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From: ajcd@cs.ed.ac.uk (Angus Duggan)
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Subject: archive names (was: Re: wp2latex (1 of 4))
Keywords: archive name header
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Date: 11 Aug 90 10:53:22 GMT
References: <1990Aug8.114855.17114@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU> <-335ZE6@xds13.ferranti.com> <6443@helios.ee.lbl.gov>
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In article <6443@helios.ee.lbl.gov>, leres@ace.ee.lbl.gov (Craig Leres) writes:
> Peter da Silva writes:
> > Is it *really* too much to ask that people include an Archive-name: entry
> > in postings to alt.sources? It is such a little thing, and saves countless
> > hours of poring through files with names like "30Jul90.17652". Just put, on
> > the first line of the message:
> 
> Yes, I think it *really* is.
> 
> The poor suckers can't remember to post alt.sources discussion to
> alt.sources.d, how do you expect them to remember to add your header?
>...

I don't think that because other people can't remember to follow the
etiquette, or add archive-name headers, is any reason not to do it yourself.
I added archive-name headers to my recent posting of pbmtopk precisely because
of Peter's persistent reminders to the world (hope they worked, Peter :-).

> 
> Personally, I think you should just give it up (and I'm sure you'll
> flame me for saying so). Meanwhile, the rest of us will just kick back
>...

No flame, just despair that the "poor suckers" don't use (un)common sense.

> 		Craig
A.
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