The end of Agnet and AnimalNet

As we move to the launch of bites.ksu.edu, I am ceasing publication of Agnet and AnimalNet, effective immediately.

It’s Earth Day, and like the compost in my backyard recycling the detritus from last night’s dinner, I’m going back to one listserv, not four. That listserv is FSnet, and will contain the relevant animal and plant disease stories. If you want access to those stories, sign up for fsnet (instructions below). Or wait and sign up for bites. It will be ready to go in about a week.

To subscribe to the html version of FSnet, send mail to:
(subscription is free)
listserv@listserv.ksu.edu
leave subject line blank
in the body of the message type:
subscribe fsnet-L firstname lastname
i.e. subscribe fsnet-L Doug Powell
 

FSnet funding, format and future: bites

I knew it was time to change things when new students repeatedly asked, “what’s a listserv?”

The four listservs – FSnet, Agnet, Animalnet and FFnet – are going to be collapsed into a daily publication called bites (below, sorta as shown) by the end of the month.

The text versions of all four listservs, as well as FFnet, are going to disappear immediately, although they will still be available through the archives at foodsafety.ksu.edu.

I have to focus my activities. And the level of sponsorship has declined. However, once bites is up and rolling, new opportunities for sponsorship will be available.

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