archives

[Don]

Hi Andy,

Making it available in a large file would be best. I would think that most
web browsers can download from an ftp site. The kiss principle rules!

The CD is imho a big effort for something that would be out of date as soon
as it arrived.

At 07:41 AM 2/13/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>Is there any *easy* way to download *all* the archieves?
>
>Don,
>
>I assume you mean the archives of the pianotech list?  Right now they're
>only available as lots of files on the web site.  In fact, I"m in the process
>of converting the web site to more files, separated by year and month so
>they'll be easier to navigate (they'll be a search engine too).
>
>If you have a tool that copies web trees (like "w3mir" on UNIX) then you
>should be able to copy all the archives in one command.  But I realize that
>very few of the subscribers on this list use UNIX and fewer still have the
>installed the w3mir freeware.  So I'm willing to make it easier for you
>to download all the archives, but I need to know what would work for you.
>Do you want one or two really huge files that you could download in one
>or two mouse clicks?  Do you have an "ftp" program that can copy lists
>of files?  If so, I can make the files available via ftp.
>
>I've also been toying with the idea of throwing all the archives on
>a CD-ROM and telling people I will ship them a copy if they reimburse
>me for the cost.  That would allow you to just throw the CD-ROM in
>your drive and use your local machine's "Find..." command to seach it.
>There would be no more content than is available publically on the web,
>it would just be much faster to access.  What do folks think of that idea?
>
>-andy
>
>
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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