SANGERSREVIEW is a newsletter produced by a guy named Larry Sanger which provides context for the whole Y2K debate. It does so by providing daily updates of Y2K news stories which appear on the Web along with original editorials. It's tied to a Web site of the same name (with a standard punctuation used, of course). The chief difference is that with the newsletter, you can opt to receive a weekly digest of the headlines rather than daily updates.
Here's some information from the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page:
"What's going on here?
"If you would like to receive the daily posting of the Review in your mailbox, in HTML format, simply send a blank e-mail to . Or if you'd like it in plain text (without hotlinks or fancy formatting), send a blank e-mail to . That's all you have to do. The list is, and will always remain, free. Like Sanger's Review, it is paid for by advertisers (and generous contributors and voluntary 'shareware fees').
"Also, you can receive the 'Top Stories of the Week' at the end of each week. Just send a blank e-mail to (for the HTML version) or to (for the text version).
"What's the difference between the web page and the mailing list?
"Very little. The content is the same. The HTML version allows you to click straight from the e-mail to articles on the web that you want to read. If you have an e-mail programs like Microsoft Outlook, it should be able to read HTML; otherwise, you should subscribe to the text version. (And in that case you'll have to come to the website, http://sangersreview.com or http://y2kreview.com, in order to click through to the articles themselves.)"
The idea here is to provide links and overviews of what the editors consider "important" stories about the Y2K "bug" and how governments and industries are attempting to handle the problem. You'll find everything here from links to Senate testimony from agencies like the CIA on the issue, to reports from foreign governments and various industries like aerospace and banking.
Sanger's Review also points you to downloadable commentaries on the issue in PDF format with a brief precis as to why they recommend the articles.
With the nearness of the day when the clock stops ticking on this issue, public interest --- and confusion and anxiety --- is understandably growing. This is a newsletter which provides the chance for you to make your own determination based on a compendium of the available information. Check it out.
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