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Bulletin_# 70  From:  SEQNET@CAM.PHX  4 Feb 88  What is SEQNET?
Date: 4 Feb 88
From: SEQNET@CAM.PHX
Subject: What is SEQNET?

SEQNET Bulletin Board
Cambridge University, UK.

Dr. M.J. Bishop,
Computer Laboratory,
New Museums Site,
Pembroke Street,
Cambridge CB2 3QG
UK.
Telephone 0223-334732
JANET mail address MJB1@UK.AC.CAM.PHX

Dr. Michael Ashburner,
Department of Genetics,
Downing Street,
Cambridge CB2 3EH
UK.
Telephone 0223-333969
JANET mail address MA11@UK.AC.CAM.PHX

SEQNET is general Bulletin Board for Molecular Biologists  which was established
in November 1986 on the Phoenix/MVS Service running on the IBM 3084
at Cambridge University. The original purpose of this was to act as a
two-way service for molecular biologists within the UK academic community.
"Subscribers" both receive new Bulletins and submit new Bulletins for
widespread distribution via the UK Joint Academic Network (JANET).
SEQNET bulletins contain announcements of
meetings, of new software, of the availability of reagents and experimental
tricks, of requests for information, and many other matters.
Items included are of widespread
interest to the community, rather than being parochial to a particular
University or research group.

It is possible to read the bulletins by logging on to the Cambridge
computer.  This can be done over JANET or PSS which means that access
is possible from anywhere in the UK (a telephone socket, modem and
terminal are the minimum requirements).  Access is not restricted
to Universities and Polytechnics; industrial users are welcome.

Bulletins are also mailed over JANET.
Workers in the UK wishing to receive Bulletins need to
have access to a machine with the ability to receive mail via JANET.
Bulletins are, similarly, submitted via JANET  to Cambridge for
distribution to other sites.
These are distributed as they arrive, and no
form of "editorial control" is exercised.
However, there are restrictions on the use of JANET for commercial
purposes and the rules must be adhered to.
To send Bulletins for inclusion use the JANET address: SEQNET@UK.AC.CAM.PHX

SEQNET has set up reciprocal arrangements with other
Bulletin Boards so that we now distribute to the UK community
Bulletin Boards from BIONET and BIOTECH received from ARPANET and BITNET.

It soon became apparent that there was a need for distribution of
BIONET, BIOTECH and SEQNET bulletins in the European Community
and nearby countries.   We now distribute bulletins to workers in
Australia, Canada (via BIONET), Denmark, Eire, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, UK and USA (via BIONET).
SEQNET acts as the forum for matters of European interest.