I did that
too, and I think I joined after Tony. According to my
SUBSCRIBE CLASSICCMP confirmation email (you all kept yours, didn't
you?) from Bill, I joined on Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:00:15 PST.
That (Feb 1998) would've been almost exactly a year after the list's
inception (~Feb 1997). Was the list still by invitation only at that
point?
Ah! I joined 3/3/98. Here is the bit from the subscribe reply:
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How do I subscribe?
Subscribing to this list is slightly more challenging than
most. Read the instructions below.
1. Send a message to listproc(a)u.washington.edu with the line
subscribe CLASSICCMP your-address
in the body of the message.
2. Send a message to bill(a)booster.u.washington.edu introducing
yourself and explaining why you wish to be added to the list.
That's it. I require the letter of introduction for several
reasons. 1 - Only people who really want to be on the list
will bother. 2 - If you can't follow directions I won't hear
from you. 3 - It helps me get an idea of who's on
the list
and what they hope to get out of it. 4 - I like to respond
personally to new members rather than run a robot list.
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