Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!husc6!rutgers!clyde!cbosgd!cwruecmp!hal!ncoast!allbery From: allbery@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon S. Allbery) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc Subject: Welcome to comp.binaries.ibm.pc Message-ID: <2785@ncoast.UUCP> Date: Sat, 4-Jul-87 16:18:33 EDT Article-I.D.: ncoast.2785 Posted: Sat Jul 4 16:18:33 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 7-Jul-87 00:37:13 EDT Sender: allbery@ncoast.UUCP Organization: Cleveland Public Access UN*X, Cleveland, Oh Lines: 101 Approved: allbery@ncoast.UUCP This is the monthly Info article for comp.binaries.ibm.pc, the moderated IBM-PC-and-clones-thereof binaries newsgroup. In this article, I will attempt to state the groundrules for the newsgroup and how to get the most out of it. What is acceptable for this newsgroup? -------------------------------------- Any executable for IBM PCs and clones thereof are acceptable fare for this newsgroup, whether for MS-DOS, OS/2 (if and when), CP/M-86, Concurrent CP/M, etc. UN*X binaries aren't generally acceptable, given that more people get use out of them as sources, but if there's a good reason for posting a binary, I'll take it. Otherwise, MINIX sources go to comp.os.minix and others should probably go to comp.sources.misc. Submissions should be packed with ARC 5.10 or later or PKARC, and uuencoded. When I post them, they will be posted in PKARC 3.5 format and uuencoded; a uuencoded self-unpacking archive of PKARC and PKXARC version 3.5 follows this article. Versions of uuencode and uudecode are available from all over the net, including versions in BASIC and Turbo Pascal for the PC. (Alas, the TP sources disappeared from ncoast, so I can't repost them.) Archiving --------- I can not do archiving on ncoast due to space limitations; however, I do place archive headers on submissions which are suitable for manual or automatic archive and archive retrieval schemes. The archive header is as follows: X-Archive: comp.binaries.ibm.pc/yymm/seq where "yymm" is the year and month of the submission and seq is a sequence number assigned automatically, which starts at 1 for the first submission of the month. Any sites which are archiving comp.binaries.ibm.pc should contact me so I'll know to whom to redirect archive requests. I will also add archiving infor- mation to the monthly Info posting. Submitting binaries ------------------- With luck, the aliases have been set up so that you can simply post the articles, assuming that your news system is version 2.11. If it's an earlier version or the mail is rejected, send to "comp-binaries-ibm-pc" via one of the paths in my .signature below. (PLEASE DO NOT MAIL THEM TO ncoast!allbery!!! My mailbox is full enough; I can process submissions much more quickly if I don't have to manually move them to the submissions directory for processing.) Archive requests should be sent to one of the archive sites, or to the alias "comp-binaries-ibm-pc-request" at the same address as above (below?). Is anyone listening? -------------------- I listen to suggestions from the users of this newsgroup; after all, it exists for you much more than it does for me. Send your comments or suggestions to the comp-binaries-ibm-pc-request address, and I will respond to them as soon as I can. Conclusion ---------- The guidelines presented herein will help to keep comp.binaries.ibm.pc useful for all of us. Again, I welcome comments and/or suggestions to improve this newsgroup. ++Brandon =============================================================================== SUBMISSIONS TO comp.binaries.ibm.pc FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1987 Indexed by Archive: header =============================================================================== 8706/1: PC Archive Program (1 of 2) PKARC/PKXARC 3.5 8706/2: PC Archive Program (2 of 2) PKARC/PKXARC 3.5 8706/3: The old game of hangman with a new twist 8706/4: CGPLT (Easyplot clone) Part 1 of 2 8706/5: CGPLT (Easyplot clone) Part 2 of 2 8706/6: PC Hack 3.6 part 1/8 8706/7: PC Hack 3.6 part 2/8 8706/8: PC Hack 3.6 part 3/8 8706/9: PC Hack 3.6 part 4/8 8706/10: PC Hack 3.6 part 5/8 8706/11: PC Hack 3.6 part 6/8 8706/12: PC Hack 3.6 part 7/8 8706/13: PC Hack 3.6 part 8/8 8706/14: Right-Hand Man (SideKick clone) part 1 of 3 [SHAREWARE] 8706/15: Right-Hand Man (SideKick clone) part 2 of 3 [SHAREWARE] 8706/16: Right-Hand Man (SideKick clone) part 3 of 3 [SHAREWARE] -- ---- Moderator for comp.sources.misc and comp.binaries.ibm.pc ---- Brandon S. 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