GNU emacs on mod.sources [a note from the moderator]

[John Nelson]

I just got a copy of GNU emacs, and it is large.  I am willing to post it to
mod.sources, but it is HUGE (about 20 postings), and I'll be DAMNED (can I
say that on the net?) if I am going to send extra copies of lost portions to
all those sites on the net that have flakey news connections, or spool files
too small to hold the whole thing.  (Remember, I've got a job, and a home life,
and I even like to sleep, occasionally).  If I DID post it, I would have to
space it out over several days to avoid overflowing the disks on our
neighboring sites (notably, decvax).

Please send MAIL if you have an opinion.  I will entertain any suggestions
as to what to do with this.  I will post a summary (or a decision, or
something), but I really have a bad feeling about this, and think that a
tape distribution system had got to be less of a hassle.

By the way, if it is APRIL and you are reading this, don't bother to reply:
It is probably too late to influence my decision, anyway.

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