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[Mark_Bugaieski@rlicorp.com]

Hi Katherine,

Welcome to the group!  As you get more familiar with NAFEX, you'll discover
a community of kindred spirits that are very willing to help and share
information.  To me, the biggest benefit is learning from everyone else -
either through this listserv, Pamona, or - and this is what you'll find
invaluable - personal contact with a host of experts either through general
solicitations or by using the contacts of who head up the various interest
groups.

$13 for Pamona alone is a steal.

This is an awesome organization!

Mark

Message: 4
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 11:35:40 -0500
From: Katherine Russell <Katherine.Russell@oberlin.edu>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Distribution Map for Pamona
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
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Is this info only available to NAFEX members who "purchase a roster"?

In the information age, I think this needs to change. Surely we could
download a roster from somewhere - if there was concern about it
"leaking" to non-members then we could each have a password to the site.

Or, just put the roster up directly, on a password-protected web page.
Or make it possible for members to request an electronic copy of the
roster, by email, to be emailed to them directly from whoever maintans
the file. That would take the least amount of technical know-how of all.

It's a bit startling to me, after joining NAFEX recently, that it seems
Pomona and the lending library are about all the immediate benefits you
see... and much of Pomona now seems to be drawn from this mailing list,
which for those who didn't know, is already available and archived
publicly on the internet. (as indeed it should be).

Best - Katherine Russell