davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (06/30/91)
Many people who submit stuff to cbip use a format which either takes a
long time to process or causes me a lot of work. In almost every case
it's because they don't quite know how to do it, even after reading the
"how to post" posting. Therefore I thought I'd propose a form to hang on
the first part of a posting, in order to make life easier for the good
people who share things with us, and also for me.
In most cases posting rather than mail would be best, since I am
trying to help the submitters, and if people see this as "one more thing
to do" rather than a simple way to do all the things which are needed
for a posting, then I'll forget it.
Note that I'm adding a section on hardware requirements, so that I can
inform the readers what is needed before they download. The only
machines I use for testing normally are 386, big memory, VGA, two serial
and parallel with printer. If the author doesn't tell me something
special is needed I might miss it.
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Please replace all occurences of XX with information. When standard
answers are needed they are listed, select one.
Submission to comp.binaries.ibm.pc
1. Select one of the following, use the abbreviations if you want:
Shareware(SW) - payment is requested or required for use
Non-Commercial(NC) - fee must be paid for business use, free or
optional for private use.
Source Available(SA) - free, but source is sold separately
Freeware(FW) - copyright, but freely usable without fee
Public Domain(PD) - no restrictions
Category: XX
2. Submission is a uuencoded archive of type:
ARC - SEAware arc v5.x
ZOO - Rahul Dhesi's zoo v1.41 up to 2.10
ZIP - PKware v1.02 or v1.10, info-zip v1.0 or later
LZH - lharc v1.x (not lha, which is 2.x)
Submission form: XX
3. What the program does, in a single paragraph. Do not put many lines
of advertising or readme here, this is what tells other uses why they
want to bother downloading the program.
XX
4. if this program is available from ftp sites, please list the name of
the site(s) here: XX
5. if the latest, most current version of this program is released
frequently on a BBS, please list the name and phone number here.
This is not for the name of your favorite BBS, but a special source
which the suthor has designated as the official site.
Name: XX, number: XX
6. if this program runs in any mode other than 80x25 text mode, please
list the video requirements from the list. If a program will run on
Hercules and EGA or better, use a slash, like HGA/EGA. If there's
something special, like odd modes, just write that in.
CGA - any color
HGA - Hercules
EGA - EGA
VGA - VGA
Video requirements: XX
7. CPU needed.
ANY - any 8088 or better
286 - 286 or better
386 - 386 or better
CPU: XX
8. memory, note the minimum requirement. If the *free* memory needed is
more than 512k, please specify.
256 - 256k free or less
512 - 512k free or less
### - specify the memory needed as a three digit number
XMS - extended memory with XMS management (say how much)
EMS - LIM 3.2 or 4.0 expanded memory (say how much)
EXT - uses unmanaged extended memory (say how much)
memory required: XX
9. Other hardware. Specify serial or parallel ports, special printers,
special cards (example: Soundblaster), or other requirements (example:
Hayes compatible modem). Please put none if nothing special is needed,
so everyone will know you saw this.
Special hardware: XX
10. Notes: anything potential users should know *before downloading*. This
should be any odd thing about the program which makes it more or less
desirable to a users.
Special notes: XX
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bill davidsen - davidsen@sixhub.uucp (uunet!crdgw1!sixhub!davidsen)
sysop *IX BBS and Public Access UNIX
moderator of comp.binaries.ibm.pc and 80386 mailing list
"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -mechaz@chinet.chi.il.us (Charlie Kestner) (07/01/91)
It'd be NICE, if they'd ALSO include a filesize, so potential users can get an idea of just how LARGE a given archive will be.