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[Date of last change 04-01-93 Release 1.2]
Guide to Submissions to comp.binaries.os2
Object
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The object of this document is to establish the policies/procedures for
submissions to comp.binaries.os2.
Scope
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The preferred and accepted methods of submitting to comp.binaries.os2 are
described. General guidelines for content and handling are given.
Where to Send Things
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Please send submissions to os2bin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu. This address is only
an alias, it forwards the mail to me.
If there are any problems, requests, etc. please send mail to
os2bin-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu. The os2bin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu address is
for executables ONLY.
Submissions also can be uploaded via anonymous ftp to the pub/uploads
directory at ftp-os2.nmsu.edu, this is the preferable method.
Preferred Format
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The best format for a submission is a ZIP archive compressed with the
highest compression setting '-9', uuencoded and mailed mailed to
os2bin@csd4.csd.uwm or ftped to ftp-os2.nmsu.edu with a clear
description of what the program does AND COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED
WITH THE BINARY. If the encoded file is >50k (or so), it will have to be
broken into parts for mailing safety, if you choose to mail to os2bin.
In that case please generate a subject line which looks like this:
myprog (01/07) run Mac programs on OS/2
This means that when my mail reader shows me the first 40 characters of
the subject I know what it is, and the reader will sort the parts back
into order if they get shuffled by the mailers.
Preferably, archives should be uploaded via anonymous ftp to ftp-os2.nmsu.edu
to the pub/uploads directory. Please fill out an upload form and
place it in pub/uploads with the same base name as your archive
and the extention .txt. Details on the upload form are given in the
file /pub/uploads/uploaders_read.me.
Please limit program filename length(s) to the FAT-compatible 8.3
character length. HPFS-aware programs are greatly encouraged, but
please limit the program's filename(s) to FAT-length so the FAT folks
can use the binaries also.
Other Formats
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I can handle ZOO, ARC, and LHarc, or self-unpacking archives with
minimal pain. If the archive is in another format, please check with
me by sending mail to os2bin-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu before sending
your archive to see if I will be able to un-archive it. In the end,
everything submitted will be converted to the ZIP format.
* I WILL reject archives with no documentation included *
Executables are useless without documentation. A program's functions
may be 'obvious' to you, but they may not be to others. Please be sure
to include documentation (hopefully complete) with your binaries.
What to Send
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Utilities and device drivers are tops in usefulness, followed by
applications. Games are interesting, but not highly useful. However,
due to the low volume of submissions, anything which has adquate
documentation will normally be posted. Both OS/2 1.x and 2.0
binaries will be accepted, but due to the popularity of OS/2 2.0,
preference is given towards 32-bit binaries. Please
indicate what version(s) of OS/2 the binaries you submit may/may
not run on.
Please start every submission with a description of what the program
is or does, and why it is freely distributable.
What Not to Send
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Don't send commercial software, old out of date versions, etc. If you
wouldn't pay to download it from a BBS, most people will not want to
pay to send it around the world.
Order of Processing
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In general first come first served. Submissions which require a lot
of extra work (archives in other than ZOO or ZIP formats, for example)
may be procesed slowly. Things like virus checkers and recovery programs
have time value and may be posted as soon as I get them. If an update to a
previous posting corrects an error which could cause damage to user
files, that will go out right away. If I request someone send me a
program, that program will go into the queue as if it arrived when I
asked for it. This is courtesy to the people who package stuff for us.
Questions
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Mail to os2bin-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu if you want to know if I have
something, if you want to hold up something in the queue for an update,
etc.
Reposts
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I can't mail copies of posting to everybody. However, if you need an article
send mail to os2bin-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu and if I have time I'll get
back to you.
If a posting has checksum errors at your site, please don't hesitate to
notify me at os2bin-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu. Indicate the volume and
index number of the archive and I will either repost or mail you a corrected
version of the post.
NOTE: Thanks to Bill Davidson, moderator of comp.binaries.ibm.pc, for the
original version of the Policy for Submissions.
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Submissions: os2bin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
Questions and comments: os2bin-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu