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From: wcs@ho95e.UUCP (#Bill_Stewart)
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Subject: Re: XLISP
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Date: Fri, 18-Apr-86 16:57:51 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 18 16:57:51 1986
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Reply-To: wcs@ho95e.UUCP (Bill Stewart 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs HO 2G202)
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In article <215@ndsuvax.UUCP> nebezene@ndsuvax.UUCP (Todd M. Bezenek) writes:
>I have just requested a copy of XLISP from the author, David Betz.
>     When I spoke with him, he stated that XLISP had grown too large to
> post conveniently.  If someone feels that this is not true, I would
> be glad to post the version that I will receive from him.

I'd enjoy seeing an up-to-date XLISP, but it's way too big for net.sources.
It would be much better to post it via mod.sources, where the moderator
makes sure it gets out successfully, in pieces that won't be trashed by
various mailers.  A lot of previous postings (tvx, microemacs, etc.)
get into the syndrome of "We got pieces 1,3,5,7; please repost 2,4,6,99",
and XLISP (even the 1.4 version) is large enough to get hit with the
same thing.  I haven't used it yet, but the volume of requests for it
seem to be about the size of the package, so it's probably time to post.
John Nelson has provided a good service to the net; let's use it.

Here's an excerpt from a recent posting about mod.sources:
> Path: ihnp4!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!jpn
> From: jpn@panda.UUCP
> Newsgroups: mod.sources,net.sources
> Subject: mod.sources Index and archive access
> 
> Mod.sources:  Volume 4, Issue 74
> Submitted by: decvax!genrad!panda!sources (John P. Nelson - the moderator)
> 
> News:
>  o Ron Saad (cmcl2!ron1!ron) is temporarily unable to provide archive access,
>    as he is changing his location.
>  o I am no longer providing mod.sources tape archive copying to the general
>    public.  See the access info for a more complete explaination.
> .............
> 		ACCESSING THE MOD.SOURCES ARCHIVE
> 
> There are several active archive sites.  Please attempt to contact one of
> these before contacting me for archive retreival - so I can concentrate on
> moderating the newsgroup.
> ..... [ descroption of who's running them - see the article ] ....
> .....
> 
> Please send new sources for posting to panda!sources.  Postings are usually
> processed within 24 hrs.  If you want verification of arrival, please mention
> that in a cover letter (or at the top of your submission, if it is small).
> I try to verify that a program works, and if I can't get it to work, I may
> hold up posting it for a few days.
> 
> John P. Nelson
> GenRad  MS 6
> 300 Baker Avenue
> Concord, MA 01742
> 
>  {linus,decvax,mit-eddie,masscomp}!genrad!panda!sources
>  seismo!harvard!wjh12!panda!sources
>  talcott!panda!sources                       (talcott is an ARPA site)
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# Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs 2G-202, Holmdel NJ 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs