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This item is from the PC Hardware FAQ, by Willie Lim and Ralph Valentino with numerous contributions by others. (v1.25).

1.04 I have a binary that people are asking for, should I post it here?

Never post binaries to technical discussion groups. If you absolutely must distribute a binary, you are ENTIRELY sure that it is legal to do so and it is not currently available via ftp then, in order of preference:

1. Privately offer to mail it to the person (if only a few people are looking for it). Don't blindly mail it to anyone making a general request until you offer and they accept.

2. Place it on an anonymous ftp site and, once it is there, post a pointer to it. To find an anonymous ftp site, scan a few groups, they always pop up.

3. Post it to comp.binaries.ibm.pc (moderated), wait for it to be approved, and then post a pointer to it.

 

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