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From: woods@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Greg Woods)
Date: Fri, 19-Aug-88 18:46:05 EDT
Message-ID: <1988Aug19.184605.3739@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Organization: G. A. W. Consulting
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,comp.sources.wanted,comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Call for discussion: comp.sources.archives
Summary: OK, you've got my vote: YES
References:  <222@pigs.UUCP> <6031@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> <236@pigs.UUCP> <478@c10sd1.StPaul.NCR <362@pigs.UUCP>
Reply-To: woods@gpu.utcs.Toronto.EDU (Greg Woods)

In article <362@pigs.UUCP> haugj@pigs.UUCP (Joe Bob Willie) writes:
>[.... etc. ...]
>how about creating a newsgroup for the sole purpose of posting archive
>information to?  i am suggesting we create a new group, comp.sources.archives
>for the posting of archive site information.  it can be an unmoderated
>group to make it easier for people to update their sites information,
>and discuss problems with using various archive sites.

I like the un-moderated bit.  Then I can post periodic listings from
/usr/local/src, cause even though I don't actally "archive" the groups
as such, I do collect fairly massive amounts of source (15 Mb online,
currently).  I wouldn't mind opening up my site for local distribution.
I also provide an added benefit:  Most of the stuff I have is in working
condition.  (Torontonians, take note.)

I've always wanted to be able to get stuff from the archives, but I
don't like paying long-distace phone bills, and the local site's around
here either don't keep their working stuff up to date, or, they don't
care to open up for distribution.
-- 
						Greg Woods.

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