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   From: david@wubios.wustl.edu (David J. Camp)
   Date: Sun, 14 Oct 90 22:43:40 CDT
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   This is an appeal to the gnu people to establish one more list.
   Call it something like gnu-request, and allow it to be used for
   subscriptions and deletions from any gnu list.  I sometimes
   want to send one message regarding several lists, and find 
   myself addressing several -request lists.  This seems rather
   unnecessary, since I suspect that they are all handled by the
   same people anyway.

Only true for the lists actually maintained on prep.ai.mit.edu.
And it may not hold true in the future.

Note forwarding list and list-request addresses are on
prep for the lists maintained off prep.  e.g.:
  vms-gnu-emacs: vms-gnu-emacs@harvard.harvard.edu
  vms-gnu-emacs-request: vms-gnu-emacs-request@harvard.harvard.edu

   If they are really handled by different
   people, you could use deliver to split the requests to the 
   various recipients.  -David-

   david@wubios.wustl.edu                 ^        Mr. David J. Camp
   david%wubios@wugate.wustl.edu        < * >      +1 314 382 0584
   ...!uunet!wugate!wubios!david          v
					       "White light makes me stupid."

If you really must, you can use info-gnu-request@prep.ai.mit.edu for
this purpose (it's the shortest to type ;-).  If you send in the
request separately, it's easier on the list maintainers.  We have
emacs-lisp code that work off mail headers that make this processing
very quick - a keystroke and visible inspection that the address will
work.

We wish to minimize the work needed to maintain the lists.  This
includes software maintainence of non-standard programs like deliver
  (though the suggestion was a good one).

To paraphase the packaged replies from gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu: 

  Trust you won't be bothered by sending in separate requests.  Consider
  it a contribution on your part to the GNU Project.

thanx -len