From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!malcolm Newsgroups: net.notes Title: Move sequencing information - (nf) Article-I.D.: pur-ee.464 Posted: Wed Jul 28 01:26:00 1982 Received: Mon Aug 2 04:07:25 1982 #N:pur-ee:13000002:004:1098 pur-ee!malcolm Jul 27 19:30:00 1982 I would like to propose that the sequencing information be moved out of a notes sub-directory and into the user's own directory. Notes presently saves all the sequencing information in its own file much like alpha news did. Beta news, on the other hand keeps this information in the user's home directory. There are two very good reasons to do this. No program is foolproof and being the owner of the sequencing information means that I can read, modify and copy the important information. When I used Beta news I kept a periodically updated copy of the sequencing file that I used when the original got trashed. Having a copy of the sequencer information also makes it easier to bring new users on board. One new user here was confronted with over 75 new messages in net.general alone. It would have been real nice if his friend could have given him a copy of his up to date sequencer information so that he could immediately start reading the new news. Getting on board notes now is like going away from the system for two weeks and trying to catch up on all the trivia. Malcolm