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Re: A suggestion for msdos announcements

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From: Timo Salmi
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 04:42
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In article <babcock.15.0@cfa.harvard.edu> babcock@cfa.harvard.edu (Robert W. Babcock) writes:
>>Yes certainly.  But including such information is entirely up to the
>>uploaders.  The archive site maintainers cannot afford the extra
>>effort required. 
>
>One thing I'd like to see uploaders include in announcements is whether a 
>program is public domain or shareware.  (I'd like to see this info in the 

This aspect is included in Garbo's voluntary upload fill-in sheet
for our gentle uploaders
   4840 Dec 19 16:56 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/UPTEXT.INF

>file listings too, but I realize it would be a huge job to get it in there.)

It is practically impossible, as I too have noted in
 118710 Dec 19 18:56 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/ts/tsfaq31.zip

   All the best, Timo

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Prof. Timo Salmi      Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun   ; SF-65101, Finland
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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Subject: Re: A suggestion for msdos announcements
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