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**THANKS*** WHAT A RESPONSE ****

Hey guys, thanks!  I'm actually composing this thank-you note
using emacs instead of beeping my way through vi.

This is a generic thank-you note since the reponse to my call
for help was overwhelming.  To date I have received about
15 answers, all but 1 defining the problem as a bug in localtime
in sun4.1 libraries.  (One person was reserving judgement as to
whether the problem was SUN's or emac's.)  There also seems
to be about 5 different techniques for solving the problem
although I tried the easy one first (putting #define SYSTEM_MALLOC
in the m-sparc.h file) and that seems to be doing the trick.

For those of you who mildly reprimanded me about posting a question
before checking the "FAQ" list, sorry but I wasn't aware that
bug-gnu-emacs was a newsgroup.  I thought that I was contacting
an individual.

At any rate, it's a relief to know that the emacs user
community is alive and thriving!  I accidently sent my first
distress signal to the wrong person at mit and I received a VERY
rude, sarcastic and unhelpful message back.  At that point I had a
moment of terror thinking things like, "Uh-oh, maybe you've been
using an unsupported editor fool. That's the price for using free software.",
"Maybe the brains who developed emacs are on to bigger and
more interesting projects and just don't care anymore..." and
stuff along those lines.  It's great to know someone cares.

I'm not sure what the correct newsgroup protocol is for sending
messages such as this so I'll send it back to bug-gnu-emacs.
I would like some general information on how to join your
newsgroup.  Are the FAQ's mailed out or can I get them via
anonymous ftp?

Thanks, Karen Settle
        Neophyte SA