Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!RICEVM1!SCHAFER From: SCHAFER@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU (Richard A. Schafer) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.mailbook Subject: Re: Proposals for yet another version of MAIL/BOOK Message-ID: <900115.153856.CST.SCHAFER@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU> Date: 15 Jan 90 21:38:56 GMT Sender: MAIL/MAILBOOK subscription list Reply-To: MAIL/MAILBOOK subscription list Organization: Networking and Computing Systems, Rice University Lines: 17 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 15 Jan 90 15:01:18 EST from There's a simple solution to long lists (outside of the LISTSERV solution). :nick.MAJOR :list.minor1 minor2 :nick.MINOR1 :list.user1 user2... :nick.MINOR2 :list.user50 user51... Lists can be nested to any depth you'd like, with the obvious performance hit that an additional NAMEFIND is required for every level. The list I maintain for distribution of the code itself is :nick.MAILBOOK :list.continent1 continent2 ... :nick.continent1 :list.country1 ... :nick.country1 :list.region1 ... :nick.region1 :list.user1... Richard