diff --git a/eth/user/svn_create.sh b/eth/user/svn_create.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# 
+# 2010      Nico Schottelius (nico-nsbin at schottelius.org)
+# 
+# This file is part of nsbin.
+#
+# nsbin is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+# 
+# nsbin is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with nsbin. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+
+if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+   cat << eof
+$0: <ml-name> <ml-owner-email>
+
+   Requires NETHZ_USERNAME to be set.
+
+   Example: NETHZ_USERNAME="nicosc" $0 example example@ethz.ch
+
+eof
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$NETHZ_USERNAME" ]; then
+   echo "Error: Set \$NETHZ_USERNAME to your username"
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+sendmail="/usr/sbin/sendmail"
+to="support@inf.ethz.ch systems-sysadmins@lists.inf.ethz.ch"
+from="${NETHZ_USERNAME}@ethz.ch"
+
+mlname="$1"; shift
+mlowner="$1"; shift
+
+dirname="$(echo $sharename | awk -F- '{ print $2 "/" $3 }')"
+
+cat << eof | $sendmail -f "$from" $to
+To: support@inf.ethz.ch, systems-sysadmins@lists.inf.ethz.ch
+Subject: New mailing list: $mlname
+
+Dear ISG,
+
+can you create the new mailinglist
+
+   ${mlname}@lists.inf.ethz.ch
+
+with
+
+    $mlowner
+
+as owner?
+
+Cheers,
+
+   $USER
+
+eof