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Discussing things

A mailing list is a server that allows to discuss special things via Email. The server holds a list of people that are interested in the respective topic. For example, the gcc mailing list will discuss bugs, new features and other problems of gcc. ( What compilers (assemblers) are there?) If a mail is sent to the server from someone he will forward this mail to all the other people on the list.

You will be added to the list by sending a mail to the server which will usually contain the word `Subscribe' or something similar. Once you are no more interested in the mailing list you can unsubscribe.

Unforunately the servers have a different syntax of subscribing and unsubscribing. The best way to find how to subscribe is to send a mail with the word `Help' to the server. He will reply a mail which should explain how to handle this special server.

Some mailing lists are: 

Topic           Server

Amok            listserv@amokle.stgt.sub.org
Dice            dice-request@castrov.cuc.ab.ca         or
                dice-request@hactar.hanse.de (Germany)
gcc             listserv@lists.funet.fi
Lisp            amigalisp@contessa.phone.net
Mui             mui-request@taloa.unice.fr
Oberon-A        oberon-a-request@wossname.apana.org.au





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