Tue, 18 Jul 1995 22:58:13 +0200
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On Tue, 18 Jul 1995 09:02:35 -0700 "Kevin J. Sinclair" <[log in to unmask]>
said:
>It seems inconsistent to be able to do it for the list itself but not
>the AFD subscriptions. And you are saying the reason is 'historical' -
>the code for each is in different parts of listserv, so the AFD code has
>been just left as is? No one has had the time to fix it, perhaps?
No. There is no relationship whatsoever between lists and file server
functions, except insofar as many people elect to create a filelist in
which they put files for the people on their list. If you had the
privilege to manage other people's AFD, you would be able to affect their
AFD to all files, not just the ones that happen to be intended for the
people on your list.
>So I should be able to subscribe to a web page, for example! (...) If
>you can subscribe to a web page... how about an ftp site?
I'm afraid I don't understand the relationship. All the things you
mentioned can be done. I don't see that they require you to be able to
subscribe other people to files, though. What you can subscribe to and
who can subscribe people to files are two totally unrelated things.
Eric
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