mark lewis wrote in a message to Thom LaCosta:

 TL> Oh course rather than make conjecture you could visit the
 TL> echolist web site and see a link that allows you download
 TL> ECHOMOD, a software package specifically designed by the
 TL> author of the ECHOBASE software to allow moderators pf
 TL> multiple echoes to make submissions of MOD UPD message and
 TL> rules submissions on an automatic basis.

 ml> and if you read a bit better, i've already stated on several
 ml> occasions that i have echomod... heck, you've even complained to me
 ml> that updates from /it/ have jammed up your system...

Ah...well, there you go...but I can't replicate the problem, and as far as
I knowm I've never seen it from someone else.

 ml> also, i don't see echomod as robot software... at least i didn't...
 ml> i do know, however, that is is very poorly designed and desperately
 ml> needs additional work...

Tell ya what...do something positive instead of bitching....if the software
is so bad...write to author and tell him what a dad job he did...and just
to prove your point, come up with something better....I'll make your
contribution available for download.


 TL> As far as the name of the rules files....wonder if you've
 TL> thought of changing the name of the files to aagree with what
 TL> the robot produces ?

 ml> why should i when the robot can not even produce a complete larger
 ml> than 8.3 filename??

That sentance makes no sense....try again.


 TL> As far as proper names...why not name the files the way the
 TL> robot does?

 ml> because the robot is broken, that's why... and because my system(s)
 ml> that that stuff is on cannot see files that are not 8.3 from DOS...
 ml> and because i've /never/ tried to submit any rules files in
 ml> anything other than 8.3 format... 

I'll be sure to alert all the other moderators that they shouldn't depend
on the robot, since YOU have declared it's broken....and don't hold your
breath on that one.


cya,
thom
http://www.tlchost.net/echolist/ 
--- GEcho 1.20/Pro