We've got a list that has used "separate" notebooks for years.
Up until fix18ax2, the filetypes were of the form YY-nnnnn and the
nnnnn portion just kept increasing forever -- it did not reset each
year.  Now it looks like it is resetting.  Is this something I can
control, or is it a design change?
 
Here is a snapshot of the notebooks since the list started.
 
          DEOSNEWS 91-00001    6/25/91
          ...
          DEOSNEWS 91-00017   12/10/91
          DEOSNEWS 92-00018    1/16/92
          ...
          DEOSNEWS 92-00043   12/15/92
          DEOSNEWS 93-00044    1/06/93
          ...
          DEOSNEWS 93-00054   12/10/93
          DEOSNEWS 94-00055    1/27/94
          ...
          DEOSNEWS 94-00064   10/31/94
-->       DEOSNEWS 94-00001   11/30/94
-->       DEOSNEWS 94-00002   12/09/94