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From: dburr@monsoon.Berkeley.EDU (Donald Burr)
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Subject: Re: If you are going to post to comp.binaries.mac, read this!!!
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Date: 6 Apr 91 10:20:18 GMT
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In article <1991Apr5.174838.13130@umbc3.umbc.edu> ehanson@umbc1.umbc.edu writes:
>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


I would like to amend to this.  It would also be nice if READ ME's were in
TeachText (or other type TEXT format), and the docs to the program can be
in MacWrite or Word or DocMaker or whatever you rlittle heart desires.

Also name the Read me files with "READ ME" in them.

That way, us souls with Stuffit Deluxe and/or Classic can get them to
automatically open up on opening the archive. Whee!

I know that I myself like to see the README when I open the archive, and
I'm sure others out there do too.
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Just my $ --- 's worth...
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