Hi Jim,
>> I would have hoped to find "files" named latests.zip and latestx.zip (or
>> something like that), which always link to the latest version.
>
> If Ibiblio were still an ftp site, I would agree. But I believe this
> is very confusing when the files are displayed via a web server.
> Ibiblio only serves files via the web; they no longer support ftp. And
> when viewing on a web server, all links look like files or directories
> (whatever they are pointing to). Adding a link called "latest.zip" on
> an ftp server can provide a "pointer" to the latest file. On a web
> server, adding a link called "latest.zip" will make it look like just
> another file on the web server.
I see.
I sometimes wish, progress in IT would make it sure, changes are real
advancements. Maybe I'm getting old...
I remember Ibiblio providing support for rsync some years ago.
(Or was that some other FreeDOS mirror?)
>> > 4.2:
>> > alt_TE/ choice42a.zip choice42b.zip
>> > 4.3:
>> > alt_TE/ choice43a.zip choice43.zip
>>
>> What is "alt_TE"?
>
> I believe this was an alternative version or experiment by Tom Ehlert.
> It's been long enough that I don't remember the details. I looked at
> the documentation in 4.2/alt_TE for both versions and didn't see
> something that reminded me. We've always had these in the "alt_TE"
> directory. I can delete them, but I wasn't sure .. so I decided to
> leave them.
I didn't have a look, but keep them.
>> "Even the longest journey..." You know it. ;-)
>>
>
> Yup, it's always one thing or another. One of the pain points for not
> keeping Ibiblio well organized over the years. (I think we had a
> pretty good overall structure, but dumping all versions into one
> directory makes things harder down the road when there are a lot of
> versions.)
Not with ISO 8601 dates in filenames. ;-)
Cheers,
Robert
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