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Re: HFV FTP site reminder. E/L E/D



>>>>> "Gavin" == Gavin Donaldson-Selby <artlite@iaccess.za> writes:

    Gavin> A couple of quick questions about loading HFV's to the
    Gavin> asimov site!

    Gavin> 1.  Am I correct in assuming that the author's permission
    Gavin> is required before repacking shareware into an hfv?

Not necessarily, but it usually takes a lot of reading to find out,
and it's better to err on the side of caution.  Often shareware has an
e-mail address that you can ask questions or permission of.

    Gavin> 2.  How large should each hfv be? Just large enough to
    Gavin> contain the distributed files? Or more?

Probably just large enough.

    Gavin> 3.  How should they be packaged?  "foo.hfv.zip"
    Gavin> "foo.hfv.gz" "foo.hgz" ?

I would recommend *against* ".gz", since the DOS world is apt to be
stymied by such an extension.  ".zip" is probably best.

	--Cliff
	ctm@ardi.com


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