Shakespeare wrote something like, "What's in a name?  A rose, by any
other name, would smell as sweet."  (Or my paraphrase: "A nose, by any
other name, would still _smell_ !")

Craig Brougher supports the name "Automatic Music Digest (AMD)", but
AMD is already the acronym for "Advanced Micro Devices", as Walter
Tenton noted.

I agree with "Digest" in the name, because the end-product is a
_compendium_ of news and discussion.  I deplore "Mailing List"; this
term indicates only that something (a nostrum, maybe?!) is mailed to a
list of recipients.

The search-phrase "Mechanical Music" is very likely to be used by a
researcher who hasn't heard of "Automatic Music", which is a term
unique to English speaking lands.

I nominate "Mechanical Music Digest (MMD)" as a good name for Jody's
publication.

Walter: wouldn't the German be "Mechanisches Musik-Digest"?   Same
acronym!

Robbie Rhodes