Record Collecting Discussions

The 78-L List Server

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For shellac discussions over to the Internet, we recommend the 78-L list server out of Cornell University in New York. The discussions focus on antique phonographics including 78s and cylinders. Members to this list are literally global. US, Finland, Austrailia, Thailand and who knows where else. Quite a pool of knowledge!

For more detailed instructions on using a ListServe of this type, check out "How to Use Mailing Lists" on the Cornell University server.

Hope to see you there sometime!

R.D."Gus" Frederick
Chief Archivist
Wolverine Antique Music Society

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To subscribe to the 78-L listserver, Send a message to:

listproc@cornell.edu

Subject:

SUBSCRIBE 78-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME

Message, (1 line only):

SUBSCRIBE 78-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME

You will then get this message back:

You have been added to list 78-l@cornell.edu.
Requests to listproc@cornell.edu.

Welcome to 78-L, the discussion group for music and recordings of the pre-LP era. Our intention is to be a broad-based group covering everything from Edison's first tin-foil cylinders to early rock 'n' roll. Thus, we represent a wide range of historical and musical interests, the common element being that what we listen to was recorded at (or near) 78 rpm. The group is not slanted toward any particular type of music or collector interest. Whether you're into cylinders or discs, vintage jazz or big bands, cranking up a victrola or playing your records through modern stereo equipment, we welcome your participation and hope that we can learn from each other and broaden our musical tastes.

Users may choose from among certain options regarding how listserv will interact with them. To change these options, you must send a command in electronic mail to listproc@cornell.edu (NOT to 78-L@cornell.edu), saying:

SET 78-L MAIL option

where 'option' can be one of:

NOACK -- Do not send me my own postings back
ACK -- Send me my own postings back
POSTPONE -- Do not send me *anything* until I change back to one of the other two
.

The default for 78-L is NOACK.

To leave the list at any time, send the command

UNSUB 78-L

to listproc@cornell.edu.

Help is available on the following topics:

add afd alias approve configuration delete discard edit fax free fui general 
get hold ignore index information initialize join lists listproc live lock 
new-list purge put query recipients review release reports run search sendme 
set signoff statistics subscribe system unlock unsubscribe version view which

For example, for help on a specific topic, send a message to listproc@cornell.edu like this:

help [TOPIC]

If you have any questions about 78-L, contact Doug Elliot, the list owner, at dme3@cornellc.cit.cornell.edu

If you have any questions about listserv, contact Michael Shappe, listserv manager, at Michael_Shappe@cornell.edu

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