All,

Following consultation with the coreutils maintainers and mailing list
members, I have just edited the GNU aliases file to point these mailng
lists at [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of
[email protected]:-

bug-fileutils
bug-sh-utils
bug-textutils

You can revert this change to the aliases file by applying the
attached patch in reverse.   I also append the current version of the
automatic response that people will now get when they post to one of
the above three mailing lists.

Thanks,
James.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: May 12, 2007 9:20 AM
Subject: Auto-response for your message to the "Bug-obsolete-packages"
mailing list
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Thanks for your mail about GNU software.  Unfortunately, you have sent
email to an out-of-date mailing list name.   The mailing list has been
renamed because the package itself has been renamed.

The fact that you are using an out-of-date list (and package) name
implies that the software you have been using is now very out of date.
If you are writing to report a bug, please take the time to download
the updated version of the software.   It is likely that your problem
has already been fixed in the updated version of the software.

If your original email was to one of these lists ...

  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]

... then you should download a copy of GNU coreutils, which replaced
the three packages textutils, sh-utils and fileutils on 2002-09-01.

GNU coreutils is available from ftp://ftp.gnu.org:/pub/gnu/coreutils.
GNU coreutils is under active maintenance and enhancement, while the
software version you appear to be using is at least 6 years old.
Within the coreutils source distribution is a file called
README-package-renamed-to-coreutils.  That file contains pointers to
the replacement mailing list.  It also contains pointers to list
archives; you may even find an answer to your question or a solution
to your problem by searching it.

If the problem you are having is not fixed by upgrading the software,
you may in fact find that the GNU coreutils Frequently Asked Questions
list (http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html)
contains the information you need.

Thanks, The GNU coreutils community
--- /com/mailer/aliases.jay.backup	2007-05-12 04:21:21.172682122 -0400
+++ /com/mailer/aliases	2007-05-12 04:25:27.212682122 -0400
@@ -2156,7 +2156,12 @@
 ## created: 14-Sep-2000 mailman
 # moved to monty-python
 # merged into bug-coreutils on 2004-08-17
-bug-fileutils: bug-coreutils
+#bug-fileutils: bug-coreutils
+# bug-fileutils pointed at bug-obsolete-packages instead of bug-coreutils
+# by [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 2007-05-12.  Produces an autoresponse pointing at the 
+# coreutils FAQ (and other helpful information) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+bug-fileutils: bug-obsolete-packages
+
 
 # Please ask meyering before changing these.
 sh-utils-bug: bug-sh-utils
@@ -2182,7 +2187,11 @@
 ## created: 14-Sep-2000 mailman
 # moved to monty-python
 # merged into bug-coreutils on 2004-08-17
-bug-sh-utils: bug-coreutils
+#bug-sh-utils: bug-coreutils
+# bug-sh-utils pointed at bug-obsolete-packages instead of bug-coreutils
+# by [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 2007-05-12.  Produces an autoresponse pointing at the 
+# coreutils FAQ (and other helpful information) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+bug-sh-utils: bug-obsolete-packages
 
 ## bug-snakecharmer mailing list
 ## created: 03-Dec-2000 mailman (via bkuhn)
@@ -2216,7 +2225,11 @@
 ## created: 14-Sep-2000 mailman
 # moved to monty-python
 # merged into bug-coreutils on 2004-08-17
-bug-textutils: bug-coreutils
+#bug-textutils: bug-coreutils
+# bug-textutils pointed at bug-obsolete-packages instead of bug-coreutils
+# by [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 2007-05-12.  Produces an autoresponse pointing at the 
+# coreutils FAQ (and other helpful information) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+bug-textutils: bug-obsolete-packages
 
 bug-twin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
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