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    On 2022 Jan 09 14:04:52, you wrote to me:   
      
    WV> Hi mark,   
      
    WV> On 2022-01-09 06:10:48, you wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    ml>> fido410 speaks of the format of the echolist... it even mentions one   
    ml>> reason why a non-distributed echotag may be listed...   
      
    WV> If you mean "Volume 4, Number 10  9 March 1987", I don't see it.   
      
   you don't see what? that publication or the reason why a non-distributed   
   echotag may be listed?   
      
    WV> Maybe you are mistaken about the exact number?   
      
   nope... did you not read the bottom of page 8 of that publication???   
      
   [spoon feeding mode]   
      
        When  the  "contact"  is  listed in parentheses it means that the   
        conference is NOT currently  active  but  the  person  listed  is   
        interested in STARTING a conference on the topic.   
      
   [/spoon feeding mode]   
      
    ml>> somewhere around here i have other documents that speak of   
    ml>> maintaining   
    ml>> echolist entries of echotags for the purposes of showing ownership and   
    ml>> maintaining that ownership... i'm just the messenger so please don't   
    ml>> anyone start on me about that... it is what it is... the support areas   
    ml>> for WORDSTAR, WORDPERFECT, NOVELL, and others come to mind...   
      
    WV> These areas are not in the current ELIST, for a good reaseon: because they   
    WV> are no longer active. There is no need to list those areas for ever with   
    WV> "Distribution: None". If anyone is interested in that historic information   
    WV> they can find out by looking at old elists...   
      
   you are totally glossing over their status when they did exist... do we really   
   need to spoon feed this stuff to you?   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
   "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my   
   majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a   
   shiny thing!"   
   ... A product with 'ZERO DEFECTS' doesn't ship!   
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