Xref: utzoo comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d:751 comp.sources.wanted:4790 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!osu-cis!att!whuts!wsd From: wsd@whuts.UUCP (DINSMORE) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,comp.sources.wanted Subject: Re: Mr. Moderator, please post XXX Message-ID: <4663@whuts.UUCP> Date: 16 Aug 88 09:46:05 GMT References:<222@pigs.UUCP> <6031@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> <236@pigs.UUCP> Reply-To: wsd@whuts.UUCP (54299-DINSMORE,W.S.) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany, NJ Lines: 44 In article <236@pigs.UUCP> haugj@pigs.UUCP (Joe Bob Willie) writes: >In article <6031@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> larryg@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Larry Gilbert) writes: # >>Joe Bob Willie writes, # >>> there are archive sites which already contain these things, please # >>> find a local archive. there is no need to continiously repost zoo # >>> every month or so. # >> # >>I agree. But there are those of us who can't ftp archives. # > # >There exists a large number of publically accessible archive systems. # >I run one (rpp386); I use one down the street, killer; and then there is # >uunet, oncoast, osu-cis and others. These systems are all reachable # >with UUCP. # > # >I'm sorry, but if you aren't willing to spend three bucks to pick up # >ARC or ZOO, why should Rahul bother posting it every three or four # >months? Why should anyone do anything if YOU aren't willing to spend # >three stinking dollars? # >-- # > jfh@rpp386.uucp (The Beach Bum at The Big "D" Home for Wayward Hackers) # > "Never attribute to malice what is adequately explained by stupidity" # > -- Hanlon's Razor # # I have seen alot of boasting about this rpp386 site lately and it's really sad you think you're doing everyone a favor! The users in our group can't modify the L.sys files you talk about. What we have is what we work with, period. I have used some sites where all you need to do is send a mail message with a subject of SERVER and a body with the commands and files being requested. Much easier, no problems. As far as I can tell the rpp386 site is of no use to us. If I'm wrong, by all means correct me. It just irks me that some people assume the world knows everything they do, and if they don't they have to submit to flames from someone who refuses to get off their high horse and give a little help. CAN THE ATTITUDE GENTLEMEN AND HELP THESE PEOPLE! 'Nuff said. -- | Wayne S. Dinsmore Make it in Massachusetts, | AT&T Bell Labs (ihnp4,att,moss)!whuts!wsd Spend it in New Hampshire. | 20 Shattuck Road Room 4A-118 | Andover,Mass 01810