Gnuemacs
Bob Pasker, X2434
How can i fetch a copy of the latest GNUEMACS manual from your node?
Can you just mail me one via the internet?
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks, bob pasker
Relational Technology
VAX Development
to...@wheaties.ai.mit.edu
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 89 19:29:23 pst
From: think!rtech!bunny::pas...@eddie.mit.edu (Bob Pasker, X2434)
thanks, bob pasker
Relational Technology
VAX Development
It be easier on the thousands of people on the bug-gnu-emacs mailing list
if you used the inquiry address:
g...@prep.ai.mit.edu
in the future.
thanx -len
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