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    matt> Yes.  blackhole lists seem to die relatively frequently
    matt> when compared to the useful lifetime of a stable emacs
    matt> distribution.  This makes it likely that the list would be
    matt> out of date soon after emacs shipped.  There is a precedent
    matt> for a defunct list being changed to always return "yes" to
    matt> all SPAM queries (to try to get people to quit using it),
    matt> which would compound the problem.

Could we host a black-hole list on gnus.org and have Gnus check for
updates (weekley, or monthly) and download new lists (or just the
diffs) if the master list has been updated?