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From: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: RE: Some frequently asked questions about ts-programs
Message-ID: <700@chyde.uwasa.fi>
Date: 16 Aug 89 10:26:42 GMT
Reply-To: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK)
Organization: U of Vaasa, Finland
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Hello,
   The reply below might have some general interest so I shall put
it also in comp.binaries.ibm.pc in addition to emailing it. 

+ From: "James Woolley, Lafayette College"
+ Subject: Your prerecorded message
+ To: TS@CHYDE.UWASA.FI
+ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 89 04:03 EET
+ 
+ Many thanks for the recent posting in comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
+ about access to your utilities.
+  
+ I hope you understand, though, how tantalizing it is to the
+ thousands of us who have no access to FTP, for you to post
+ announcements only. A few months ago you posted a batch of
+ utilities to comp.binaries.ibm.pc which I downloaded and have
+ enjoyed using. But recently you posted only announcements and not
+ the programs themselves.
+  
+ I wonder--if I might suggest it--if you would be willing to post
+ the rest of your utilites to comp.binaries.ibm.pc.  If not, as a
+ second choice, it would help some of us if you would post an
+ announcment indicating which SIMTEL *directory* each file is
+ stored i I don't know about you, but from here getting a SIMTEL
+ file from rpiecs.bitnet does not always run smoothly, and not
+ knowing the directory makes it a far more difficult and
+ cumbersome procedure.

I shall be resuming posting my utilities to comp.binaries.ibm.pc in
the autumn.  This is, however, not a fast process for several
reasons.  First, I keep upgrading many of the packages.  Since I
would like to see as up-to-date versions in c.b.i.p.  as possible, I
have to time it right.  Second, the summer is a slack period for
many users, and posting to c.b.i.p.  during semesters might be more
cost effective.  Third, we have agreed with Rahul (c.b.i.p
moderator) that I should space the postings, since I know that he
has quite a lot on his hands.  Rahul's moderating process
necessarily will always take its time. 

As to Simtel20, I do not keep a record on the location of my files,
since this would mean unnecessary duplicate effort.  Simtel20
directory pd1: