The Top Mailing Lists for Writers

Adobe: Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, FrameMaker and PageMaker

Usenet newsgroup on PDF: comp.text.pdf

Adobe Product and Training Information
Address: listproc@ucdavis.edu
Message: subscribe ucd-adobe Your_First_Name Your_Last_Name
Comments: Hosted by the University of California at Davis.

Adobe Acrobat
Address: acrobat-request@blueworld.com
Message: subscribe or: subscribe digest

Adobe Acrobat& PDF
Name: PDF (previously PDF-L
Address: pdf-request@lists.pdfzone.com (normal OR mailto:pdf-digest-request@lists.pdfzone.com
Message: SUBSCRIBE
Comments: More info at http://www.pdfzone.com/resources/lists.html

Adobe Acrobat & PDF development
Name: PDFdev
Address: pdfdev-request@lists.pdfzone.com (normal OR pdfdev-digest-request@lists.pdfzone.com (as digest
Message: SUBSCRIBE to one addresses above

Adobe Acrobat & PDF product & service announcements
Name: PDF-Announce
Address: pdf-announce-request@lists.pdfzone.com
Message: SUBSCRIBE
Comments: Moderated -- allows one-time commercial postings

Adobe Acrobat/pdf application news & features
Name: PDFzone EXTRA
Address: extra-request@lists.pdfzone.com
Message: SUBSCRIBE
Comments: A free, weekly newsletter for users/uses of Acrobat & pdf.

PDF files for pre-press.
Address: majordomo@infomania.com
Message: subscribe pdf-prepress-l, or for periodic compilations: subscribe pdf-prepress-d

Adobe Acrobat Capture software
Name: CAPTURE (previously CAPTURE-L
Address: capture-request@lists.pdfzone.com (normal OR capture-digest-request@lists.pdfzone.com (as digest
Message: SUBSCRIBE

Adobe Acrobat Talk
Comments: Mailing list on Acrobat hosted by Blue World Communications. http://www.blueworld.com/lists/acrobat

Adobe Photoshop
Address: listproc@bgu.edu
Message: subscribe Photoshop Your_Name

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premier
Address: LISTSERV@WSUVM1.CSC.WSU.EDU
Message: subscribe ADOBEPS Your_Name

Adobe Illustrator
Name: ILLSTRTR-L
Address: autoshare@ledet.com
Message: sub ILLSTRTR
Comments: Listowner: Sterling Ledet http://www.ledet.com

FrameMaker
Address: majordomo@FrameUsers.com
Message: subscribe framers, or for daily compilations: subscribe framers-digest
Comments: Brad Anderson: brad@FrameUsers.com or brad@falconmedia.com . FTP:ftp://ftp.FrameUsers.com/pub/ - Website: http://www.FrameUsers.com .

PageMaker
Address: LISTSERV@INDYCMS.IUPUI.EDU
Message: SUBSCRIBE PAGEMAKR

Desktop publishing, particularly PageMaker
Name: DTP-L
Address: digestif@antigone.com
Message: subscribe dtp-l Your_Name

Apple

Apple Product and Training Information
Address: listproc@ucdavis.edu
Message: subscribe ucd-apple Your_Name

Apple-Guide
Address: listserv@list.peter.com.au
Message: SUBSCRIBE APPLE-GUIDE Your_Name

Copyright

Copyright
Address: listproc@cni.org
Message: subscribe cni-copyright Your_Name

ISO 9000
Address: Listserv@VM1.nodak.edu
Message: subscribe iso9000 Your_Name

Corel

Address: majordomo@iglou.com
Message: subscribe cdug _your_e-mail_address or subscribe cdug-digest your-e-mail_address
Comments: CDUG is a new list, replacing one moderated by Chris Dickman.

WordPerfect for Windows
Name: WPWIN-L
Address: LISTSERV@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu
Message: subscribe WPWIN-L Your_Name

WordPerfect products
Name: WPCORP-L
Address: LISTSERV@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu
Message: subscribe WPCORP-L Your_Name

WordPerfect Office
Address: LISTSERV@BYU.EDU
Message: subscribe WPOFFICE Your_Name

WordPerfect 5.1
Name: WP51-L
Address: LISTSERV@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA
Message: subscribe WP51-L Your_Name

WordPerfect Product and Training Information
Address: listproc@ucdavis.edu
Message: subscribe ucd-wordperfect Your_Name

Ventura
Address: listserv@plaza.inventiv-edu.nl
Message: sub ventura-d
Comment 1: Started May 1997. Administrator: Bob van Duuren bob@inventiv-edu.nl

Copyediting

Name: COPYEDITING-L
Address: listserv@listserv.indiana.edu
Message: subscribe copyediting-l Your_Name
Comments: FAQ on http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/bblinn/

Education

Teaching of technical communication
Name: CPTSE-L
Address: listserv@clvm.clarkson.edu
Message: subscribe cptsc-l Your_Name

Computer Training
Address: listserv@bilbo.isu.edu
Message: subscribe computer-training Your_Name

Training and Development
Name: TRDEV-L
Address: Go to http://train.ed.psu.edu/TRDEV-L for subscription information.

Educational Computing
Name: ECID-L
Address: listserv@vm.cc.purdue.edu
Message: subscribe ECID-L

Electronic Publishing

Electronic publishing of effect on publishing & education
Address: listproc@cosn.org
Message: sub epub Your_Name

HDK and related Virtual Media Technology
Address: majordomo@hilink.com.au
Message: subscribe hdk-l

XML and Documentation
Address: xml-doc-subscribe@egroups.com
Message: Just send a blank message to the address above.
For more details, see http://www.egroups.com/group/xml-doc/

Fonts

Fonts and typography
Address: LISTSERV@listserv.hea.ie
Message: SUB TYPO-L Your_Name

Health

The health effects of computer use
Address: Listserv@listserv.aol.com
Message: Subscribe PCHEALTH Your_Name

Carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis etc.
Address: LISTSERV@ITSSRV1.UCSF.EDU
Message: subscribe sorehand Your_Name

Repetitive stress injury
Address: majordomo@world.std.com
Message: subscribe rsi

Migraines, cluster headaches, vascularheadaches
Address: LISTSERV@SHSU.EDU
Message: subscribe headache Your_Name

HTML

HTML authoring
Address: listserv@netcentral.net
Message: sub html-list Your_Name

HTML authoring
Address: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UNB.CA
Message: subscribe wwwdev Your_Name

Hypertext

Hypertext and On-line documentation
Name: T-SIGONL
Language: German
Address: listserv@twh.nbg.de
Message: subscribe t-sigonl
Listowner: Alexander von Obert.

Computer book publishing
Address: list@studiob.com
Subject: subscribe or: subscribe digest

Indexing
Name: INDEX-L
Address: listserv@bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu
Message: subscribe index-l Your_Name
Comment: For more lists about indexing, see the list from the Australian Society of Indexers on http://godzilla.zeta.org.au/~aussi

ISO

ISO 9000
Address: Listserv@VM1.nodak.edu
Message: subscribe iso9000 Your_Name

Technical Writing

Address: LIST@USER.ITCONSULT.CO.UK
Message: JOIN TECHCOMM (the "Subject" line must be empty)
More info at http://www.hairydog.clara.net/techcomm.html .

TC-Forum (international discussion)
Address: For entering the mailing list, go to http://www.tc-forum.org

Techwriting conference calls, presentations, etc.
Address: listserv@listserv.ncsu.edu
Message: (no subject header) subscribe techcomm your_1st_name your_last_name.
,http://www4.ncsu.edu/~brad_m .

Technical Writers Off Topic
Address: tw-out-subscribe@egroups.com
Message: just send a blank message to the address above.

Technical writing, technical communications
Address: listserv@listserv.tamu.edu
Message: sub TEKCOM-L  your_1st_name your_last_name

Technical Writers
Name: The Digital Scribes (digitalscribe)
Address: Click the link http://www.onelist.com/searchlist.cgi?searchval=digitalscribe Onelist.com does require you to register, but it is problem-free.

Students list on technical writing
Name: STC-LIST
Address: majordomo@nmt.edu
Message: subscribe stc-list

General editorial matters (moderated)
Name: EDline
Address: ElectricEds@bigfoot.com
Message: Subscribe EDline

International technical communications Name: INSOFT-L
Address: majordomo@magellan.iquest.com
Message: subscribe insoft-l Your_e-mail_Address

Australian Technical Writers

Name: austechwriter
Address: austechwriter-subscribe@egroups.com
Message: No subject line or body text is required.

Freelancing & telecommuting technical communicators

Name: T-TELCOM
Address: listserv@twh.nbg.de
Message: subscribe t-telcom
Listowner: Alexander von Obert (English).

German Tech Writing

Technische Redakteure diskutieren
Name: T-ALLGEM
Language: German
Address: listserv@twh.nbg.de
Message: subscribe t-allgem
Comments: Started November 1996. All communication is in German language. Listowner: Alexander von Obert. The list is also available on FIDONET:BBS +49-911-403905 (FIDO 2:2490/1719).

Studenten der technischen Dokumentation (technical writing students, Germany)
Name: T-STUDI
Language: German
Address: listserv@twh.nbg.de
Message: subscribe t-studi
Comments: All communication is in German language. Listowner: Alexander von Obert.

Selbstaendige Dokumentationsdienstleister (technical writing contractors, Germany)
Name: T-SELBST
Language: German
Address: listserv@twh.nbg.de
Message: subscribe t-selbst
Comments: All communication is in German language. Listowner: Alexander von Obert.

Uebersetzer allgemein (translation, general)
Name: U-FORUM
Language: German
Address: listserv@twh.nbg.de
Message: subscribe u-forum
Comments: All communication is in German language. Listowner: Alexander von Obert.

Jobangebote fuer Uebersetzer (translators, jobs offerred)
Name: U-JOBS
Language: German
Address: listserv@twh.nbg.de
Message: subscribe u-jobs
Comments: All communication is in German language. Listowner: Alexander von Obert.

Computer-aided translation
Name: U-CAT
Language: German
Address: listserv@twh.nbg.de
Message: subscribe u-cat
Comments: All communication is in German. Listowner: Alexander von Obert.

Technical writing in India

Name: TWIN
Address: list@user.itconsult.co.uk
Message: join twin your_e-mail_address (in the first line of the message. Keep the subject line empty.)
Archives: http://www.egroups.com/list/tw-in

Information Design

Information Design (announcements & moderated discussion)
Address: majordomo@fwi.uva.nl
Message: subscribe InfoDesign

Information Design (unmoderatedsupplement to InfoDesign list)
Address: majordomo@fwi.uva.nl
Message: subscribe InfoDesign-Cafe

Information technology (abstracts of news)
Address: listproc@educom.unc.edu
Message: subscribe edupage Your_Name

Technical Writing in Israel

Name: TECHSHORET
Address: techshoret-subscribe@egroups.com
Message: (no subject, no message)
Preferred subscription method: Go to http://www.egroups.com/group/techshoret
Approx. 1000 members

Hebrew translators
Name: Hebtranslators
Address: hebtranslators-subscribe@makelist.com
Message: (don't include any message)
Comments: The Hebrew Translator's Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/1602

Writing English in Japan

Name: SWET-L
Address: LISTSERV@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
Message: SUBSCRIBE SWET-L Your_Name (leave the subject line blank)
Comments: All communication is in English. List owner: SWET-L-REQUEST@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM.
For more info, see http://www.infopage.net/swet

Military Writing

Name: MILITARY Writer's List
Address: "Bare, Smokey L"<Smokey_Bare@dscc.dla.mil>

Montreal Technical Writing forum

Name: mtl_techwriter
See http://www.onelist.com/community/mtl_techwriter .

Technical writing in the Netherlands

Name: rtfm-nl
Address: http://www.onelist.com/group/rtfm-nl
Comments: All communication is in Dutch

Technical writing in Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden). In English.

Name:  STC-Nordic.
Address: stc-nordic-subscribe@yahoogroups.com . Just send a mail to this address.
For more info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stc-nordic .
Comment: Related to the STC Nordic chapter.

Proposals

Name: PROPOSAL-L
Address: majordomo@ari.net
Message: subscribe proposal-l

STC

Students list on technical writing
Name: STC-LIST
Address: majordomo@nmt.edu
Message: subscribe stc-list

STC's mailing list
Name: STCCICSIG-L
Address: majordomo@stc.org .
Message: SUBSCRIBE stccicsig-l your_e-mail_address

STC Lone Writer Special Interest Group mailing list
Name: STCLWRSIG-L
Address: owner-stclwrsig-l@stc.org
Message: SUBSCRIBE stclwrsig-l

Technical writing in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden). In English.
Name:  STC-Nordic.
Address: stc-nordic-subscribe@yahoogroups.com . Just send a mail to this address.
For more info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stc-nordic .
Comment: Related to the STC Nordic chapter.

Technical writing in the UK
Name: STCUK-DISCUSS
Address: majordomo@chiark.greenend.org.uk
Message: subscribe stcuk-discuss

Technical writing UK
Address: LIST@USER.ITCONSULT.CO.UK
Message: JOIN TECHCOMM (the "Subject" line must be empty)
More info at http://www.hairydog.clara.net/techcomm.html .

Technical writing in the UK
Name: STCUK-DISCUSS
Address: majordomo@chiark.greenend.org.uk
Message: subscribe stcuk-discuss

Editing

Name: EDline
Address: ElectricEds@bigfoot.com
Message: Subscribe EDline

Marketing Communications

Address: listserv@rmii.com
Message: subscribe htmarcom or: subscribe htmarcom-digest
http://www.bayne.com/wolfBayne/htmarcom/

Microsoft

Microsoft PowerPoint
Newsgroup: microsoft.public.powerpoint at the host msnews.microsoft.com .
Comment: No account name or password are required to access msnews.microsoft.com.

Microsoft Word on PC
Address: listserv@liverpool.ac.uk
Message: subscribe word-pc Your_Name

Microsoft Word tips and tricks
Address: join-wordtips@lists.lyris.net
Message: (send an empty e-mail
Comments: available in digest format as well as in individual posts.

Microsoft Word on Mac (moderated discussion
Address: listproc@scu.edu.au
Message: subscribe word-mac Your_Name

Microsoft Word newsgroups:

microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
microsoft.public.word.formatting.longdocs
microsoft.public.word.numbering
microsoft.public.word.vba
microsoft.public.word.macword98

If your news server doesn't carry these groups then you can get them from Microsoft directly by specifying msnews.microsoft.com as your newsserver.

No account name or password required to access msnews.microsoft.com.

Microsoft HTML help Workshop newsgroups:

microsoft.public.htmlhelp
microsoft.public.vstudio.htmlhelp

Windows Help authoring
Name: WINHLP-L
Address: LISTSERV@ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA
Message: SUBSCRIBE WINHLP-L Your_Name
Comment: See also the reference to the website on Winhelp FAQ, software, etc.

Windows Help authoring
Address: http://www.primenet.com/~wai

Microsoft Office
Address: wow-subscribe@tmx.com.au
Subject/Message: [unnecessary]
Comments: Woody's Office Watch, a commercially sponsored newsletter

Windows For Workgroups
Name: WFW-L
Address: LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU
Message: subscribe WFW-L Your_Name

Microsoft Product and Training Information
Address: listproc@ucdavis.edu
Message: subscribe ucd-microsoft Your Name

Software Companies

Interleaf/Quicksilver
Interleaf
Address: ileaf-request@nmhg.com
Message: subscribe Your_Address Your_Name and/or whatever else

JASC
JASC Paint Shop Pro
Address: LISTSERV@1611KJB.ORG
Message: SUBSRIBE PSP Your_Name
Archive: http://WWW.1611KJB.ORG/Archives/PSP.html
Comment: Started 22 April 1998.

JASC paint Shop Pro
UseNet group: comp.graphics.apps.paint-shop-pro
Comment: Related to Paint Shop Pro User Group, see http://pspusersgroup.com/

Macromedia products
Authorware
Address: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.CC.KULEUVEN.AC.BE
Message: SUBSCRIBE AWARE Your_Name

Quark Xpress
Quark Xpress
Address: LISTSERV@IUBVM.UCS.INDIANA.EDU
Message: subscribe QUARKXPR Your_Name

Filemaker
FMPRO-L on Claris FileMaker Pro
Address: LISTSERV@caligari.Dartmouth.edu . 
Message: SUBSCRIBE FMPRO-L Your_Name

DEC Product and Training Information
Address: listproc@ucdavis.edu
Message: subscribe ucd-dec Your_Name

Hewlett-Packard Product and Training Information
Address: listproc@ucdavis.edu
Message: subscribe ucd-hp Your_Name

IBM Product and Training Information
Address: listproc@ucdavis.edu
Message: subscribe ucd-ibm Your_Name

Oracle Product and Training Information
Address: listproc@ucdavis.edu
Message: subscribe ucd-oracle Your_Name

Sun Product and Training Information
Address: listproc@ucdavis.edu
Message: subscribe ucd-sun Your_Name

TeX
Address: LISTSERV@SHSU.EDU
Message options:
subscribe INFO-TeX Your_Name
subscribe ctt-Digest Your_Name
subscribe Ling-TeX Your_Name
subscribe TeX-Pubs Your_Name

Unisys Product and Training Information
Address: listproc@ucdavis.edu
Message: subscribe ucd-unisys Your_Name

WexTech products, e.g. Doc-To-Help and Doc Studio
Name: Wextech-L
Address: join-wextech-l@lyris.wextech.com
Message: <send a blank message>
Further information: See http://www.wextech.com/lyris/lyris.pl?enter=wextech-l

RoboHelp
Address: MAJORDOMO@SLCTNET.COM
Message: subscribe robolist your_e-mail_address

SGML

SGML
Name: SGML-L
Address: LISTSERV%DHDURZ1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Message: subscribe SGML-L Your_Name

SGML
Address: comp-std-sgml-request@naggum.no
Message: subscribe comp-std-sgml Your_Name

Technical Illustration

Technical illustration
Name: TECHILL
Address: majordomo@medius.net
Message: subscribe techill
Coments: Mark Foster at mdf@uplex.net

Graphic Design
Address: listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu
Message: subscribe graphics Your_Name

Designing maps, charts, graphs, diagrams
Address: majordomo@fwi.uva.nl
Message: subscribe InfoGraphics

Usability Testing

Usability testing & human factors
Name: UTEST
Address: listproc@hubcap.clemson.edu
Message: subscribe UTEST Your_Name
Archive: Searchable archive is at Cambridge Publications, Inc.

Product usability issues, especially designing interfaces .
Address: UIETips-Request@uie.com
Message: the word SUBSCRIBE must be included in the body of the message.
Comments: The list is maintained by Jared Spool on jspool@uie.com

Human factors
Name: HFS-L
Address: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.VT.EDU
Message: subscribe HFS-L Your_Name

XML

XML and Documentation
Address: xml-doc-subscribe@egroups.com
Message: Just send a blank message to the address above.
For more details, see http://www.egroups.com/group/xml-doc

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