The listserv discussed in OP-SF NET 4.4, Topic #8, will start on Monday, November 24. Quoting from OP-SF NET 4.4, Topic #8:

"It has been suggested that an OPSF listserv should be started. Such a listserv could be useful in promoting discussion and posing questions in the general areas of orthogonal polynomials and special functions. A selection of contributions could be included in OP-SF NET. It has been suggested that we might create an automatic way to subscribe and unsubscribe to the listserv and OP-SF NET. To make it workable, the listserv would probably have to be "unmoderated" which means that the Group would have no control over what might appear there. Some have observed that this could lead to abuse. In any case, such a listserv need not have any official connection to our Activity Group, though it could be publicized in the Group's media."

A listserv as described above will be started now. It will be maintained by Tom Koornwinder. It will be unmoderated. However, in case of (repeated) abuse, it will be transformed into a moderated listserv. Starting November 24, you can act as follows. For subscribing, send a message to

majordomo@wins.uva.nl

and put in the body of the message only the words:

subscribe opsftalk

You can post messages by sending mail to

opsftalk@wins.uva.nl

Your message will then be automatically forwarded to everybody on the opsftalk list.

Addendum - March 16, 1998

The postings to opsftalk received during January 13 - March 12, 1998 were archived at URL http://turing.wins.uva.nl/~thk/opsftalk/archive.html Postings received from March 14, 1998 onwards will be automatically archived at URL http://www.findmail.com/listsaver/opsftalk/