On Thu, 4 Aug 1994 17:20:09 CDT, Bob Reinhardt wrote (on NEW-LIST):
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Well, no wonder I've recently been getting so much mail aimed at my
listname-request addresses that seem to think I'm a robot and include an
email account.
 
I do have some interest in the topic, but I think I'll take a pass on this
and all such servers.  The listname-request naming convention has existed
since the days when .arpa was a valid domain (more than 20 years).  It has
ALWAYS been a live person.  As one of the persons using that mailbox
convention, I don't appreciate Johnny-come-lately software writers with no
sense of history.  We had enough confused users without bassackwards
servers.
 
/s Murphy A. Sewall <[log in to unmask]> (203) 486-2489 voice
   Professor of Marketing                          (203) 486-5246 fax