> Is there a mailing list or mailserver that would allow access to this
> news-group on a regular basis for both posting and receiving news articles?
> Alternatively is there a PD mailserver that would allow local
> redistribution/posting of news articles thru normal email?
bionet.neuroscience is part of the BIOSCI newsgroup network. E-mail
subscriptions are available for any of the bionet USENET newsgroups.
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Sincerely,
Dave Kristofferson
GenBank Manager
kristoff at genbank.bio.net
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