JBH Online (ISSN 0896-8241), a digest of worldwide English-language news broadcasts monitored via shortwave radio in South Bend, Indiana, is beginning to be distributed by ListServ@IrishVM as Online-L. The list had approximately 40 recipients as of 1 January 1989; as of today (Saturday, 25 February 1989 at 05:00 UTC/GMT) it has 399. An attempt is being made to successfully peer Online-L. Thus far we have possible/probable commitments to peer from TREARN, CMCCVB, and OhStVMA. An EXPLODE command yesterday revealed that 347 subscribers should be moved as follows for optimal location: 45 to TREARN, 6 to CMCCVB, and 296 to OhStVMA. As a result of this information, Online-L is seeking additional ListServ peers suitably situated to relieve the anticipated burden on OhStVMA. Online-L consists of the weekdaily digest itself (JBH Online), which runs approximately 150-200 lines in length per transmission, and various supplements, including a daily listing of selected items published in the National Edition of the New York Times. (It is very important to note that the Times listing, one of the more popular items, especially with subscribers outside the USA, is a very selective and subjective list of items that catch my attention. It is *not* in any way a table of contents or index of the Times, nor does it include any substantive quotation of material from the Times, which is protected by copyright law.) There are fairly frequent letters from readers, and much less frequent special interest supplements including interviews I conduct from time to time. The regular transmissions rarely run longer than 200 lines, and are almost always considerably shorter. (Length cited is pre-transmission, minus headers added in transit.) Online-L is open to public review by prospective peers by sending the command REV ONLINE-L to [log in to unmask] Sample issues of JBH Online and its supplements are available upon request from userid [log in to unmask] If interested in possibly peering Online-L, please contact either myself (at Online@IrishMVS) or Christopher M Knaus (CMK@IrishVM). Thank you. John B Harlan