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From: zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: AB20 archive changes
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Date: 7 Apr 91 07:36:09 GMT
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In article <1991Apr5.100045.385@csc.canterbury.ac.nz> chem194@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (John Davis) writes:
>How about an even better idea - since ab20 is more or less the main 
>Amiga archive site, how about a weekly posting in comp.sys.amiga.announce
>of 'recent additions to the archive' (just like is done for wsmr-simtel20
>in comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d). This would avoid a lot of needless ftp'ing
>just to see what's new (plus the posted listing could include
>brief descriptions). Sure would make life easier (plus it'd cut down
>on my ftp bill:-)

Yes, but will that cranky, uncooperative moderator go along with it?

I'll consider it, but I think something like this needs some
discussion.  Here are some things:

1. Who's going to make up the list?  Tad?  He's awfully busy already.
   I'm certainly not going to do it.

2. Exactly what information should go on the list?  I'm not going to
   post a list of file names with no descriptions.

3. Where will the extra information come from?  The uploaders?  Tad?
   Someone else?

4. Is comp.sys.amiga.announce the best group for this?  Would another
   one be more appropriate?

5. Is it a good idea in the first place?  With the current system,
   there is only a transmission when someone is really going to look
   to see what's there.  On Usenet, the thing will get broadcast all
   over the place no matter what.

6. Right now, I will put up an announcement of your upload if you
   wrote whatever you uploaded.  Could this policy be extended or
   changed in some manner?

7. What am I forgetting?  It's always something.

           Dan Zerkle  zerkle@iris.eecs.ucdavis.edu  (916) 754-0240
           Amiga...  Because life is too short for boring computers.