From: Nancy.Petersen@p11.f23.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Nancy Petersen)
Newsgroups: k12.library
Subject: ECOgopher in Virginia
 
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In preparation for the offical premiere of EcoGopher during Earth
Week '93, EcoGopher is going public for suggestions, comments, and
most especially CONTRIBUTIONS.
 
EcoGopher is a new information service located at the University of
Virginia devoted to the collection and dissemination of environmental
information.  From what's happening in Central Virginia to the latest
information hot off the Internet mailing lists, this Gopher server
has been designed with easy access as its top priority.
 
Got information you're keeping on an FTP site?
Worried that FTP is too complicated for novice net users?
EcoGopher is the answer.  By providing information at the touch of a
few keys, this Gopher server makes information access fantastically easy.
 
Is there room for YOUR information?  Most certainly.  We want to make
this a service for information providers as well as information seekers.
Under some circumstances, we can even set up an automatic e-mail filter
which takes your information and puts it directly into EcoGopher!
 
How to use Gopher:
    1) Look under 'virginia' in the list of US servers at U.Minn.
       We're right there!
 
    2) If you don't even know what Gopher is:
       Open a telnet session to
       'ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu'.
       Login as 'gopher'.
 
    3) If you can't telnet anywhere:
       Set your modem to N-8-1 and call (804)924-0577.
       At the prompt type "connect ecosys.drdr"
       Login as 'gopher'.
 
We hope to hear from lots of you soon!
 
The EcoGopher Development Team
Division of Recoverable and Disposable Resources
University of Virginia
 
gopher@ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu