Welcome to the sci.techniques.xtallography Newsgroup.

Just a pseudo quick email that the welcome file for the
general crystallography newsgroup, sci.techniques.xtallography,
is now available on the World Wide Web at :-

http://www.unige.ch/crystal/stxnews/stx/welcome.htm

The contents includes :-

   What's New
   Introduction
   Origin of sci.techniques.xtallography (pseudo sanitised)
   Newsgroup Charter
   Topics for Discussion
   Participating in the newsgroup via email
   Posting to the newsgroup via E-mail (no cost involved)
   Maximize Readership of Articles by Cross Posting
   Free (but dated) MS Windows Winsock Scientist Friendly Internet Software
   Tentative Guidelines for posting out CV's and Resumes
   Tentative Guidelines for Commercial Announcements.
   FAQ's  (frequently asked question files)
   Discussions on Crystallography
   Retrieval of past posts from archive

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As this is still a far cry from the excellent Home page for 
the Petroleum Newsgroup (sci.geo.petroleum) homepage at 

http://www.ncpgg.adelaide.edu.au/sgp1.htm

please feel free to bring forth comments, feedback, gripes 
and suggestions.

An ASCII of sorts can be created on request if required.

Cheers,

Lachlan.