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Date:	Thu, 1 Jun 2000 12:01:43 -0400
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From:	DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To:	starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk
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In-reply-to:	<1224-Thu01Jun2000161306+0100-starksb@ebi.ac.uk> (message from
	David Starks-Browning on Thu, 1 Jun 2000 16:13:06 +0100)
Subject:	Re: prelim FAQ update: Installation Instructions
References:	<200006011501 DOT QAA29777 AT alpha1 DOT ebi DOT ac DOT uk> <1224-Thu01Jun2000161306+0100-starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>

> Thanks!  I'll fix that.  On a related note, is it harmful to have the
> latest/README file together with setup.exe in the "empty temporary
> directory" for an internet download?  I instruct users to download
> both files, but I don't say whether to get rid of README before
> Internet Setup can begin, in case both files were downloaded to the
> same directory.  DJ, what's your forward-looking statement about that?

I'll probably make the "empty" check look only for subdirectories and
.tar.gz files.  I don't see why other files would interfere with the
installation, so there's no need to warn about them.

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