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echo: science
to: MARK LEWIS
from: EARL TRUSS
date: 2003-05-27 07:44:00
subject: Did you just do a batch?

ML>ML>>why not an automated process that does the posts when
ML>ML>>ever they arrive? the above is why the spacebase echos
ML>ML>>have fallen by the wayside ;-(

ML> ET> I don't mean this to be negative - just a statement of fact

ML>understood...

ML> ET> ... If I had the time to find or write such a process,
ML> ET> I'd have the time to do the posts manually more frequently.
ML> ET> It would certainly be nice to have such a system.  If anyone
ML> ET> wants to develop one for me, I'd be more than happy to use
ML> ET> it.

ML>seems to me that this was done years ago... fredgate (IIRC) and GIGO can both
ML>do this... essentially, you set up a "fake" user that is
signed up for the

Thanks for the references.  I'll try looking into them.

ML>don't know where would be a better place to discuss this... don't want to get
ML>the moderator upset...

Since it's discussing the business of running the echo, I'll allow it
this time.

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