Thanks for your efforts over the years Don.
Usenet was a great resource for neuroscience protocols in the early days of the internet. Its use has dropped to zero over the last years. I'm not sure where the discussions have moved though.
best wishes
Richard Vickery
On Tuesday, 19 March 2019 03:15:49 UTC+11, cthy.... from gmail.com wrote:
> On Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 2:14:04 PM UTC-4, Don Gilbert wrote:
> > PLEASE NOTE:
> > This Bionet discussion service will be turned of in April, next month,
> > due to new Indiana University policy to remove scientist-run services
> > such as this one. This discussion network seeks a new supporting
> > organization for http://www.bio.net/> >
> > Discussion of Bionet's future can proceed on the list Bionet.general,
> > email: bioforum from net.bio.net, or see this Google Groups copy,
> > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bionet.general> > which should survive the IU shutdown.
> >
> > Suggestions and comments may also be emailed to me at
> > gilbert.bionet from gmail.com, please request anonymity if desired.
> >
> > See also this notice about Bionet at
> > https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27523v1> >
> > A host organization that will maintain or expand this unique resource
> > is sought. Suggestions include (1) an established biology-oriented
> > center that already maintains public E-mail lists with the popular
> > GNU-Mailman system used by Biosci; (2) open-access science
> > communication credentials; (3) possible re-location to an Old World
> > home, in Europe or Asia-Pacific, as Bionet receives continuing high
> > use from these areas. The alternative of a new institutional home for
> > Bionet will be up to group members, with options of commercial
> > offerings like Google Groups, Twitter, FaceBook, and others.
> >
> > -- Don Gilbert
> > E-mail: gilbert.bionet from gmail.com or gilbertd from indiana.edu>
