ash@mlacus.oz (Ash Nallawalla) (01/02/90)
Often people have said "I missed Jethack part 44 of 501 ... can anyone email me a copy" (or similar). Do they get millions of copies of the same file, thus clogging up the lines? It would be safer to ask for offers from people willing to email a copy, and then choose just one. I too have been disappointed by the lack of binaries here (I only collect utilities), and being a newcomer to this scene I ask why there is only one person who can post binaries here? Why not (think of a number within reason)? I have still not understood how to use ftp, so I have timidly obtained a few files from SIMTEL20 using a server at NoDak.edu. It is quite easy, and I would recommend this method to those who can't ftp, as many of those "Can anyone please email me..." requests could be solved by simply asking simtel to mail a copy in a uuencoded format. (Keith and others have regularly posted details of how this is done). I applaud the service offered by Keith Petersen and others on this newsgroup in making it easy for us to obtain programs, but I feel that if you are keen enough, you should join your local ibm-pc user group. In the US many groups charge about $20-30 per annum; maintain a BBS where you can obtain some programsmuch sooner than they appear on simtel or similar sites; and some clubs let you copy shareware or PD software for free or approx $2-5 per disk. Sure, that's a lot more effort than just sitting at your office terminal and asking others to email you a copy... Ash Nallawalla, Editor PC Update, Melbourne PC User Group Inc. -- ============================================================================= Ash Nallawalla [D[D[D Tel: +61 3 823-1959 Fax: +61 3 820-1434 ZL4LM/VK3CIT Postal: P.O. Box 539, Werribee VIC 3030, Australia.