Subj : Re: Changing file descriptions?
To   : alt.bbs.synchronet
From : Michael Roberts
Date : Wed Aug 31 2005 04:53 pm

From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet


"Digital Man" <digital.man@vert.synchro.net.remove-tsr-this> wrote in 
message news:4315633A.33486.sync@vert.synchro.net...
> > How does a sysop go about changing file descriptions online?
>
> With the 'R' command.

Okay Thanks Rob, thats what I have been using.

>
> > For example, If
> > I want to add an extended description
> > or change and extended description, if I hit R at the transfer menu, I 
> > can
> > add a one line if I use the E for edit.
>
> You can't edit the extended descriptions. This is something to be 
> addressed in
> v4.

Sounds good!

>
> > What if
> > I want to add a more detailed description. Or upon an upload, is there a 
> > way
> > I can add more than a one line description?
>
> Include a FILE_ID.DIZ in the archive.

Okay, I could work into that. Currently I was just ( in this specific case ) 
Uploading public domain Old time radio programs that were in MP3 format.
But thanks for the reply.

Mike 


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