Re: [tlug] deleting a local list of filenames from remote server

[Charles Muller <cmuller-lst@example.com>]

First, my thanks to all those who responded to my query. With all of 
the helpful suggestions, I'm sure I'll be able to make something 
work shortly, and I'll let the list know what I end up with.

I just want to reply to Keith Bawden and Dan Ramaley, both of whom 
made the suggestion of running this as a cron job on the remote 
server. Yes, I can do this (and Pair Networks, my hosting service, 
even has a web interface for setting up cron jobs).

But because of the particular nature of the system of my dictionary 
updates (I delete files from the cache only when I am simultaneously 
uploading new source files, and I only do that when there is 
sufficient new material, and after the XML source files have been 
validated) I can't have it running automatically.

I do understand the point though, and realize that it is a sensible 
suggestion--something that I will eventually try to implement when 
all of my collaborators are working with XML-validating software. 
Unfortunately, most of the people who are contributing data are 
limited to working in MS-Word, so I have to convert their data to 
XML and validate it myself.

Regards,

Chuck

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