Posted by Dr. Bob on September 15, 2001, at 12:34:58
In reply to Re: post gets archived the next morning, posted by Dr. Bob on June 30, 2001, at 17:39:12
> > It seems every time I post, my post gets archived the next morning, before anyone can read it!
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> > Is there anything that can be done about this? Why can't you simply leave the last day or two's posts on the front page when you archive?
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> This has come up before, so I should probably do it, but FYI it's not a simple change at all. Since right now nothing happens to the old page and a blank page is just made the new page.
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> The new way, the most recent posts would need to be removed from the old page and added to the new page. Plus the files would need to be moved from the old directory to the new one. Plus links to them would need to be revised. Plus who knows what else... So it's on my list now, but don't hold your breath! :-)Did anybody notice how PSB just got archived? :-)
With graphics it's standard, but the web server can also incorporate text from other sources besides a given HTML file. It saved me a ton of space recently to consolidate HTML that was repeated all the time this way.
And now the most recent posts from the old page are added to the new page until the new page gets going. It's just links, and just temporary, so no files need to be moved.
If you're interested, take a look at http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social and http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20010915 and see how, at least for now, the former includes some old posts the latter doesn't.
Bob
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