Re: Releasing steam

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>
> Mayhaps I've mentioned it here, but I've got to release some steam off.
>
> My TCP/IP Resources List seems sufficiently interesting for some people
> who see it to create a web page from it at their own home page / site.
>
> Some of those people fail to update it, and the unupdated copy fills
> up with dead links. Worse, some of the people who dont update their
> copy of the page didnt even mark it themselves - they just copy it
> from faqs.org (not caring that some of the graphics are broken at
> their site) or some other place.

I just put a note at the top asking people to ask permission to
mirror first. Then, when they mail in the request, I always ask them
to update automatically by cron so I have zero trouble getting any
new version up on all the websites. I actually have a small form
letter that basically replies to requests for mirroring and says:

"Hi ... wget ... mirror mode ... yada .. cron thank you for
providing me with a mirror."

I've only seen two copies that are "unauthorized." But I'm assuming
your posting is probably a lot more popular.

I know! PGP encrypt it and change your public key ever month.
Forcing people to get the new version :-)

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