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From: bill@twwells.uucp (T. William Wells)
Newsgroups: comp.archives
Subject: Re: GENBANK Mail Server
Keywords: Database, Mail Server, Molecular Biology, Genetics
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Date: 1 Nov 88 02:33:00 GMT
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In article <692@uhnix2.uh.edu> bchs16@uhnix2.uh.edu (Jack Chappelear) writes:
: The University of Houston Department of Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences
:      and University Computing Center announce the availability of a
:                       GENBANK-SERVER
:
: [and goes on to describe this *fascinating* server.]

I am very glad to see that things other than software will get posted
here.

Two questions come to mind after reading the posting:

   1) Is it desirable to have long descriptive postings about various
      archive sites? Such postings should not duplicate the
      information available in the other databases, but would provide
      general information about what the site is up to,
      administrivia, and whatever else the site manager sees fit.

   2) The site provides an index, available from them.  Should I rely
      on the presence of this index and the general information
      provided by the archive site, and not post any content
      information other than for the index? Should I request that
      index and post it? If so, how often should I ask for updates?
      Or should I leave it up to the archive manager to send me the
      index?

Comments?

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Bill
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