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Received: from sloth.swcp.com (sloth.swcp.com [198.59.115.25]) by nacm.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id PAA21355 for <executor@nacm.com>; Wed, 12 Jul 1995 15:30:04 -0700 Received: from iclone.UUCP (uucp@localhost) by sloth.swcp.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with UUCP id QAA28744; Wed, 12 Jul 1995 16:30:03 -0600 Received: from gwar.ardi.com by mailhost with smtp (nextstep Smail3.1.29.0 #11) id m0sWAEW-000YbCC; Wed, 12 Jul 95 16:26 MDT Received: by gwar.ardi.com (linux Smail3.1.28.1 #5) id m0sWAEV-000GOkC; Wed, 12 Jul 95 16:26 MDT Message-Id: <m0sWAEV-000GOkC@gwar.ardi.com> Date: Wed, 12 Jul 95 16:26 MDT From: mat@ardi.com (Mat Hostetter) To: george portell iii <75567.716@compuserve.com> Cc: "executor" <executor@nacm.com> Subject: Re: Big Downloads In-Reply-To: <950712172316_75567.716_GHJ169-1@CompuServe.COM> References: <950712172316_75567.716_GHJ169-1@CompuServe.COM> Sender: owner-paper@nacm.com Precedence: bulk >>>>> "george" == george portell <75567.716@compuserve.com> writes: george> So when you put out an update there MUCH use of the george> modem. I'm suprised that you still haven't downsized your george> download files. I believe most of your users could get by george> on just a .zip file of the exsystem.hfv ,executor.exe and george> any other updated files. Putting these files where they george> belong and running the program isn't a big deal. Yes, our upgrade policy does need some work. I've written some software which could allow us to create relatively small upgrade programs from 1.99n to 1.99o (etc.), but it would take some work to get it right. It might, for example, require you to install a fresh 1.99n and then update that. george> Your HFV directory is an excellent idea.Can users george> contribute?If so how?A simple disclaimer in your log on, george> for those who don't know what "copyright" means, would be george> in order. The problem is that various shareware and freeware utilities have license restrictions that preclude us from making them available. We need to check the redistribution restrictions of each program ourselves before we can make it available. -Mat