Corpus-Paul

["Jeffrey B. Gibson" <jgibson000 AT mailhost.chi.ameritech.net>]

"kosala@md2" wrote:

> Dear Sir, It is hearting to know the growing popularity os this List. I am
> also of the opinion and I can say that I thought I have missed a lot not 
> being
> a member earlier. Yet I am happy, because it stimulates the thinking. I was
> thinking if it is possible to have the List in detail, i.e. Name, address 
> and
> email address, so that we know also who we are in and we could contact each
> other es per the specialisation of each Person. If my rewuest is out of 
> bound
> of the List, please excuse me. Kishore KosalaIndia

I am very sympathetic to this request since promotion of exchanges between
Pauline scholars is one of the List's functions. But since an open publication
of  the names of all subscribers could lead to unwanted spamming, I fear that
revealing who is who could lead to unwanted consequences. (Moreover, at 
present,
the software running the List has been set up is set up so that the names and
e-mail addresses off List Members remain private and *cannot* be accessed) On
the whole, then, I do not think that it is not a good idea to "have the List 
in
detail".

But what of those who wish to conduct exchanges privately? Two solutions 
suggest
themselves. The first is that those posting to the list indicate what their
area(s) of interest/specialization is(are)  in their signature. The second is
that I play "matchmaker". List members could send me off list a description of
their current work and interests. And then, with permission,  I would forward
this to others whose interests co-incide or overlap.

Which, if any of these options, sounds best?

Yours,

Jeffrey Gibson
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Chicago, Illinois 60626
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