On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 04:48:35PM -0700, Jon Noring wrote:
Was the early GUTNBERG mailing list archived as well? When was that list formed? The first mention I see of GUTNBERG is January 1990. I don't believe Google has it archived, unfortunately. That would be a treasure trove of information on the early days of PG, and probably will mention, in passing, things that happened before GUTNBERG was started.
I don't think it was. I believe our first automated list was on a LISTSERV run at uiuc (listserv.cso.uiuc.edu). That was from about 1992 or so through 1997 or earlier 1998). Then, we moved to UNC, which used similar software. listserv.unc.edu. I do have the archives from that period, somewhere. It was only in 2003 or so that we moved to mailman on lists.pglaf.org The number & makeup of lists changed over that time. Originally, the main (or only) purpose was for a monthly newsletter or similar, plus announcements of new titles. I am not aware of any archives we got from the UIUC LISTSERV lists. I'm sure some folks have their own personal copies, though. -- Greg