Re: Apple2 archive at grind.isca.uiowa.edu

[taob@r-node.io.org (Brian Tao)]

In article <jpenne.749023170@ee.ualberta.ca>, Jerry Penner writes...
> 
> Furthermore, Unix allows long filenames (much greater than 15
> characters).  If you don't like the name of the file you just FTP'd,
> rename it.  I think the files on the FTP server should be as descriptive
> as possible (without going ballistic).  Descriptive 2 or 3 letter
> suffixes are definitely useful.

    I support that idea, although this may be my UNIX bias showing. 
This is fine if you have little goodies like filename completion,
wildcard matching, etc. but it would be a pain otherwise.  You could
also download the files as-is, let your terminal software truncate the
name down, then rename it on your computer.  Filetype suffixes are a
must, of course.

> As Tim Savage pointed out, it's nice to have a bit of a description
> before you download something.  I would ask the FTP site administrator
> if it would be possible to have a INDEX or DESCRIPTION file in each
> directory briefly describing each file (1 or 2 lines).  This does
> require a bit of work, but could be very useful to many people.

    You'll need moderators to test archive integrity, download them, try
them out and write up a description if none is available.  They also
have to track down authors who don't include documentation.  It's a good
thing Steve Nelson is looking for people to help out.
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