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updater -- distribute emacs updates

Warren Montgomery, Version 3.4

This macro automatically distributes emacs updates to all users
on update-list.  Each send is accompanied by unix mail, sent from
the buffer "notice"

<update-list
<date > .date
�	Set up  date in file .date
^�	While more lines in update file
	
< 
		Find second word, that's the distribution code
	!�
	�u				Usend file, always do
		<make USER=
		+���	Pick up user name
		+< DEST=
		+�
�		Pick up machine name
		+< usend
		��NOTIFY
		�	Send update and mail
	��			Default, ask to mount tape.
		�|�
			�~�y-<Mount tape?
			<make 
			+����	make tape if desired
			�NOTIFY
		��
	��
�
<rm .date
�<usilent


NOTIFY Notify user of incoming emacs sources and update log


�< 
�			Pickup mailing name
<notice
�< 
�--�	Supstitute new destination and mail
<update-list
< 
�	Rid old version and date
- <.date
		Read in today's date


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