The Internet2 Middleware Initiative has recently launched two new mailing lists: mw-announce and mw-discuss.

• mw-announce communicates items of broad interest, such as pointers to new standards or discussion lists, major updates to widely-used middleware tools, and information about white papers and best-practices documents. Posting to mw-announce is done by Internet2 staff; to have an item considered for posting, send it to mw-announce-submit@internet2.edu.
   
• mw-discuss is for exchange of information and approaches to common middleware topics. Typical postings might include requests for modules or plug-ins, exploration of higher education adaptation issues for commercial packages, and discussions about middleware tools. mw-discuss is not intended to be the location for extended technical discussions; these discussions take place on I2-MI working group lists (see below).

Subscription to mw-announce and mw-discuss is not automatic; to subscribe, send email to Internet2 Middleware Program Coordinator Lisa Hogeboom. To unsubscribe, send email to sympa@internet2.edu, with the message body:

unsubscribe <list name>

Many I2-MI working groups have their own mailing lists, some of which have been active for many months. Subscription and unsubscription procedures for these lists vary; for details, follow the links on the I2-MI home page to the appropriate working group page.