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GAYNET NEWS SERVICE ANNOUNCES "GAYNET-DIRECT"--A LESBIGAY COMMUNITY INPUT LINE
AVAILABLE TO IMMEDIATELY SUBMIT MATERIALS TO THE GAYNET NEWS SERVICE.
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by Jose Felix, Out!magazine, Albuquerque, NM 

In its third successful year as an exclusively lesbian, bisexual and gay
private news service, GayNet has now developed GayNet-Direct--a direct computer
link to the service's clientele of press and broadcasting media which can be
accessed by any person or organization.  It is the quickest way to assure
consideration and publication of material(s) by GayNet Members.                
  
GayNet News Service is a non-profit organization with a mission of information
services to the international lesbigay community and media whose international
members include weekly, semimonthly, and monthly lesbigay publications as well
as several broadcasters.  GayNet News Service is not affiliated with the
Gaynet listserver facilitators at E-mail address "gaynet@queernet.org".       

Who should use this service:       
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    *Parties with news items of interest to the international lesbian,         
     bisexual or gay media.       
       
    *Organizations with lesbigay-relevant press releases to be distributed     
     to GayNet News Service members.       
       
    *Individuals with nationally important news tips which may require         
     referral to investigation by lesbigay news staff.
   
    *Contributors who would like their work to be considered for free          
     publication by GayNet members for purposes of exposure in items           
     such as National & International News, Commentaries/Editorials, Health    
     Issues, Book Reviews, Press Releases, Self Improvement, Community         
     Identity Groups, Humor, Trends, Human Interest, or Community              
     Resources.       
       
    *Gay publications or broadcasters who are *not* GayNet members who would   
     like to make information available on a gratuitous basis for public       
     exposure.

How to access GayNet-Direct:
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GayNet Direct is a specialized bulletin board system designed for rapid public
input.  You will need a computer with a competent communication software
product, a modem, telephone line and some experience in connecting to other
computers.  Setting parameters for GayNet-Direct are as follows:  (2400-N-8-1),
(1200-N-8-1), or (300-N-8-1) Baud Rate = 2400, 1200 or 300, No Parity, Data
Bits = 8, Stop Bits = 1.  The GayNet Direct Computer Telephone access number
is (505) 254-1941.  All material must be uploaded as a computer file,
preferably in ASCII, DOS Text, or Macintosh Text formats.  Standard word
processor formats must first be exported out of your environment as text.  If
you submit a word processed non-text file, we cannot guarantee its conversion
or posting.  We support the following uploading protocols:  Xmodem, Ymodem and
Kermit.

All callers will be asked to submit their name.  A global password has been
established for all users.  It is the word "news", in lower case letters only. 
 

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| Summary Information: 505-254-1941, (2400,1200,300)-N-8-1, Password = news   |
| Xmodem, Ymodem or Kermit upload protocols, Text files preferred.            |
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Terms and Conditions of Acceptance:       
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*Authors must include their name, address, telephone number and pseudonym      
if used within every file submission to GayNet.         
       
*Sources must be adequately referenced when appropriate.

*Files must be submitted in ASCII, DOS Text, or Macintosh Text formats.       
Maximum file size must not exceed 30 KiloBytes.  File name may have up to 8    
letters and a 3 letter dot-extension.        
       
*Author agrees to accept no remuneration for any such submission to GayNet.    
       
*GayNet will make available to its members only those submissions to GayNet    
Direct which it deems acceptable to its organizational mission.                

*GayNet members which use submitted materials will properly credit the      
author for their work, by using their name or pseudonym, organization (if      
necessary) and city of residence.  Member editors may call upon you for further
information.  

For more info:
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If you have any further questions, please write us.  We are:                   
              
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                       GayNet    News Service       
                       P. O. Box 25524       
                       Albuquerque, NM  87125-0524  USA                       
                       FAX: 505 842-5114
       
Due to the high volume of computer submissions, we regret that we cannot
acknowledge receipt of any item.

Please use and enjoy this service.  It is your quickest link to the Lesbigay
Media in Europe and North America.
   
Copyright 1993  GayNet News Service  
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