9.9 Discussing things
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This article is from the Amiga FAQ, by Ignaz Kellerer with numerous contributions by others.
9.9 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. (see Compilers) 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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