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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: alt.sources.d
Subject: Re: shars and security concerns.
Message-ID: <V:6382Axds13@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 3 May 90 14:52:36 GMT
References: <662@n4hgf.uucp> <1152@chinacat.Unicom.COM> <518@cpsolv.CPS.COM> <1203@chinacat.Unicom.COM> <FQ53S_xds13@ficc.uu.net> <15441@bfmny0.UU.NET>
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In article <15441@bfmny0.UU.NET> tneff@bfmny0.UU.NET (Tom Neff) writes:
> Someone asked whether there should be an RFC for shell archives.  I think
> there should.

I don't. I think there should be an RFC for *text* archives. And I think it
should specify something a bit more formal than a shar. The Software Tools
text archive format is admirably suited to the purpose.

(Where is Brian Kernighan when we need him?)
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