Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 20:48:43 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: "J. Paul Bruns-Bielkowicz" <jpaulbb AT free DOT polbox DOT pl>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: No html && || url signposts in the simtel folders all over the world
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On Sat, 12 Jul 1997, J. Paul Bruns-Bielkowicz wrote:

> IMHO there should be a html_info.html file like this in TeX and other =
> DJGPP folders:

Please note that the ported packages are only that: ports.  So they
include only the docs that came with the original packages.  At least
when I port anything, the only docs I add is a DOS-specific README
file.

> If other people have found this project(s) like me,
> they see a signpost that leads to the ftp catalogue, download some stuff
> and then yell help. If there was a way out of the ftp catalogue other
> than to their computer it might make life with DJGPP a little
> easier.

I don't think you can make this any easier.  When you download a
package about which you don't know anything, you must take the time to
fill the gaps.  No amount of http links will make this problem go away.