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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (20268)	6/6/2001 9:10:55 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110653

hi ray re, "So, you think recreating* the floppies should be a regular ritual"... time for us to be very clear on our terminology. there's 'create' and there's 'update'. i have recommended that you update* the disks on a regular schedule. creating them is, as the name implies, starting all over. in your original question, i paid careful attention to what you were asking. you kinda' mixed and matched the terms a bit... "I regularly update the Norton anti-virus definitions but haven't been recreating the floppy disks for a while. I'm wondering if you have an opinion on this approach? I hate to spend the time the floppies take, and wonder if they really need frequent updating"... so i made a point of using only the update term in my reply... "i update* my rescue disks as frequently as i update the virus definitions...i never begrudge the time it takes to update the disks"*.... but our good friend gottfried did away with all potential for confusion by calling attention to the two different terms in his #reply-15905123 so, long story endless..... yes, i think the disks should be updated frequently. :) mark