usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) (10/19/89)
< I thought line eaters were killed of long ago > Are the sources/binaries groups still alive? We have not recieved any new binaries since Sep 25. I posted something to both on monday and nothing has showed up yet. Joe Porkka porkka@frith.egr.msu.edu
usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) (10/19/89)
In article <5041@cps3xx.UUCP> porkka@frith.egr.msu.edu () writes: >< I thought line eaters were killed of long ago > > >Are the sources/binaries groups still alive? > >We have not recieved any new binaries since Sep 25. > >I posted something to both on monday and nothing >has showed up yet. Ok, lets say something is broken. I posted a HyperText viewer program (with sources). ITs not real fancy (no graphics), but does IMHO make a good on-line help system. Anybody wanted it posted here? Any objections to posting it here? The binary+docs ==~90k, and the source == ~90k (.zuu format) Joe Porkka porkka@frith.egr.msu.edu
hasker@m.cs.uiuc.edu (10/20/89)
I don't know what the policy on posting binaries/sources here is, and
suspect it would be much better if the problem with comp.{binaries,
sources}.amiga were fixed. But if you must post them here, _please_ do
not post them in one huge hunk. When posted all in one day, they can
wreck havoc on file systems that are nearly full before someone
official has a chance to fix the problem. I know of at least one site
no longer receiving them because of large postings during one weekend
in the last year. Controlling how much is posted is one reason comp.
{b/s}.amiga is and should be moderated.
Rob Haskertadguy@cs.odu.edu (Tad Guy) (10/20/89)
In article <7200146@m.cs.uiuc.edu> hasker@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
I don't know what the policy on posting binaries/sources here is, and
suspect it would be much better if the problem with comp.{binaries,
sources}.amiga were fixed. But if you must post them here, _please_ do
not post them in one huge hunk.
Reminder: Source/binary postings not in comp.sources.amiga are not
automatically archived (at least not at xanth). This means
that code doesn't get immortalized, and the group will be
constantly seeing "Could someone mail me such and such."
Unless the code is of earth shaking importance, try to be patient with
Moderator Bob.
...tad850031m@aucs.uucp (GORDON R. MAC GREGOR) (10/20/89)
In article <TADGUY.89Oct19211700@offa.cs.odu.edu> tadguy@cs.odu.edu (Tad Guy) writes: >In article <7200146@m.cs.uiuc.edu> hasker@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > I don't know what the policy on posting binaries/sources here is, and > suspect it would be much better if the problem with comp.{binaries, > sources}.amiga were fixed. But if you must post them here, _please_ do > not post them in one huge hunk. > >Reminder: Source/binary postings not in comp.sources.amiga are not > automatically archived (at least not at xanth). This means > that code doesn't get immortalized, and the group will be > constantly seeing "Could someone mail me such and such." > >Unless the code is of earth shaking importance, try to be patient with >Moderator Bob. > > ...tad How about posting to alt.sources.amiga, lets get this group going! Any problems with this? -ross
mark@isi.UUCP (Mark Bailey) (10/20/89)
In article <7200146@m.cs.uiuc.edu>, hasker@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > > I don't know what the policy on posting binaries/sources here is, and > suspect it would be much better if the problem with comp.{binaries, > sources}.amiga were fixed. But if you must post them here, _please_ do > > [...] Controlling how much is posted is one reason comp. > {b/s}.amiga is and should be moderated. > > Rob Hasker Comp.binaries.amiga needs to be moderated in order to provide some protection against viruses. I am very reluctant to uudecode any binary posted to an unmoderated newsgroup. Unfortunately, the "large" number of viruses floating around force one to practice "Safe Computing." :-(. -- Mark Bailey (I didn't really say this.) via: ...!uunet!pyrdc!isi!mark ------Have a 8-| day!!!!!
tadguy@cs.odu.edu (Tad Guy) (10/21/89)
In article <1989Oct20.131011.4574@aucs.uucp> 850031m@aucs.uucp (GORDON R. MAC GREGOR) writes: >Reminder: Source/binary postings not in comp.sources.amiga are not > automatically archived (at least not at xanth). This means > that code doesn't get immortalized, and the group will be > constantly seeing "Could someone mail me such and such." How about posting to alt.sources.amiga, lets get this group going! Any problems with this? No difference. It also isn't archived here, primarily because there's no consistant format to the articles. It takes a moderator to ensure that there aren't name conflicts and to tack on the right headers... Then there's the group that complains that they don't get the alt groups, etc. This morning I had lots of mail from my archiver software telling me about all the new stuff that arrived in comp.sources.amiga and comp.binaries.amiga, so I think things are now better... ...tad
karl@sugar.hackercorp.com (Karl Lehenbauer) (10/23/89)
alt.sources.amiga is there and working. Although there are clearly disadvantages to it being unmoderated, one big advantage is that there is no single choke-point for programs that may delay them by weeks, months, or forever. -- -- uunet!sugar!karl "There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that -- flags do not wave in a vacuum." -- Arthur C. Clarke -- Usenet access: (713) 438-5018
mark@isi.UUCP (Mark Bailey) (10/23/89)
In article <1989Oct20.131011.4574@aucs.uucp>, 850031m@aucs.uucp (GORDON R. MAC GREGOR) writes: > How about posting to alt.sources.amiga, lets get this group going! > Any problems with this? > > -ross This isn't really a problem, but many of us don't get the alt. hierarchy :-(. -- Mark Bailey (I didn't really say this.) via: ...!uunet!pyrdc!isi!mark ------Have a 8-| day!!!!!
karl@sugar.hackercorp.com (Karl Lehenbauer) (10/25/89)
In article <560@isi.UUCP> mark@isi.UUCP (Mark Bailey) writes: >This isn't really a problem, but many of us don't get the alt. hierarchy :-(. Talk to your news administrators. Even places that try not to get frivilous groups can often be talked into getting *some* alt groups. (according to the Brian Reid reports, alt.sources, for example, has excellent distribution.) -- -- uunet!sugar!karl "There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that -- flags do not wave in a vacuum." -- Arthur C. Clarke -- Usenet access: (713) 438-5018
ronbo@vixen.uucp (Ron Hitchens) (10/26/89)
In article <1989Oct20.131011.4574@aucs.uucp> 850031m@aucs.UUCP (GORDON R. MAC GREGOR) writes: > >How about posting to alt.sources.amiga, lets get this group going! >Any problems with this? I posted something a few days ago, called Genlib. As far as I know, it posted ok. Did it make it out? I haven't heard from anyone about it. Genlib is a handy utility which makes it real easy to create your own disk-based run-time libraries in C or assembler. It does all the hard work of generating tables, link stubs, etc., and is designed for use in makefiles to be as automatic as possible. Source is included. I'd like to hear comments from anyone who's used it. I plan to submit it to comp.sources.amiga, but would like to discover and fix any problems with it before doing so. -- Ron Hitchens _____ | ronbo@vixen.uucp - Smart uucp Sleepless /(O O)\ | ...!cs.utah.edu!caeco!vixen!ronbo - Stupid uucp Software (^) | hitchens@cs.utexas.edu - Internet "To be is to do" -Socrates "To do is to be" -Sartre "Do be do be do" -Sinatra
jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith) (10/27/89)
In article <TADGUY.89Oct19211700@offa.cs.odu.edu> tadguy@cs.odu.edu (Tad Guy) writes: >Unless the code is of earth shaking importance, try to be patient with >Moderator Bob. > ...tad Interesting choice of words. When I talked to Bob at AmiExpo 20-Oct, he remarked that going through a major earthquake changes one's outlook on life. Life's too short to keep working 100-hour weeks. I expect that this quake will shake loose a landslide of postings to comp.{binaries,sources}.amiga. -- Joe Smith (408)922-6220 | SMTP: JMS@F74.TYMNET.COM or jms@gemini.tymnet.com McDonnell Douglas FSCO | UUCP: ...!{ames,pyramid}!oliveb!tymix!tardis!jms PO Box 49019, MS-D21 | PDP-10 support: My car's license plate is "POPJ P," San Jose, CA 95161-9019 | narrator.device: "I didn't say that, my Amiga did!"