I'd like to thank people for all the sharing Traveller materials and
software via anonymous ftp. I feel that sharing of this kind
contributes greatly to the value of the TML, and inspires interest and
comment from people who work with the materials. However, a problem has
begun to develop.
My concern is that there are now over half a dozen ftp sites carrying
various and sundry items of interest to TMLers, three "official"
(documented) sites, and a few that have only been mentioned in TML
messages. When a new TML member asks what materials are available and
how to get them, I email them a cross-reference document which I
maintain. This document is getting larger and larger, with more and
more sites, and it is difficult to keep it always up-to-date. As a
result, I'd like to suggest the following policy:
Hereafter, sunbane.engrg.uwo.ca (129.100.100.12) should be
considered the primary TML ftp site. I'd like people who are
post software, data, or other materials to share, to announce
its availability on sunbane in preference to other sites, if at
all possible.
The reason for this policy is because, while ftp is wonderful, it is
difficult for me and TML members to keep track of and remember (and
document) where all these valuable contributions are located. If I can
keep them in as few places as possible, I can tell new TML members and
members asking questions, "Look on sunbane! Almost everything's there,
and here are the one or two exceptions." Keeping it in one archive site
also makes browsing easier.
I'd like to hear people's opinion on this policy, particularly those
known to be administering ftp sites for the TML: Dan Corrin, George
Herbert, Bill Wilson, and Ryan Cambell.
James
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Traveller Mailing List Administrator James T Perkins @ Tektronix, Inc
[email removed] Beaverton, Oregon, USA
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