I'm trying to fix this guy's problem by working out why .html
	files accessed via ftp come down as text for him, but with the
	coming addition of htdig it would be distinctly nice to be able to
	search the pkgsrc README.html files on www.netbsd.org
	
	The problem is the README.html files need to be built with the
	knowledge of which binary packages are available, so the options
	become:
	a) Generate on ftp.netbsd.org, then pull to www.netbsd.org
	b) Generate 'mangled' version on www.netbsd.org which contains
	   links to ftp.netbsd.org for binary packages listings.
	c) Enable http on ftp.netbsd.org and setup separate htdig etc.
	d) Other.

	Thoughts definitely appreciated on this one...

		David/absolute

           -=-  "If there is a hell... I'll see you there"  -=-

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 11:28:31 -0800
From: Oliver O. Fross <oof@oof.org>
To: www@netbsd.org
Subject: Comment on webpages.

Hello-

	I've had a problem for some time using the NetBSD webpages.
FreeBSD has great documentation & *display* of it, and I think we should
too!

	The problem follows:  Many relevant documents are not easily
accessable via http, but only via ftp.  Unless I'm doing something wrong,
this is goofy!

	IE: I want to browse the package tree.  I follow this path:

	http://www.netbsd.org/ 
		--> "NetBSD packages collection" 
	http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/software/packages.html
		--> "browsable web listing"

	ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/pkgsrc/README.html
	
	Can you fix this??!?  I get html via ftp, which displays as raw
text. If the same path were served via http, all would be well.

I hope I've explained myself well enough. :)

TIA.
--oliver.