Re: Changing the Archive-name:

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Pamela Greene (pgreene@optics.rochester.edu)
Tue, 27 Jan 1998 12:42:14 -0500 (EST)


> Let's say that I decide to change the archive names to:
>
> Archive-name: rec-pets/velociraptor/part-1
> Archive-name: rec-pets/velociraptor/part-2
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> This will allow me to split the FAQ near the middle.
>
> How do I do this? I don't want to mess up the archives or
> leave an obsolete FAQ with the old archive name hanging around.

Send your request to the moderators. First, we'll ask you to use

Archive-name: rec-pets/velociraptor/part1
Archive-name: rec-pets/velociraptor/part2

instead, to match the convention established in the rest of the
archive, and then we'll clean out all the copies with the old
Archive-name by hand.

Since some mirrors don't remove old files immediately after they
disappear from rtfm, you might consider sending one final copy with
your old Archive-name (before asking us to change it) which consists
solely of a pointer to the new one. That way any leftover copies
will lead directly to the new files.

- Pam