(np) melville list subscribe fail, shame the archives aren't online either

[Paul Mackin]

On 12/24/2011 3:01 PM, Michael Bailey wrote:
> On 12/23/11, Paul Mackin<mackin.paul at verizon.net>  wrote:
>> try ishmael
>>
>> P
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> from the Melville Society website:
>
> ISHMAIL. In March, 1994, the Melville Society sponsored ISHMAIL, an
> on-line discussion group open to all individuals — academics,
> students, and enthusiasts — with an interest in Melville. After eleven
> years of vibrant service, this "listserv" was discontinued in October,
> 2005. The Melville Society's Executive Committee and Editor hope that
> a managed list for research and classroom interaction — Call it
> Ishmail2 — will be established in the near future. Until then, readers
> can find a Melville discussion group (Ishmailites) through Google
> Groups.
>
Thanks.

I failed to see the pun in ishmail, but very clever.

P