nbc@inf.rl.ac.UK (04/12/91)
I have been asked by Peter of Homeground to obtain material from the Lovehounds archives for them. In particular they have asked for material between 12/7/90 and 14/10/90. However, the last file I have found in the archives (0109) ends on 8/8/90. Is the more recent material available anywhere (Bill?, |>oug?). I have posted this to the list rather than mail Bill (humble pseudo-moderator) directly as I think it is of general interest. Also, it would be nice to have an index/README to the archive so that we knew what dates were in each file. This is a suggestion *not* a gripe and it could be done by some kind soul other than the pseudo-moderator (e.g. someone who has ftp'd the files in the past). Thanks, Neil -- Neil Calton UUCP: ..!mcsun!ukc!rlinf!nbc Informatics Department, NSFNET: nbc%inf.rl.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, BITNET: nbc%inf.rl.ac.uk@ukacrl Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QX JANET: nbc@uk.ac.rl.inf England Tel: (0235) 821900 ext 5740
wisner@ims.alaska.EDU (Bill Wisner) (04/15/91)
>I have been asked by Peter of Homeground to obtain material from >the Lovehounds archives for them. In particular they have asked for >material between 12/7/90 and 14/10/90. However, the last file I have >found in the archives (0109) ends on 8/8/90. Is the more recent material >available anywhere (Bill?, |>oug?). Yes, it's available. It's sitting in a really big file waiting for me to come along and break it up into bite-sized chunks. If Peter of Homeground needs it soon, I can arrange to get it to you. >Also, it would be nice to have an index/README to the archive so that >we knew what dates were in each file. This is a suggestion *not* a gripe >and it could be done by some kind soul other than the pseudo-moderator >(e.g. someone who has ftp'd the files in the past). Yes, it *would* be nice, and I've even considered doing it. I'd be quite happy if someone put such an index together, thus saving me the trouble.
wisner@ims.alaska.EDU (Bill Wisner) (04/18/91)
Have I mentioned lately that perl is divine? I just spent five minutes whipping up a perl script to process the three megabyte archive file I had laying around (and I'm no perl expert). The upshot of this is that the archives on hayes are now completely current. Bill Wisner <wisner@ims.alaska.edu> Gryphon Gang Fairbanks AK 99775 hanging on the old goose moon
foster@CONVEX.COM (Harry Foster) (04/18/91)
wisner@ims.alaska.EDU (Bill Wisner) writes: > Have I mentioned lately that perl is divine? I just spent five minutes > whipping up a perl script to process the three megabyte archive file I had > laying around (and I'm no perl expert). The upshot of this is that the > archives on hayes are now completely current. Finally, a man after my own heart ! I say, "down with this archaic 'awk'" ! Don't be seduced by 'sed' ! It's time to perpetuate 'perl'. Oh, sorry about getting carried away. For a minute I thought I was reading comp.unix.purist.and.KaTe.bush.fans :) -- Harry Foster foster@convex.com "A man should be greater than some of his parts." -Peter DeVries