How to Get on the HEPix Distribution List
HEPiX decided that continuing communication would be achieved via an integrated
system comprised of the HEPiX mailer, Netnews discussion groups, and the HEPiX
archive on the hepnet.hep.net network information center. Access to this
system is as follows:
E-Mail Interface
If you prefer to participate in the HEPiX discussion via electronic mail, send
a mail message to hepix-request@hepnet.hep.net (Internet), hepix-request@hepnet
(BITNET), or hepnet::hepix-request (ES-DECnet). The first line of your message
should be SUBSCRIBE. To cancel your subscription send a message with the first
line SIGNOFF. The subject line and any body lines but the first are ignored.
When you subscribe via e-mail, you will get all messages in the discussion
group mailed to the address you requested. To contribute to the discussion,
mail your article to hepix@hepnet.hep.net (Internet), hepix@hepnet (BITNET), or
hepnet::hepix (ES-DECnet). All e-mail subscribers will get a copy of your
article in their mailbox, and the article will be posted to netnews.
Netnews Interface
If you prefer to participate in the HEPIX discussion via netnews, use the
newsgroup hepnet.hepix. Articles you post will be automatically e-mailed to
those who subscribe to the discussion via e-mail. If your site does not have
the hepnet hierarchy on its news server, have your news administrator contact
David Martin (dem@fnal.fnal.gov) with the name of your news server and the name
of the machines that provide its major feeds.
Archives
All discussion articles will be archived on hepnet.hep.net. They can be
retrieved via ftp, DECnet COPY, or e-mail request. To use the archives via
ftp: ftp to hepnet.hep.net and log in as anonymous. Give your e-mail address
as the password. After you are logged in cd to the hepix directory. Use ls to
list the files and get or mget to retrieve them. To use the archives via VMS
commands over DECnet, list the files with DIR HEPNET::[.HEPIX] and retrieve the
files with COPY. A retrieval system that will allow users to list and request
specific archives via e-mail is being tested and will be announced when
complete.