VICUG-L: the Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List

VICUG-L serves as a conduit through which members of Visually Impaired/Blind Computer Users' Groups (VICUGs) nation- and world-wide can exchange educational materials, keep one another apprised of their activities, and discuss strategies for co-ordinated action.

VICUG-L was originally created to serve as a national distribution and announcement list for for VICUGs located in the United States. However, the benefits of a global list which connects, and even fosters the establishment and growth of local VICUGs caused the listowners to broaden the list's mandate.

Since VICUG-L is a dialogue, rather than a discussion or a chat list, potential subscribers are asked to review the following ground rules carefully before subscribing.

1. VICUG-L is an organizational and informational list, which is intended to foster constructive dialogue and increase networking amongst computer user groups. Flamers will be dropped from the list without warning.
   
   
2. SUBJECT LINES: Subject: lines should be brief and precise. Because VICUG-L is a multi-purpose list, it is essential that the Subject: line accurately reflect the contents of the message's body, if the list is to function effectively. Please exercise care in this regard when responding to messages.
   
   
3. SUBJECT LINE PREFIXES: Messages specifically intended for the members of a specific computer users' group should contain a Subject: line prefix so as to provide listmembers with an effective filtering mechanism. A list of the current prefixes will be mailed to you upon confirmation of your subscription.
   
   
   1. The following Subject: lines should also be used to indicate the content of posts:
      
          ACT: activism updates; calls for action
             (i.e. emailing campaigns)
          EDU: educational materials
          PROP: proposals for co-ordinated action
          TECH: emerging technologies and their implications
          WEB: web-related resources and/or information
          NET: internet-related resources and/or information
   
   
4. MAIL FILTERING: The use of Subject: line prefixes not only provides listmembers with an effective means of manually filtering the mail that is distributed by VICUG-L, but is designed to enhance the performance of automated mail filters. To learn more about the use of automatic mail filters with a shell account, please consult the Filtering Mail FAQ. A plain ASCII copy of this document can be obtained from:
   
   ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/mail/filtering-faq
   
   A hypertext version of the Filtering Mail FAQ is located at:
   
   http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/mail/filtering-faq/faq.html
   
   If you are using a GUI mail program, such as Eudora, please consult its online help files for instructions on how to use its built-in filtering features.
   
   
5. QUOTING: Please avoid overquoting previous posts--often, a brief summation of a previous post or the thread to which you are contributing is sufficient. Those who object to another listmember's overquoting should send their complaints directly to the poster, and Cc them to the listowner, VICUG-L-REQUEST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
   
   
6. NETIQUITTE: Complaints about and criticism of other listmembers and/or the organizations to which they belong should be handled off-list via private email.
   
   
7. MEETING MINUTES: Conference announcements and minutes of meetings should only be sent to the list by an authorized representative of the organization whose activity they describe.

To subscribe to VICUG-L, type the command:

subscribe VICUG-L firstname lastname

LISTSERV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU

You can also use the VICUG-L Subscription Form to change or modify your subscription settings.

An hypertext archive of past posts to VICUG-L can be found at the following URL:

http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html

To contact the listowners of VICUG-L, email:

VICUG-L-request@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU

This page is excerpted from Camera Obscura's comprehensive hypertext index of Blindness-Related Emailing Lists

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