The National Online Media Association (NOMA), was formed at ONE BBSCON '93 to represent BBS operators, Internet service providers, and other online services. A charter should be circulating by 11/30/93. Contact natbbs-request@echonyc.com for discussion and announcements. [Phil Liggett (liggett@delphi.com), Bits & Bytes, 9/6/93.]

A Baltimore Internet Users Group is forming at UMBC. First meeting 9/21/93 at 2:30 pm; $5 by 9/12. Howard Funk of The Internet Society will speak. [Greg Bean (mis9000 @umbcadmn.bitnet), net-hap, 8/13/93.] (Might be a fun thing to do at your own site.)

Joel M. Snyder has written about options for keeping up with your email while you're traveling, in the US or abroad. See Internet World, 6-8/93, pp. 2-4. [David F.W. Robison (drobison@library.berkeley.edu), Current Cites, 8/17/93. Bill Park.]

Humor addicts might check out the alt.quotations newsgroup. Another source is RAndY's RumOR RaG, an electronic monthly on GEnie, AOL, Modem News, and various BBSs. (206) 533-6647 to reach Andy. [Jay Machado (jmachado@pacs.pha.pa.us), Bits & Bytes, 8/16/93.] (Dialog also has a quotations database, File 175.)

You can try a BBS service that's on the Internet by telnetting to launchpad.unc.edu with VT100 emulation. The code author is Tom.Snee@cnidr.org of the Clearinghouse for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval. [Kevin.Gamiel@cnidr.org, 8/17/93.]

BIX is offering five hours of telnet or direct-dial use (in one calendar month) for $5, including Internet access. $1 per additional hour. Tymnet or SprintNet access is an additional $9/hour during the day, plus $1.80 per additional hour. Standard membership is $13/month. Telnet to x25.bix.com (192.80.63.6) with username BIX, name bix.internet. (800) 695-4775 or (617) 354-4137, (617) 491-6642 Fax. [Peter Scott (aa375@freenet.carleton.ca), net-hap, 8/11/93.]

A new email forwarding service is being offered by The Internet Company. Mail to your foo@bar address can me re-routed to any other Internet, DELPHI, MCI Mail, or similar address. One use is to set up info and sales mailboxes for user groups. Another is to create virtual organizations from people at diverse net addresses. Rob Raisch (messenger@internet.com). [raisch@internet.com, net-hap, 8/15/93.]