>Hello, Everybody!
>
>I am just being just dumb to ask: What does "-L" prefix means, why
>does this has to be added, for example:
>
>LIST-L
>MYLIST-L
>FOOD-L
>
>That made me curious why is this? On yahoogroups that I
>manage/participates on do not use "-L" prefixes like that.

It's not required, but some people find it convenient.  It stands for
'list'.  It's there to allow people to easily identify that an email
address is for a mailing list.

Thanks,
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