Distribution List

# 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.