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>>>>> "David" == David S Goldberg <david.goldberg6@verizon.net> writes:

  David> It is possible.  Assuming you use tcp connections, you can
  David> set the environment variable GNU_PORT differently in each
  David> emacs instance to allow for multiple gnuserv processes.  Then
  David> you just use the -p port option to gnuclient accordingly.
  David> It's all in the gnuserv man page.  

Hmmm. Sounds like a good idea. But having just tried it, I get a
"(void-function define-obsolete-variable-alias)" error, which I don't
normally get.

I shall investigate further tomorrow. Thanks for the advice. 

Phil