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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:10:47 -0500
From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
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DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> > Then a directory listing of zipsused shows the release dates of all
> > packages.  Now the only thing missing is an up-to-date listing of
> > latest package releases.  If the mini-faq isn't the appropriate
> > place for such (obviously up to dj) maybe a master file is.  Doing a
> > ls on the simtel ftp directories is confused by the presence of many
> > older packages, and the need to scan multiple directories.
> 
> The 00_INDEX.txt files are the best place for these.  I've still got
> to go prune the old releases from simtel.  The redating trick might be
> useful.

I assume you mean the "zip -o".  The batch file to handle a whole
directory is:

[2] c:\djgpp>type redatzip.btm
@echo off
echo Redating all zipped packages present to oldest content
echo.
for %ff in (*.zip) do zip -o %ff
echo.
echo DONE

It can take a while.

You might want to take a look at "mkindex2.btm" on my download
page.  That builds index.htm from a directory listing and 4dos
descript.ion file.  It is run on the original image directory on
my system, so dates are those in effect there, rather than on the
site, and I can enforce ISO format. The main point is that the
actual files can be accessed directly.  In addition it leaves the
formatting up to the viewer system.  Conversion to a bash script
would probably be generally useful, and it could get its data from
00_INDEX.

The problem with 00_INDEX is that you have to go back to the
directory, remembering the correct name, scroll there, and then
access it.  But I guess this (the index.htm) won't work for ftp
access - I find simtel html access extremely painful.  Maybe it is
operator ignorance.

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