Re: LOGO-L> Posting Messages to Logo Forum vs comp.lang.logo

["John St. Clair" <jstclair@cyberg8t.com>]

At 12:29 AM -0400 4/30/98, Henry McCathern wrote:
>Hi, this is probably not appropriate for "posting", but I didn't know
>how/where else to ask.
>
>What is the difference between eMailing to logo-l@gsn.org and "submitting"
>something to comp.lang.logo? Is logo-l@gsn.org the way to submit to
>comp.lang.logo? Do any/all of these eMails to logo-l@gsn.org end-up in
>comp.lang.logo?

All messages sent to the logo-l mailing list are supposed to be
automatically sent to comp.lang.logo.  All messages posted on
comp.lang.logo are supposed to be sent automatically to my personal email
account (I have a special email account to handle these messages,
jcstclair@omsd.cerf.fred.org).  I read the comp.lang.logo messages, delete
all spam and messages originally posted to logo-l (so we don't get an
endless loop of duplicated messages).  I post all original comp.lang.logo
messages to logo-list, which sends messages to the logo-l mailing list
without sending them to comp.lang.logo (again this prevents duplicate
messages from being sent to comp.lang.logo).

>snip

>1) Where's all the other/earlier entries in comp.lang.logo? It might be nice
>to catch-up on the conversation(s).

I'm not a newsgroup reader so I don't know the answer to this question but
there is an archive of logo-l messages at:
http://archives.gsn.org/logo-l

>2) Many of the entries in comp.lang.logo seem to be responses to inquiries,
>but the location of the original inquiries isn't apparent. Further, some of
>the reponses seem to be to inquiries that originated elsewhere, maybe as
>eMails to logo-l@gsn.org. I thought that successive NewsGroup entries
>followed earlier entries allowing one to follow a line of "conversation", or
>inquiry followed by response.

I don't know why there seem to be gaps in comp.lang.logo.  Theoretically
all messages sent to logo-l should be posted on comp.lang.logo.

>3) Does that indicate that logo-l@gsn.org is a subscribable eMailing
>process? If so, then why would there be a need for comp.lang.logo? Or, why
>not just use comp.lang.log instead of eMailings to logo-l@gsn.org? At any
>rate, if the former, then how do I sign-up? I see that by sending
>"unsubscribe logo-l" to majordomo@gsn.org, one can unsubscribe, but how to
>"subscribe"?

Yes, logo-l is a subscribable mailing list.  Send a message to:
majordomo@gsn.org   and in the message type:    subscribe logo-l
Don't write anything else and don't sign the message.
Some people prefer to participate in the Logo forum from their email
account (logo-l) and some people prefer to participate from their news
reader (comp.lang.logo).  I think most people use logo-l but comp.lang.logo
is open to the public so that's how we get new people involved like you.

>4) Is comp.lang.logo the only NewsGroup for Logo matters?

As far as I know it is the only newsgroup on Usenet.  I think there is also
a Logo forum on Compuserve and AOL, but I'm not sure.

>5) Is logo-l@gsn.org the only eMailing address for Logo matters?

As far as I know, yes.

>6) Who/what is logo-l@gsn.org? Do either logo-l or gsn have a Web location?

The Global SchoolNet Foundation (gsn) and the Logo Foundation are the proud
sponsors of logo-l.  GSN's web site is at:  http://www.gsn.org  and Logo
Foundation's web site is at:
http://el.www.media.mit.edu/groups/logo-foundation/index.html
Both organizations are non-profit educational foundations.

I'm glad you asked.  BTW, if you have any problems subscribing or
unsubscribing either Michael Tempel (michaelt@media.mit.edu) or I can
manually subscribe or unsubscribe you.

-John

John St. Clair		     Global SchoolNet Foundation
Technology Teacher	     moderator schl-sig-logo and logo-l
Vina Danks Middle School     http://www.cyberg8t.com/jstclair/jsc.bio.html
Ontario-Montclair School District
Ontario, California, USA


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