and 
access to the Internet.

CPSR will continue our policy advocacy on issues such as 
proposed changes to the Domain Name System (DNS). We will 
continue to monitor and defend privacy issues. CPSR was 
involved in direct government advocacy and testimony in the 
recent encryption legislation and in the struggle over online 
ratings systems. We participated at all levels in the 
Communications Decency Act legislative process and as a co-
plaintiff in Reno v. ACLU.

CPSR is focusing our main program initiative for the next year to 
strengthen citizen input in the Internet governance dialogue now 
dominated by the government and business sectors.

	% As a first step, the Board developed and issued "One 
Planet, One Net: Principles for the Internet Era." This is an internet-
draft document in the IETF publication process. 

	% Discussion of the draft will be about  basic Internet issues -
- who owns it? what values will prevail? who will have access? 
who will decide how it is governed? Participation in the discussion 
is through the CPSR listserv at onenet-discuss at cpsr.org. We 
strongly urge CPSR members and others interested in Internet 
governance issues to join in the discussion.

	% CPSR will develop a series of fact-sheets, white papers, 
and online discussion lists about these principles. 

	% We will assist our twenty-four Chapters in developing 
educational and advocacy programs to broaden the discussion in 
the communities. 

	% CPSR will convene an international symposium on 
Internet Governance in Boston in October 1998 to bring the best 
thinking to these issues and develop a clear plan for action.

CPSR is uniquely qualified to lead this inquiry. We have the 
expertise in our membership to explore the issues honestly and to 
provide well-reasoned assessment. We have the experience in 
tackling large and complex technology issues --Star Wars and the 
National Information Infrastructure. And we have the energy in our 
Board and members to complete this challenging task. 

Every 1998 issue of CPSR's Newsletter will contain in-depth 
discussion of the many aspects of the "One Planet, One Net" 
initiative.

Please visit CPSR's website http://www.cpsr.org  for more 
information about this exciting and challenging examination of the 
public's interest in the basic structure of Internet governance and 
control. 

Duff Axsom   *   Executive Director                     
http://www.cpsr.org
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
P.O. Box 717  *  Palo Alto  *  CA *  94302         
Phone: (650) 322-3778    *   Fax: (650) 322-4748     *   Email: duff at cpsr.org 


To join OneNet-Discuss, write to listserv at cpsr.org with the message
Subscribe OneNet-Discuss (your name).		

To join CPSR, write to cpsr-info at cpsr.org for a membership brochure and form.

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From steve at accessone.com  Mon Dec 29 09:42:06 1997
From: steve at accessone.com (Steve Hoffman)
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 09:42:06 -0800
Subject: Ain't it the truth....
Message-ID: <199712291742.JAA04132@accessone.com>

What Detroit Can Teach Silicon Valley

PATRICK L. ANDERSON
WSJ 12/29/97


My father-in-law's 1989 Buick still toils in the San Jose, Calif.,
sun, with 130,000 miles on its odometer. While I was visiting him
recently, we had it repaired at a corner gas station. Meanwhile, his
1993 personal computer sits almost unusable, ready for the scrap heap.
No hardware or software manufacturer will repair it. Who better
satisfies the customer, the computer industry or the auto industry?
The future of Silicon Valley will depend heavily on the answer.

A computer engineer might be tempted to scoff at the comparison
between a car and a PC, noting the rapid technological advances in
computers. Indeed, rapid obsolescence alone may be a sign of progress,
if the newer models provide substantial new functionality, better
reliability, ease of use and repair, and lower costs. Newer PC's do
indeed have two of these features--better functions and lower
costs--but their reliability and ease of use and repair still lag
woefully behind that of almost every other common consumer and
business product.

In a context of poor customer service, technology alone cannot carry a
company very far. I had a state-of-the art Intel motherboard--the
chassis of a PC--turn up defective not long ago. I pored over the
manual, looked at the board itself and explored Intel's Internet site,
and found not a single phone number for customers to call. Indeed, it
took a personal letter to Intel's chief operating officer to generate
a sheepish call from an engineer, who pronounced that production run
obsolete and unrepairable: no warranty, no replacement, no
satisfaction for the customer. If a major automaker had the same
problem, it would have recalled all the models sold and repaired them
free.

Retelling the tale to a senior engineer at a large chip maker
produced the explanation: "We just don't understand end users." In
case you don't read the fine print of those license agreements that
accompany software, "end users" is valley-speak for you and me. In the
rest of the world, especially Detroit, we call them "customers."
Another senior engineer explained that, with all the components that
go into a PC, you just can't expect the manufacturer of one component
to stand behind it with the end user. Tell that to the automakers that
put together thousands of parts from around the world and then
warranty them all to work together for three years, in all kinds of
weather, at 70 miles an hour.

Even that comparison understates the difference in baseline customer
satisfaction between the two industries. Almost any adult can step
into any car sold today and competently drive it across the state. By
contrast, most adults--even sophisticated, computer-literate
folks--are frequently baffled by their PCs, and are made to feel
stupid by the attendant technobabble. It's no coincidence that the
most popular PC books go by names like "Windows for Dummies." Detroit
doesn't sell books like "Oldsmobiles for Idiots" or "A Foul-Up's Guide
to Fords."

Not understanding your "end users" is, in the long term, a death
sentence for any business. While the glamour and power of new
technology will capture some of the marketplace, it cannot and will
not replace customer satisfaction. Detroit relearned this lesson--the
hard way--in the 1980s. With Japanese producers gaining advantages in
both quality and cost, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler faced a
crisis. Warranty costs loomed large, and younger customers began
favoring made-in-Japan cars over their parents' "Detroit iron."

The key to the American auto industry's turnaround did not lie in
technology. New robots in new factories couldn't save GM, but a
renewed focus on customers, quality and disciplined management--the
same focus that sustained the industry through World War II--did.
Today, U.S. manufacturers produce the best cars and trucks in the
world in most classes. Nobody in Detroit calls drivers "end users,"
and nobody survives the withering competition by not understanding
them.

If the history of the automobile industry is a guide, the computer
companies that back up good technology with much-improved service will
prosper. Right now, the most successful PC manufacturers--Dell,
Gateway, and Compaq--are all outside California. Gateway even flashes
its humble Midwestern background with offbeat cow-patterned boxes and
goofy ads.

What will happen when these brands become more recognizable than the
components Silicon Valley's technological wizards produce? New
technology will simply be adopted by the winning companies, just as
antilock brakes, front wheel drive, fuel injection, low-emission
engines, and other technological innovations are now featured on
automobiles of every major make. But unless Silicon Valley companies
begin paying attention to their customers, they will fall behind the
companies that do.

There is much to admire in Silicon Valley: its entrepreneurial
culture, its tolerance, its astounding path of innovation that has
enriched us all. But unless its companies match innovation with
superior attention to customers, the happy times cannot last. In the
long run, the customer always wins.

Mr. Anderson is president of Anderson Economic Group, a consulting
firm in Lansing, Mich., that has worked for clients in the auto
industry. 
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From namioka at netcom.com  Mon Dec 29 16:24:08 1997
From: namioka at netcom.com (Aki Namioka)
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 16:24:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Benton foundation
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9712291629.A13532-0100000@netcom10>

some great stuff from the Benton Foundation (again)....

- Aki
--------------------------------------------------

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I want to alert you to the newly expanded "Best Practices Toolkit" compiled
by the Benton Foundation's Communications Policy and Practice program.  This
area of Benton's web site is intended to provide you with tips and tools for
better using Internet technology to promote your nonprofit's goals.  The
toolkit is broken down into the following categories:

* Top Recommendations
* Web pages with great tools for nonprofits
* Nonprofit-related electronic newsletters
* Nonprofit-related discussions lists
* Technology Funding for Nonprofits
* Fundraising on the Internet
* Nonprofit Technical Assistance Providers
* Papers & Books

I include below a sampling of what's available on the site.  If you would
like to receive regular updates informing you about new items on the page
(subsequent updates will be much shorter than this first introduction),
please reply to this message.

I appreciate any feedback you have on the Best Practices Toolkit, and hope
you will find it helpful.

Sincerely,

Jillaine Smith
Senior Associate
Benton Foundation


The following is best read in a nonproportional font like Courier 10.

Best Practices Toolkit: A Sampling as of 12/29/97
   Please see (http://www.benton.org/Practice/Toolkit) for the complete=
 list.

Top Recommendations

*  20/20 Vision's Activist Toolkit (http://www.2020vision.org/tools)
includes a simple, "how to" course in letter writing or making a phone call
to a key policy maker; a guide for contacting and influencing the United
States Government Administration branch; a series focusing on writing Op-Ed
pieces and Letters to the Editor, and having a voice in Talk Radio; and
"Using Cyberspace: Activism Online."

*  Designing Effective Action Alerts for the Internet
   (http://weber.ucsd.edu/~pagre/alerts.html).
   Well-designed action alerts are a powerful way to invite
   people to participate in the processes of a democracy.
   UCSD Communication Department professor and long-time
   Internet-using activist Phil Agre provides these
   excellent guidelines.=20

*  While One Northwest's (http://www.onenw.org) focus is on
   helping environmental organizations in the northwest,
   they have compiled an impressive collection of tools
   (http://www.onenw.org/html/ea.shtml) to help nonprofit
   organizations make better use of communications
   technologies, including computer and modem
   recommendations, and what to consider when selecting an
   Internet provider.=20

--------------------------------------------------------------

Web sites with great nonprofit tools

* Coyote Communications Technology Tip Sheets
  (http://www.webcom.com/jac/tips.html) for nonprofit
  organizations, including "Basic Customer Database
  Principles," "The Internet Starter Kit for Nonprofits,"
  "How Nonprofits are REALLY Using Online Technologies,"
  and much more. Also check out their "How to promote your
  nonprofit organization online".

* Media / PR Advice Online. These three sites offer a
  variety of media advice: Media Relations Inc.
  (http://www.publicity.com) on handling interviews;
  Communications Skills Institute (http://www.csitucson.com/) on
  getting press by doing survey's; and Netrageous Inc.
  (http://www.netrageous.com/pr) offers useful case studies.

* Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse Electronic Publishing
  Guidelines (http://www.opc.on.ca/opc/pubguide.html), prepared
  for their internal use, but shared with the rest of the
  online world. A great checklist of activities to
  consider when involving your organization in electronic
  publishing.

--------------------------------------------------------------

Nonprofit-related electronic newsletters

* Philanthropy Journal Online has a wonderful technology
  section (http://www.philanthropy-journal.org/tech/tech.htm)
  housing its many articles on how nonprofits are making
  use of the Internet.

* Tech News: Enhancing Human Services through Technology
  (http://www.uwnyc.org/tech.htm), written for human service
  organizations, contains many wonderful articles that any
  nonprofit organization can use in their efforts to
  better apply computer technologies. Also available in
  print format.

* WebActive (http://www.webactive.com) can send you email updates
  to its excellent site that highlights nonprofits on the
  Internet. Send email to webactive at prognet.com, with sign
  me up! in the "Subject:" header.

--------------------------------------------------------------

Nonprofit-related electronic discussions lists

    Where ever you see "YourFirstName"
    and "YourLastName," replace your real first and
    last names, respectively.

* Communet-L is where community networking advocates
  discuss challenges, policy, and lessons learned. To
  subscribe, send email to LISTSERV at LIST.UVM.EDU that
  contains the following message: subscribe communet
  YourFirstName YourLastName.

* On NetAction Notes, you can discuss with other advocacy
  organizations how to use the Internet for effective
  organizing and coalition-building. To subscribe send
  email to majordomo at netaction.org with the following
  message: subscribe netaction.

--------------------------------------------------------------

Technology Funding for Nonprofits

* The Conservation Technology Support Program
  (http://www.desktop.org/ctsp) is an annual grant program
  providing in-kind assistance to conservation
  organizations making use of geographic information
  systems.  =20

* Environmental Support Center (http://www.envsc.org). If your
  organization devotes at least a portion of its resources
  to environmental concerns and is in need of training for
  staff or board, consider applying to the Environmental
  Support Center (ESC) for assistance. Local, regional and
  state organizations are eligible. ESC will partially
  subsidize the cost of training/technical support up to
  $2,000 per calendar year. Deadline to apply: 15th of
  each month. For more information, call (202) 966-9834,
  or visit their website.=20
                      =20
* The Hitachi Foundation has a new funding initiative that
  is looking for projects using information technologies
  to improve and advance teaching and learning. Open to
  educational and community-based organizations. Get the
  details by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
  The Role of Information Technology in Education, Hitachi
  Foundation, 1509 22nd Street NW, Washington DC 20037.
  Faxed copies are available by calling (202) 457-0588, ex
  551.  =20

--------------------------------------------------------------

Fundraising on the Internet

* Jeff Hallett wrote a series of excellent articles that
  appeared in Philanthropy Journal about nonprofit use of
  the Internet for fundraising and other activities:
                      =20
   o Why the Web will Increase Giving - Eventually
     (http://www.philanthropy-journal.org/tech/hallett697.htm)
   o Build relationships; then raise money
     (http://www.philanthropy-journal.org/tech/hallett2797.htm)
   o Performance-driven Web Sites
     (http://www.philanthropy-journal.org/tech/hallett30997.htm)
   o Does the Web help-- or hurt-- fundraising for
     nonprofits
     (http://www.philanthropy-journal.org/tech/hallett40997.htm)

* Fundraising on the Internet (http://www.fundraising.igc.org), a
  print and electronic guide to using the Internet as a
  fundraising tool.

* The Internet Prospector (plains.uwyo.edu/~prospect) is a
  site for nonprofit fundraising efforts, focused on using
  the Internet to find money. For example, see their
  review of Corporate Giving web sites
  (plains.uwyo.edu/~prospect/corp-giv.html).

--------------------------------------------------------------

Papers & Books

* A Greater Voice: Nonprofit Organizations, Communications
  Technology, and Advocacy
  (http://www.ncna.org/communications/publications.html), a
  survey report of attitudes toward, experiences with, and
  expectations of communications technology in the
  nonprofit sector, published by the National Council of
  Nonprofit Associations.  $10.

* Making the Net Work: Online Strategies for
  Community-Based Organizations is an excellent book
  written NCExchange's Terry Grunwald, a long-time
  advocate for online networking. Written completely for
  the nonprofit audience, this book includes practical
  information about how to incorporate electronic
  networking into your organization, and an excellent
  (although lengthy) assessment process that your
  organization can do without paying a high-priced firm or
  consultant. The cost is $20 for nonprofit organizations
  and can be ordered online at http://www.ncexchange.org/guideorder.html.

* NetActivism: How Citizens Use the Internet written by Ed
  Schwartz (an experienced net advocate) and published by
  O'Reilly & Associates, one of the best books on the
  market that easily and clearly explains the benefits and
  pitfalls of using the Internet as an organizing and
  advocacy tool. You can order this book at Amazon at:
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From bh668 at scn.org  Mon Dec 29 20:09:38 1997
From: bh668 at scn.org (SCN User)
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 20:09:38 -0800 (PST)
Subject: schedule and rental
Message-ID: <199712300409.UAA17273@scn.org>

To all at SCN,

Happy Solstice and a Good New Year to you.  As many of you know, I will 
be out of town for January and February and not participating in SCN 
volunteer activities during that time.  Most of my duties on the 
fundraising committee have been delegated temporarily.  

Meanwhile, friends of mine are leaving New York for good and moving to 
Seattle.  Their ultimate goal is to find a house for rent on Vashon 
Island, and are looking for that or for a temporary one-to-three month 
rental here in the city starting in March (unfortunately too late to work 
things out with my place).  From here they can start jobs and look for that 
Vashon dream house.

If you or anyone you know is looking for month-to-month renters, has a 
house sitting or sublet opportunity or information about opportunities on 
Vashon, please let me know, asap.  

I will be checking my mail from points east after January 8th via America's 
community networks and library system.

Thanks and see you in March,

Cindy
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