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From: ehanson@umbc1.umbc.edu (Mr. Erik Hanson; ARTS-SCI (UG))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: If you are going to post to comp.binaries.mac, read this!!!
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Date: 5 Apr 91 17:37:52 GMT
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If you sumbit an archive to comp.binaries.mac, *PLEASE* don't include 
readme files in Microsoft Word format!!

Some of us realize that Microsoft sucks (I mean we can't afford to buy
_another_ word processor)! 

Most readme files that I have seen don't need special formatting and would
be fine as text files. If it is absolutely necessary that you use different
fonts and have special formatting, try to save your document in MacWrite
format (not MacWrite II format). I believe every word processor can read that!

Or, save it in MacWrite AND Microsoft Word formats.

And while I'm complaining, it would be nice if the beginning of the post
gave a little hint as to what the program being posted actually does.

This isn't in response to one particular post, this is a problem that
occasionally occurs in comp.binaries.mac (and at sumex), and I'm starting
to get a little annoyed.


seeya!

Erik Hanson   University of Maryland, Baltimore County   ehanson@umbc2.umbc.edu