Re: MI News -> MapInfo-L FTP Site has Moved!
Sam Kome wrote: > A comment/suggestion: I would have liked to upload a Readme file with the > applet, but the Upload form seems to allow for only one file. Get on the > stick, alright? And I want that in a creamy beige. No, mauve. How about mauve on alternate Tuesdays? (actually, we might be able to set up a way for people to build the form on their own page, and color it any way you please). But we're going to get away from this multiple files per app business. Except perhaps there's the possibility of a thumbnail picture that might be associated with the file for web page presentation purposes. I'll give that some thought. What people really should do is combine all files (mbx, mb, readme, pictures, advertising, tabs, etc.) that belong with an app into a single archived file like zip or gzip, and then upload that. As an author you should provide the end user with everything s/he needs in one simple, easy-to-download file. Browsers know what to do with zip files, but few know what to do with an mbx (so they just display it to the screen, ruining it.) The readme is what you put into the Description box (and it's not the instructions; it's what you want people to see that gives them a reason to try your app. "Short and sweet and hard to beat" sort of thing.) We really are trying to make this service as self-reliant and maintenance free as possible, with the ultimate goal that the authors manage their own contributions. - Bill Thoen -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI News -> MapInfo-L FTP Site has Moved!
Woohoo that's speedy. I took the opportunity to upload the table-packing applet folks had asked for. A comment/suggestion: I would have liked to upload a Readme file with the applet, but the Upload form seems to allow for only one file. Get on the stick, alright? And I want that in a creamy beige. No, mauve. Mr. Thoen, you are the Man. The guys at Directions are okay too. Sam Kome Sage Software, Inc. Web:www.sagesoft.com - Original Message - From: Bill Thoen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: MapInfo-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; GIS-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 9:16 PM Subject: MI News -> MapInfo-L FTP Site has Moved! > The user-supported MapInfo-L FTP site has moved to a new home. > The old one was getting too crowded and overworked. The new site > is at Directions Magazine at > http://www.directionsmag.com/mapinfo-l/index.htm > > The entire thing was moved -- web pages and shareware files -- > and some web page file names have changed. Also there is no > longer any direct FTP service. You must use your browser to > download and upload files. > > There are no longer any MapInfo-L resources on the ctmap.com > server, so please everyone update those bookmarks! I've left a > "push" page named index.htm in all the old MapInfo-L directories > on that machine, but everything else has been moved. > > Big thanks to Scott Elliot and Directions Magazine for donating > us some space on a modern, speedy server! And thanks to Rob > Martinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (webmaster at > Directions Magazine) for all the extra work he's been doing on > the service customizing. Already we have a better way to upload > files, and several new options are planned. We're going to try > and make this as full-service as a discussion group's file and > info server can be, so suggestions are always welcome! > > - Bill Thoen > -- > To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put > "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
