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Gary Sponseller <SPONSELL@AKRONVM> |
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Fri, 4 Mar 88 11:28:55 EST |
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Message of Thu, 3 Mar 88 09:54:31 CET from <MAINT@DERRZE1> |
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>Recently I received the following announcement on a multitude of
>different lists:
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>*====================== 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>
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>*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 =================================
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>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.
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>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
The LISTSERV GROUPS file contains officially registered discussion lists.
It is available from NICSERVE @ BITNIC and LISTSERV @ BITNIC.
NOTE: You may AFD subscribe to this file with LISTSERV @ BITNIC:
TELL LISTSERV AT BITNIC AFD ADD LISTSERV GROUPS PW=your_pw
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
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