On 04/10/05, Tom Fine wrote: > And this again falls into my belief that many copies in many places, > readily available so more copies in more places may be created, is the > best preservation strategy for the long haul. This theory is nothing > new, it's the genesis of book publishing. For a tale of what happens > to locked archives in hard-to-access places, see Alexandria. I am reading the letters of Peter Paul Rubens. At least a third of them exist only as copies. Copy and spread is the answer. Regards -- Don Cox [log in to unmask]