From: Jason Green <news AT jgreen4 DOT fsnet DOT co DOT uk>
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Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 20:39:25 +0100
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Cesar Rabak <csrabak AT uol DOT com DOT br> wrote:

> > > Not that I object to adding the zip file names, but if we are going to
> > > do that, we should probably change the format as well:
> > >
> > >    binutils-2.11.2           bnu2112b.zip, bnu2112s.zip
> > >    bison-1.29              bsn129b.zip,  bsn129s.zip
> > 
> > Timestamp and filesize should probably be listed too, to catch the cases
> > when a package is re-released under the same name.
> > 
> > How about also prefixing each line with an asterix if the package is less
> > than a month old?
> 
> Whereas I second these nice ideas, I believe it is time to consider they
> should be implemented by use of some sort of script to automate this
> otherwise, we're putting too much burden in DJ!

Absolutely!  But first it must be decided *if* the format should change,
and then what it should change to.

Even without listing the filenames or other details, it would be useful
to see at a glance any new or re-released packages, IMHO.