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From: pml@usl.usl.edu (Patrick Landry)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: "Archive-name:" proposed change
Keywords: multiple part postings
Message-ID: <780@usl.usl.edu>
Date: 24 Mar 89 01:21:12 GMT
Organization: CACS, Lafayette, LA, USA
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I am currently putting together a script to save
postings to the sources and binaries groups currently
using the extra header lines a la comp.sources.unix.

One thing I would like to see is some indication of the
number of parts in the package in these headers.
Once a directory is created and parts of a package start
pouring in it is difficult to tell if all the parts have
arrived. Currently this information is only found in the
Subject: line and not in any standard format.

My proposal would be to add a number to the end of the
Archive-naem header such as
	Archive-name: foo/bar/Part01of25
If articles were stored using these archive names an ls
in the directory would indicate whether all parts were there.
The only other option I have come up with is 
	Archive-name: foo/bar/Part25.final
on the last part. Personally I don't care for this as much.

I sent mail to Rich Salz and he suggested opening up the 
discussion here. Your thoughts?
--
patrick
pml@usl.usl.edu
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