bug-fileutils, bug-sh-utils and bug-textutils now point at bug-obsolete-packages rather than bug-coreutils

[James Youngman]

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 address@hidden instead of
address@hidden:-

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: address@hidden
<address@hidden>
Date: May 12, 2007 9:20 AM
Subject: Auto-response for your message to the "Bug-obsolete-packages"
mailing list
To: address@hidden


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email to an out-of-date mailing list name.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The fact that you are using an out-of-date list (and package) name
implies that the software you have been using is now very out of date.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 ...

  address@hidden
  address@hidden
  address@hidden

... 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

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