>Recently  I  received  the  following announcement  on  a  multitude  of
>different lists:
>
>*====================== original message : ===============================
>*Received: by HEARN (Mailer X1.25) id 9635; Wed, 02 Mar 88 08:32:11 MET
>*Date:         Tue, 1 Mar 88 15:44:46 CST
>*Reply-To:     VMCENTER Components Discussion List <L-VMCTR@AKRONVM>
>*Sender:       VMCENTER Components Discussion List <L-VMCTR@AKRONVM>
>*From:         David Young <COMC29@TRINITY>
>*Subject:      New discussion list!
>*To:           "Rainer M. Woitok" <MAINT@DERRZE1>
>*
>*I take great  pleasure in announcing a  new list for the  discussion and
>*distribution of VM  & CMS utilities.
>*
>*   (several lines deleted...)
>*
>*=============== end of original message =================================
>
>Though I was enjoyed  when reading it the first time,  I found it rather
>boring to have to discard this message over and over again.
>
>Couldn't there be  an "announcement list" to which such  messages can be
>sent exactly  once? Everyone  who wants  to stay up  to date  could then
>simply subscribe to this list.
>
>Rainer
 
 
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I feel that the list moderator should register it there and those subscribed
to LISTSERV GROUPS will get the updated list via AFD overnight.
Announcing a new list to many lists is pretty poor consideration for others.
Announcing a new list to *no more than* 1-2 related lists seems more
appropriate.
 
Gary