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    On 2022 Jan 09 17:46:26, you wrote to me:   
      
    WV>>> Maybe you are mistaken about the exact number?   
      
    ml>> nope... did you not read the bottom of page 8 of that publication???   
      
    ml>>      When  the  "contact"  is  listed in parentheses it means that the   
    ml>>      conference is NOT currently  active  but  the  person  listed  is   
    ml>>      interested in STARTING a conference on the topic.   
      
    WV> Maybe that was a good idea in 1987, when Fidonet was totally different.   
   But   
    WV> it is not current practice for the ELIST.   
      
   i said it was one reason for listing non-distributed echotags... i didn't say   
   anything about it being current practise... other reasons are for ownership   
   and archives... there are others, as well... whether you agree with them or   
   not is another matter...   
      
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   majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a   
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