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- From: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
- Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.announce,comp.lang.pascal
- Subject: To new and old Garbo uploaders. Please see the instructions
- Message-ID: <ts9301210942.9409@chyde.uwasa.fi>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 09:42:24 GMT
- Sender: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
- Followup-To: comp.archives.msdos.d
- Organization: University of Vaasa
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- Approved: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi
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- To our valued old and new Garbo uploaders:
-
- Please read
- 12326 Jan 7 12:38 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/UPLOAD.INF
- 4840 Dec 19 16:56 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/UPTEXT.INF
- before your kind uploads. (I also email the former on request by
- email). Taking a look before uploading, rather that me having to
- send the instructions to you afterwards anyway, will make everyone's
- life slightly more convenient.
-
- The reason for the request is that we have recently had an
- increasing number of non-conforming uploads and announcements. It
- is a waste of your own time as well as ours. The non-conforming
- uploads may end up discarded, or those uploads, which are
- particularly for my attention, may end up at the very tail end of
- the month(s) long backlog.
-
- But don't be discouraged. We try not to be overly strict. Common
- sense still prevails.
-
- A1: A summary for experienced users (from /pc/UPLOAD.INF):
- - Quality software solicited.
- - Use .zip (1.10, not 1.93A, nor 2.04C yet).
- - Use version numbers in file names if possible.
- - If yours, include documentation, or make self-documenting.
- - FTP to /pc/incoming (MsDos files).
- - Notify _*BOTH*_ ts@uwasa.fi and hv@uwasa.fi using a Carbon copy.
- - Your message will be used as such for announcing on the news.
- - Your message's right margin no further than at column 72.
- - Don't use tabs.
- - Ensure to use a descriptive subject header in your email to us!
- - English only (goes both for the programs and your announcement).
- - Emphasis on MsDos utilities, not all subject categories carried.
- - If made with Unix zip, still use MsDos eolns for embedded text files.
- - If not yours, check that it is distributable, ie PD or shareware.
- - Please be patient. Our queue can be long. Weeks at worst.
- - Please also see /pc/UPTEXT.INF for your announcement outline.
-
- All the best, Timo
-
- ..................................................................
- Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
- Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
- Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
- Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun ; SF-65101, Finland
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