kent@ssbell.UUCP (Kent Landfield) (09/19/89)
In <11657@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> SLOANE@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Bob Sloane) writes: >You do realize that the info-vax mailing list is archived at kl.sri.com? No I didn't and I stand corrected. Now I know where to begin my search next time I need something.. :-) Thanks. >Other than archiving, what would the comp.sources.vms group gain us? If it >were moderated, what would the moderator do? I am not really against the >idea, I just don't see any real need at this time. My mind could certainly be >changed. Besides archiving, most of the sources moderators maintain an index of available sources. These come in extremely handy when it comes to actually searching for that *one* tool without having to sift through hundreds of postings. Moderators also post lists of archive sites and what facilities the archive sites provide (mail servers, ftp, uucp anonymous, tapes etc) so the the entire community is aware and able to get access to what they need when it is needed. The moderators of some groups try out every posting to assure that appropriate packaging, warnings, etc are included with the postings as necessary. The sources are already passing through my system but currently I must search through kl.sri.com instead of my own news/archive machine. Not everyone has the ability to ftp somewhere to get what they need and may not know of the mail servers necessary to retrieve what they need. How much time are people spending trying to save the sources into seperate files from their mailboxes or newsreader currently? I archive *all* sources groups and I spend *no* time doing so. It is totally automated even to the point of updating my indexes. Many people let things go by just because they cannot take the time to finger through every posting looking for the postings that contain sources. The sources moderators provide a service to the community and they may not really need the service they are providing, but others do. They don't get much out of it other than a little name recognition and a lot of headaches. Most of us who benifit from their efforts quietly go about using their newsgroups as the asset that they are. >USmail: Bob Sloane, University of Kansas Computer Center, Lawrence, KS, 66045 >E-mail: sloane@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu, sloane@ukanvax.bitnet, AT&T: (913)864-0444 I, for one, would like to see you do it Bob. No money in it, just the knowledge that others really do appreciate a job well done... -Kent+ --- Kent Landfield UUCP: kent@ssbell Sterling Software FSG/IMD INTERNET: kent@ssbell.uu.net 1404 Ft. Crook Rd. South Phone: (402) 291-8300 Bellevue, NE. 68005-2969 FAX: (402) 291-4362