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From: wjh+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Fred Hansen)
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Subject: Re: Index files for .do objects.
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Date: 22 Mar 90 20:32:32 GMT
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Excerpts from internet.info-andrew: 21-Mar-90 Index files for .do
objects. Graham Dumpleton@otc.otc (1166)

>  Now when someone
> creates one of these they generally mail it around to everyone and say
> something like "Hey guys get a load of this" with the idea of everyone
> trying it and see what they think. Well we have come up with one problem
> with this.

> Most of those actively using Andrew here will often sit inside messages
> all day, now because all the index files are only checked once; 

The problem is you are using C code which requires additions to the
files accessible via the CLASSPATH.  This is a big problem if you want
to mail you insets to anywhere offsite.

Try writing the code for the inset in Ness.  Then you can mail the inset
anywhere and it will still work.  See .../andrew/doc/atk/ness/*

If there are problems with using Ness for your tasks, I would be
delighted to hear about them so they can be fixed in future patches or
releases.

Fred Hansen