Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!ut-sally!husc6!mit-eddie!SUN.COM!peck From: peck@SUN.COM (Jeff Peck) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: concerning Gnu Emacs backup files Message-ID: <8701052223.AA10276@denali.sun.com> Date: Mon, 5-Jan-87 17:23:05 EST Article-I.D.: denali.8701052223.AA10276 Posted: Mon Jan 5 17:23:05 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 5-Jan-87 23:16:06 EST Sender: daemon@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU Lines: 8 another misunderstanding of the distinction between Backup and Archive: Backups are created to protect against system crashes, they rightfully should be routinely deleted. Archives (versions) are created to protect against changing our mind. Any sysop that attempts to maintain or destroy archives automatically is looking for an ulcer or lawsuit respectively.