History/Archives (Past Messages)
from the Molecular Visualization Freeware EMail List (formerly called the "RasMol List")
from its inception in November 1995 until October 31, 2004
while it was hosted by umass.edu.

(On October 31, 2004, it was moved to a new home at bioinformatics.org,
where you will find the new archives beginning October 31, 2004.)

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Entire history from November, 1995, through October, 2004: (8 megabytes) years.95-04.txt (3,726 messages)
    Average 1.13 messages/day = 8 messages/week..

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Subscriber Count History:
  August    2004: 600 Subscribers ******************
  August    2003: 600 Subscribers ******************
  August    2002: 600 Subscribers ******************
  August    2001: 600 Subscribers ******************
  August    2000: 530 Subscribers ****************
  August    1999: 480 Subscribers **************
  January   1999: 409 Subscribers ************
  January   1998: 328 Subscribers **********
  August    1997: 290 Subscribers *********
  September 1996: 216 Subscribers ******
  May       1996: 161 Subscribers *****
  November  1995: List Started

Above: * = 33; *** = 100.