Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!VTVM1!VALDIS From: VALDIS@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Valdis Kletnieks) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.mailbook Subject: Re: Proposals for yet another version of MAIL/BOOK Message-ID: Date: 15 Jan 90 20:01:18 GMT Sender: MAIL/MAILBOOK subscription list Reply-To: MAIL/MAILBOOK subscription list Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Lines: 16 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway Comments: To: MAIL/MAILBOOK subscription list In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 15 Jan 90 08:31:01 EDT from On Mon, 15 Jan 90 08:31:01 EDT Barry Hathaway said: >Here's another wish list item: >How about support for mailing lists. Right now list of addresses must be >stored in the NAMES file which is limited in length. In addition, it forces >you to create a list of nicknames and then define each nickname separately >so you can use full names in your mail. What I would like to see is support >for using a separate file of names in say a LISTSERV format: Another good reason for adding this - ever have a :list. that was over 250 chars long? Namefind can't deal with it too well - and yes, I *know* it should be a Listserv lsit, but we shouldn't force people to jump through hoops to make a rare mailing - the particular list I have is only used once every 2 months or so... Valdis