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From: karl@romeo.cs.duke.edu (Karl Ramm)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,comp.sources.wanted,comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Call for discussion: comp.sources.archives
Message-ID: <12308@duke.cs.duke.edu>
Date: 28 Aug 88 15:25:27 GMT
References: <621@proxftl.UUCP> <231@acheron.UUCP>
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In article <231@acheron.UUCP> clarke@acheron.UUCP (Ed Clarke) writes:
>Why don't you put archive information in the 'misc' section of your
>uucp map entry?  If you use the keyword ARCHIVE, it can be searched
>with a perl script or even just grep.  No moderator required and also
>no new newsgroup.

Because the group in question would also maintain records of ARPAnet anonymous
ftp archives...  also, not everyone faithfully saves a copy of the UUCP maps...
They just remember where their nearest smart host is.  Even so, putting whether
you are an archive site in your UUCP map entry IS a good idea..  but it doesn't
eliminate the need for a newsgroup.
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