RWS@ZERMATT.LCS.MIT.EDU (Robert Scheifler) (11/11/87)
X11 fixes #47 through #60 have been placed on zap and on the xstuff server. They haven't made it to decwrl yet. I'm going to try the experiment of not posting the fixes to the net, ask those that want them to get them by ftp or mail, and see how much flak I get as a result.
mao@blipyramid.BLI.COM (Mike Olson) (11/11/87)
In article RWS@ZERMATT.LCS.MIT.EDU (Robert Scheifler) writes: > I'm going to try the > experiment of not posting the fixes to the net, ask those that want them > to get them by ftp or mail, and see how much flak I get as a result. here's some flak. i have to go over to uc berkeley, ftp the fixes, and push them through a tired mailer by hand to get them at work. i suspect that zap is going to be very busy under this policy. what good does it to you *not* to post the fixes? mike olson britton lee, inc. (...!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!blia!mao)
mdb@amadeus.UUCP (Mark D. Baushke) (11/12/87)
> Date: 11 Nov 87 16:54:35 GMT > From: sun!ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU!voder!blia!blipyramid!mao (Mike Olson) > Subject: Re: X11 fixes #47-#60 available > > here's some flak. i have to go over to uc berkeley, ftp the fixes, and > push them through a tired mailer by hand to get them at work. i suspect > that zap is going to be very busy under this policy. what good does it > to you *not* to post the fixes? ah yes, that would be true if you *had* to use ftp to get the fixes. however, there is another way to get the patches: ------------------------- message 1 ------------------------- To: xstuff@apx.lcs.mit.edu Subject: send fixes 41-50 [no message body] ------------------------- message 2 ------------------------- To: xstuff@apx.lcs.mit.edu Subject: send fixes 51-60 [no message body] you will receive a two mesages, each one a shar file containing the fixes asked for. i have used this method quite successfully to obtain the fixes (i do not have *any* access to ftp myself). it almost certainly does save bandwidth as i am fairly certain that not all readers of xpert are interested in getting the fixes (X10 readers for instance). i assume that xstuff and ftp are *both* capable of being monitored so that if the assumption of reduced bandwith is not correct, the old method of sending the patches to xpert can be started once again (although another solution might be to set up an "xbugfixes" mailing list if necessary, that way only those who are interested in getting the fixes will be sent them). Mark Baushke UUCP: ...!sun!silvlis!mdb
DLE@KL.SRI.COM (David L. Edwards) (11/13/87)
I must agree that using Xstuff to distribute fixes is great. Response time has been excellent and it is very convenient. One suggestion would be to make fixes available incrementally instead of just large groups. -dle