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From: chris@nrcvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Software Obsolescence (Really acquiring sources)
Message-ID: <843@nrcvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 5-Apr-87 15:22:28 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr  5 15:22:28 1987
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Reply-To: chris@minnie.UUCP (Chris Grevstad)
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pitaro@savax.UUCP (Michael Pitaro) says:
>>   From: amos@instable.UUCP (Amos Shapir)
>>
>	"Yeah, <insert software name> is available.  I have a copy but
>	I don't want to distribute it."
>
>Almost always there is no detail on exactly where and how it was
>acquired so that the original requester can get ahold of it.  The
>typical pointer is something like
>
>	"There are sites that archive all the sources."
>
>Of course there is no mention of who they are, how to access them
>(by uucp), or even if you do find them whether they really will send
>you sources.  

And then there are those that say:

	"Those sources are available via anonymous ftp at site X."

Which is all well and good for those that are on the Internet.  This has
been my number one complaint about trying to get sources.  I suppose I
should be more specific about my situation by explaining that my site is
NOT able to do anonymous ftp.  I do appreciate that the ftp-ers are trying
to help, it's just that it doesn't.



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	Chris Grevstad
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	Too many notes.  There are just simply too many notes.