Hi F. Leon:  I agree with (most of) the others that anarchist lists are already
readily accessible to those who want that as their primary focus.  This one
should stay as it is (and congratulations for starting and maintaining it.  I
sense that its subscriber base has greatly expanded in the past year, certainly
in Australia).

Concerning the Welcome letter, I think it is still fine.  I have suggested a few
modifications (in upper case) that might be considered to more accurately
reflect how the listserv has evolved.  Dan Koenig

"F. Leon Wilson" wrote:

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> F. Leon
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