Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!pacbell.com!ucsd!sdcc6!crl!hartung From: hartung@crl.ucsd.edu (Jeff Hartung) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: 4dos misfeature? Message-ID: <17360@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> Date: 10 Mar 91 01:21:04 GMT References: <1991Mar7.065400.24641@en.ecn.purdue.edu> <301@dogear.UUCP> Sender: news@sdcc6.ucsd.edu Organization: University of California, San Diego Lines: 33 In article <301@dogear.UUCP> root@dogear.UUCP (Bob Kirkpatrick) writes: >I don't use the MOVE command from 4DOS. While I'm an avid fan of 4DOS, I use >the UNIX look-alike commands posted on c.b.i.p. -- the one enclosed (mv.com) >has NEVER let me down, or provided me with any consternations. I offer it to >you. (mv is easier to type than move...) [stuff deleted] No doubt I will not be the only one to point this out, but the _*IS*_ _*NOT*_ nor should it ever be, the place to post binaries, under any circumstances, no matter what the intent nor perceived justification for doing so!!!!!!!!!!! The reasons that this is so include: 1) There is a (moderated) newsgroup, and a procedure for submitting to it, which are established for this purpose. 2) There is no way to guard against virii if binaries are posted to the net via unmoderated newsgroups. 3) There is no protection against redundant postings of the same program either. 4) Nor is there quality control to insure that plain CRAP doesn't get posted. 5) In the past, when c.b.i.p. was not moderated, alot of virus- ridden, crappy, redundantly posted, useless stuff clogged the net until c.b.i.p. was almost shut down, and many sites began keeping it _off_ their system. In conclusion, if you want to post a binary, send it to Bill for submission via the procedure outlined in c.b.i.p. each month. -- --Jeff Hartung-- Disclaimer: My opinions only, etc., etc., BLAH! BLAH! BLAH!... InterNet - hartung@crl.ucsd.edu or ps299bx@igrad1.ucsd.edu UUCP - ucsd!crl.ucsd.edu!hartung BITNET - hartung@ucsd