To whom it may concern, Recently, Linda Saboe and I, the co-listowners of the listserv list POLITICS at VILLVM, were informed by Villanova University that we should move our list elsewhere "as soon as possible." We were aware that VILLVM was a temporary home for the list, and that we would have had to search for a new home anyway next year, when VILLVM will abandon its IBM mainframe for a unix box (which would be dedicated to maintaining only local or faculty- sponsored lists, of which POLITICS is neither). Unfortunately, the actions of a single individual have forced us to search urgently for a new home. Two weeks ago, we banned one of the participants on the list for making threats against Linda, telling them that he would complain directly to Linda's bosses if we did not ban another list participant who our troublemaker felt was harassing him (no such thing was taking place). The following Monday, our troublemaker called the library where Linda worked and made various false allegations against her and the nature of the POLITICS list. Despite the fact that we were able to document that the allegations were false, and despite the support that list subscribers expressed publically for her, Villanova decided that it wanted the list gone. We were not given a time frame, but were told that the move should be made "ASAP." So we are posting here, to see if any listserv site is willing to host the list, on a permanent or (if necessary) temporary basis. Linda and I are willing to continue administering the list, as we have for the past year, and both of us are familiar with listserv operations. The volume of the POLITICS list averaged around 111 units a day last year, though since the bit.listserv. politics gateway was changed to be a moderated gateway, that number has decreased some from where it was. If you have any questions, or are willing to help us out, feel free to contact either myself (Gary W. Olson) or Linda Saboe at the e-mail addresses below. Thank you. Sincerely, Gary W. Olson ([log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]) Linda Saboe ([log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]) Listowners, POLITICS@VILLVM -- Gary W. Olson [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]