Welcome to HYTEL-L, the HYTELNET updates distribution list
                      (Revised December 3, 1994)


                                Purpose

The HYTELNET updates distribution list, HYTEL-L, is a mailing list which
allows you to receive information regarding new versions of the popular
HYTELNET program, which gives a user access to all known
telnet-accessible sites on the Internet. List members will also receive
announcements of new/changed/defunct sites, announced between full
versions of the program.

                        Posting new information

This list is moderated, which means that only the list owner will be
posting messages. Any messages you send to HYTEL-L will be forwarded to
the list owner. Feel free to contribute:

-- any new information you discover about any of the sites mentioned in
   HYTELNET, i.e. changes in telnet addresses, login procedures, or
   resources available.

-- any information on telnet-accessible sites not found in HYTELNET.

                      Latest version and new files

The latest version of HYTELNET will always be found on the ftp server at
ftp.usask.ca in the /pub/hytelnet/pc/latest directory. It will be listed
as hytelnxx.zip, where xx equals the latest version number. New files and
updated files will be found in the /pub/hytelnet/pc/updates directory,
arranged by file name. The latest version, 6.8, was issued November 28,
1994. 

             HYTELNET Gopher at Washington & Lee University

There is a gopher version of the HYTELNET files at Washington & Lee
University, maintained by John Doyle. Here's the bookmark:

Type=1
Name=Hytelnet (Telnet Login to Sites)
Path=1/internet/hytelnet
Host=liberty.uc.wlu.edu
Port=70
URL: gopher://liberty.uc.wlu.edu:70/11/internet/hytelnet

Refer questions to doylej@liberty.uc.wlu.edu

                              UNIX version

Please feel free to browse the UNIX version of HYTELNET, available by
telnet to access.usask.ca (128.233.3.1). Login with hytelnet in lower
case. VT100 terminal emulation required. This version was written by
Earl Fogel, U of S Computing Services. It only makes remote connections
for U of Sask users.
Refer questions to: fogel@herald.usask.ca

                           Macintosh version

Charles Burchill's Macintosh version of HYTELNET can be found via
anonymous ftp at ftp.usask.ca in the /pub/hytelnet/mac directory.
Refer questions to burchil@cc.umanitoba.ca

                       Language volunteers needed

Many telnet-accessible sites contain login/logout instructions in
languages other than English. If you would like to volunteer to check
such sites before they are posted to the list please let me know by
e-mail, stating which language(s) you can handle.

                           Mirrored messages

Messages sent to HYTEL-L are being gatewayed to the Usenet group
bit.listserv.hytel-l

                             Shareware Fee

All the work associated with the maintenance of the HYTELNET files is
performed on the author's own time and equipment. The time is limited
and the equipment is in dire need of replacement. Therefore, the author
is asking for a $20 shareware fee to cover the costs of maintaining the
program. Shareware is based upon the principal of "try before you buy".
If you or your site are regular users of the program, then the author
would appreciate your support. Many thanks to those who have already
contributed.


                       Selected LISTSERV Commands

To join HYTEL-L, send the following e-mail message to LISTSERV@KENTVM:

SUBSCRIBE HYTEL-L First Name Last Name

The list server also has an Internet address: LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU

To sign off HYTEL-L, send the following e-mail message to
LISTSERV@KENTVM:

UNSUBSCRIBE HYTEL-L

To stop HYTEL-L mail when you go on vacation, send the following e-mail
message to LISTSERV@KENTVM:

SET HYTEL-L NOMAIL

To resume HYTEL-L mail delivery, send the following e-mail message to
LISTSERV@KENTVM:

SET HYTEL-L MAIL

To determine what your HYTEL-L distribution settings are, send the
following message to LISTSERV@KENTVM:

QUERY HYTEL-L

This is a useful command to try if you stop receiving HYTEL-L mail.  The
moderators may have had to set you to NOMAIL because of problems with
your e-mail account.

To send a message to the HYTEL-L, send your e-mail message to
HYTEL-L@KENTVM

To obtain a list of HYTEL-L users, send the following e-mail message to
LISTSERV@KENTVM:

REVIEW HYTEL-L F=MAIL

To receive full documentation about searching the message database, send
the following e-mail message to LISTSERV@KENTVM:

INFO DATABASE.   (A brief tutorial is also available.  Send the message
GET SEARCH DOC F=MAIL to LISTSERV@KENTVM.)

To see what files are available, send the following e-mail message to
LISTSERV@KENTVM:

INDEX HYTEL-L F=MAIL

To retrieve a file, send the following e-mail message to
LISTSERV@KENTVM:

GET File Name File Type

All messages to the conference are automatically archived for ONE MONTH
ONLY. Users can search the message database for specific information
using complex Boolean queries.  The most reliable method of searching
the database is to submit batch search jobs to the list server via
e-mail messages.  Search features include nested Boolean expressions,
search limitation by date and time, and SOUNDEX searches.

For more information about HYTEL-L contact:

Peter Scott   
Northern Lights Internet Solutions
Saskatoon, Sask
aa375@freenet.carleton.ca

Postal address: 
Peter Scott
324 8th Street East
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canada S7H0P5