acliu@skat.usc.edu (Alejandro Liu) (10/18/89)
In article <556@ssbell.UUCP> uunet!ssbell!kent (Kent Landfield) writes: ______________________________________________________________________________ |In article <5133@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu> VANCLEEF@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu |writes: || perhaps it might be a good idea to have a newsgroup || where authors/gamekeepers can keep people posted || how to get ahold of the latest shar files for those who || may be interested (like anonymous ftp, etc) || oviolusly this kind of group won't be a very large || overhead just by its very nature, but it could be useful | |How about comp.archives ? It already exists and is useful.. :-) |It can tell you where to start looking. So much for the quick answer... | |There are *two* problems here. The first is where to look to retrieve the |sources via ftp or an automated mailer. The second part of the problem |is knowing when you need to go looking for an update. If you already have |the latest version there is no reason to waste your time downloading a |"shar file" just to find out your stuff was already up-to-date. | |I have been wanting to put together a list of the most current versions |of the various packages available on the net for a while but just never |got around to it. So here goes... | | ********** REQUEST FOR VERSION INFORMATION ********* | |I am making a request to the authors of software posted to the net, in |*any* of the groups. Please send me information as to the current status of |your software. The information supplied should, at a minimum, consist of | |Package Name: sample_package |Version Number: 1.0 |Patch Level: 1.0 |Author(s): Joe Programer |Email: joe@host | |Feel free to send along any other information that you want. Information |about where you distribute or how to obtain the most current version |would be a great help. | |I will be posting the list monthly to comp.source.d. This will give everyone |a place to look to see just what is the most current version/patchlevel of |software posted to the net. | |Please send submissions and updates to: | | soft-request@ssbell.uu.net | or | kent@ssbell | |I will also be making the list available via a mail server after the |initial posting. | | -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 |______________________________________________________________________________ Alejandro Liu acliu%skat@usc.edu acliu@skat.usc.edu (Simple .signature, $CHEAP$)