Due to recent config changes Apache does (by default) not list files called ``README'' anymore but only prints the contents. This can be a hassle if you want to download the file ... As we have no control over all CRAN mirrors we can therefore only rename the files such that they get listed again. Brian Ripley suggested to use ReadMe instead which seems to be safe (at least currently). I have renamed all files on CRAN over which I have control (i.e., the ones we do not mirror from some other place), Brian has done his subtree. **This applies only to people maintaining CRAN subtrees**: Please rename all files called README that people might want to download to ReadMe (or some other safe name). Attached you find a list of candidates. The reason why I'm writing this to r-devel is that we want to discourage the use of name ``README'' for future submissions. I will configure the CRAN master site in a minute such that it prints ReadMe's, but also lists the file in the directory listing. Best, Fritz ********************************************************** galadriel:R$ find -name README ./bin/windows/README ./bin/windows/windows-NT/base/README ./bin/windows/windows-NT/README ./bin/osf/osf4.0/tar/alpha_ev5/README ./bin/osf/osf4.0/RPMS/alpha_ev5/source/README ./bin/osf/osf4.0/RPMS/README ./bin/osf/osf4.0/RPMS/alpha_ev6/source/README ./bin/osf/osf4.0/README ./bin/linux/redhat/SRPMS/contrib/README ./bin/linux/redhat/6.x/sparc/README ./bin/linux/redhat/6.x/i386/README ./bin/linux/redhat/6.x/alpha/README ./bin/linux/linuxppc/5.0/README ./bin/linux/suse/5.3/RPMS/i386/source/README ./bin/linux/suse/5.3/RPMS/i386/README ./bin/linux/suse/6.0/RPMS/i386/source/README ./bin/linux/suse/6.0/RPMS/i386/README ./bin/linux/suse/6.2/RPMS/i386/source/README ./bin/linux/suse/6.2/RPMS/i386/README ./bin/linux/suse/README /bin/linux/suse/6.3/RPMS/i386/README ./src/base/README ./src/base/Historic/Windows/README ./src/base/Historic/README -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-devel mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-devel-request@stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._