Looks like several square dancing mailing lists are down. sd-callers, gca, challenge-sd, and lgcwsd all were based at dmshome.org, and that domain name registration expired on December 27. I’ve sent messages to majordomo@dmshome.org and lgcwsd@dmshome.org; they’ve all been returned with the message “unrouteable mail domain “dmshome.org””.

What to do?

There are several email lists at yahoogroups that look like general square dance lists, although most are inactive:

• gaysdpromote:The group’s main purpose is to be a resource for those who promote gay square dancing.
• squaredancingfamilyfun: We will meet on Monday evenings 7 to 10 for exchange of Promotion of Square Dance events and how to promote Square Dancing to non Square Dancers
• wsda: Square Dance Information. All Association and clubs are welcome to send info, or Announcements of upcoming dances. This list is for all Square Dancers.
• squaredancing1: This list is for Modern Western Square Dancing dancers/callers/cuers. It will be used to notify subscribers of UPDATES to the main website at: http://home.earthlink.net/~deltadd/square_dance/sdindex.html
• ussquareandrounddance: U S Square and Round Dance
• squaredancing2: Welcome to the Square Dancing Discussion Club. Let’s talk about anything related to Modern Western Square Dancing. This includes Rounds and Clogging, dance programs, calling, cueing, conventions, etc.
• sd-callers: This was set up to be an archive for the sd-callers list hosted by dmshome.org. It ran out of space in November 2001. It would be logical to resurrect it, but I don’t know how to get in and clear the archives.
• lgcwsd: Same as sd-callers.

plus a lot of club or regional square dance groups.