Re: How does the updating work?

Ian Jackson (iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk)
Wed, 11 Jan 95 03:05 GMT

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On Fri, 6 Jan 1995, Jonathan I. Kamens wrote:
> [Nancy McGough writes:]
> If I use the server and send an UDPATE command, will the faq normally be
> updated in the archives, or is there something else I'm supposed to do?
>
> The FAQ server is completely independent of the FAQ archive on
> rtfm.mit.edu. Updating your FAQ in the FAQ server does nothing more
> than change what the FAQ server will post the next time your FAQ is
> due to be posted. It will not cause the FAQ to be updated in the
> publicly accessible archive.

Umm, I see a potential misunderstanding here.

Jonathan's message implies (to me at least) that unless something
extra gets done the copy available by FTP from rtfm won't be updated
at all.

This isn't the case: when the FAQ gets posted by the FAQ server the
rtfm archive will automatically pick up the modifications; it just
won't happen right away because the FAQ isn't posted right away.

In fact, the rtfm archive will get the changes at the same time as
everyone else: when your FAQ is posted (either on its regular schedule
or because you do a FORCE).

Ian.

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