HyperNews Membership

With this form, you can either inquire about an existing member, join as a new member, or change your own member information. Membership on this HyperNews server (wiz.cath.vt.edu) gives you certain privileges, listed below. Once you are a member, no one else can use your User ID without knowing your password.


To inquire about an existing member, enter their User ID here and then go to the bottom of the form and select Do It.

User ID (nickname or email address):


To join as a new member or to change your membership information, first enter the User ID above, and you will need to enter your password below. Then fill in the following fields that need to be changed. All members should have a Password, Name, and Email Address.

New Password (DO NOT USE YOUR LOGIN PASSWORD):

New Password Again:

Name (optional):

Email Address: (required for notification):

Personal Home Page URL (optional):

Phone (optional):

Address (optional):

Current Password:
(required to Change, not to Join or Inquire)

(If you have a password but cannot remember it, you can ask an administrator () to reset it to a random password.)

Inquire about User ID Join or Change


(Ignore the rest unless you are an Administrator making changes for the User)

Administrator :

Admin Password:


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