Brigada Today
28 Aug 1998
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Compiled by Doug Lucas <DLucas@teamexpansion.org>, Louisville, KY
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If you're one of the many who have had questions
about "Lyris," join the crowd! Many of us have wondered how MAFxc's conversion
from "Majordomo" list software to "Lyris" would affect us as users. Well,
although we're just one week into the cutover process, I can tell you with a
conservative "yes!" that Lyris seems to finally be coming together . . . and
seems SLICK! For example, in the past Majordomo was MUCH stricter in its
interpretation of your commands. Lyris tries to parse out what you MEANT to say
and understand it. You can put "subscribe brigada" in the subject line even . .
. and Lyris will obey. In fact, if you have to drop off your old address
because you're changing Internet Service Providers, you can even write to
<brigada-today-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> and Lyris will figure it out.
Did you ever wish you could try Encyclopedia Americana and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online? Now you
can! In this exclusive for Brigada participants (... well, maybe not JUST for
us), Grolier has agreed to give us all a free month! Lori Lori.Thornton@cincybible.edu, the Information Services Librarian at
Cincinnati Bible College & Seminary, tells us that we can use "Logon: pop" and
"password: quiz." Try it at http://go.grolier.com/ and you'll be glad you did! Did you ever wonder which worldwide web search engine would help you find the best info. on the web?
Check out the following URLs to learn more. Based on the info. below, looks
like www.excite.com is definitely in the front running, if you ask me.
Do me a favor. If you get an email about how to
win a "Walt Disney trip" (one that sounds more like a chain letter than a real
message!), please don't send me a copy! 
I already have more than enough.
It's just the latest in a series of mildly harmful "email virus letters" to try
to waste your time and mine. The "mildly harmful" nature is that it wastes Internet bandwidth.... so please save my share. 
The sixth conference on Cross-Cultural Music Ministry will be held October 15-17, 1998 at the
International Linguistics Center in Dallas. The conference will be an
opportunity for missionary ethnomusicologists and interested parties to
interact, network, learn from each other, and be encouraged. This conference
is open to students, teachers, professionals, and all others. Whether you know
a little or a lot, consider yourself invited! For more info., contact Ken-Judy_Hollingsworth@sil.org. TO SUBSCRIBE -- To subscribe to BRIGADA TODAY, send email to brigada-today-subscribe@egroups.com.
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