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	This is the "How To" file about the XTROPY-L list.  It has info on
content and purpose of the list, as well as subscription info, posting
instructions, etc. It should prove useful to new subscribers, as well as those
who are unfamiliar with bitnet LISTSERV operations.
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* XTROPY-L is devoted to the discussion and development of
* Extropian ideas.  The term "Extropian" was coined by the journal
* "Extropy", a publication devoted to Extropian philosophy, and
* this list is a spinoff of the journal.  Extropians may be roughly
* described as those simultaneously interested in anarchocapitalist
* politics, techniques of life extension (including cryonics), the
* technological extension of human intelligence and perception,
* nanotechnology, memetics, virtual reality, hypertext, agoric
* computing, spontaneous orders, and a number of other related
* ideas.  If these topics seem to you to be naturally related and
* mutually consistent, you might already be an Extropian.
*
* The mailing list is mainly for the exchange of "how-to" and
* technical information about our areas of interest, not for debate
* of our basic issues.  If you support natural death or state-
* sponsored anything, you will find few converts on XTROPY-L.
*
* All Extropians (and those who suspect that they are Extropians)
* are invited to join.
*
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	To subscribe, send mail to LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET and in the body of your
letter put the line:

SUB XTROPY-L <Your Real Name>

	When you want to post, send mail to XTROPY-L@UBVM.BITNET
******NOT****** to LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET!

	LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET is for subscriptions, administrivia, archive
requests, etc. XTROPY-L@UBVM.BITNET is the actual discussion group. Anything
sent to XTROPY-L will go to all members. (And you don't want to look like a
jerk having everyone see your "SUB XTROPY-L John Q.  Public" command!  ;^) )

	This list is also linked to USENET in the group bit.listserv.xtropy-l

	You can subscribe to the list, [thereby helping us to have an accurate
idea how many people are reading the group] and still read the messages through
news, if you like. (That's what I do. I prefer not getting every post in my
e-mail, but I want people to be able to find my address, if necessary.) If
you'd like to be on the membership list, but not get mail, then after you
subscribe, send mail to LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET with the message
			      SET XTROPY-L NOMAIL
This will remain in effect until you use SET XTROPY-L MAIL to change it again.

	If you want to receive copies of everything you send to the list, use
the command SET XTROPY-L REPRO. If you DON'T want copies, use SET XTROPY-L
NOREPRO.

	(You may want to save this file to forward on to people who are
interested, as it tells what the list is about, and how to subscribe.)

-Marc

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