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+# DO NOT ENTER AN ISSUE UNTIL IT'S BEEN VERIFIED
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+Please do not enter feature requests or bug reports here until you have joined the mailing list and submitted it there for verification and discussion first.
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+http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/todotxt/
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+Then, include a link to the mailing list discussion once the issue has been verified as something that needs to be fixed/added to the core script (and not an add-on or otherwise). Thanks!