I have helped administrate a mailing list covering issues around ICT development in the Burngreave Area of Sheffield.
Back in June 8, 2001. A message was posted to it giving information on the Computers Within Reach Scheme. This was a scheme where second hand PC's were refurbished and redistributed to people for £50 ( you got a copy of win98 word 2000 a modem and a printer ).
Now funded organisations associated with the project are receiving email from the DFES asking them to take down the archive page of the messsage.
here is the archive page
http://cgi.inetd.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/bitpart/showmsg.pl?193
Its clearly dated, is titled "message archive" and is clearly not associated with the DFES
and here is the a copy of the message recd from DFES (with names removed to protect the guilty )
> Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 14:58:12 -0000
> From:
XXXXXXXX@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
> Reply-To: XXXXXXXX@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
> Subject: RE: FW: Your website...
> To: XXXXXX@burngreave.net
>
>
> XXXXX, many thanks for your help. Deleting the old archive page from
your
> website will considerably reduce the number of enquiries we are
receiving at
>
> the Department for Education on the now defunct "Computers within
Reach"
> scheme...
>
> XXXXX
> Department for Education and Skills
> Caxton House, Tothill Street
> Westminster
> LONDON SW1H 9NA
>
Can anybody suggest a strategy ?
Back in June 8, 2001. A message was posted to it giving information on the Computers Within Reach Scheme. This was a scheme where second hand PC's were refurbished and redistributed to people for £50 ( you got a copy of win98 word 2000 a modem and a printer ).
Now funded organisations associated with the project are receiving email from the DFES asking them to take down the archive page of the messsage.
here is the archive page
http://cgi.inetd.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/bitpart/showmsg.pl?193 Its clearly dated, is titled "message archive" and is clearly not associated with the DFES
and here is the a copy of the message recd from DFES (with names removed to protect the guilty )
> Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 14:58:12 -0000
> From:
XXXXXXXX@dfes.gsi.gov.uk > Reply-To:
XXXXXXXX@dfes.gsi.gov.uk > Subject: RE: FW: Your website...
> To:
XXXXXX@burngreave.net >
>
> XXXXX, many thanks for your help. Deleting the old archive page from
your
> website will considerably reduce the number of enquiries we are
receiving at
>
> the Department for Education on the now defunct "Computers within
Reach"
> scheme...
>
> XXXXX
> Department for Education and Skills
> Caxton House, Tothill Street
> Westminster
> LONDON SW1H 9NA
>
Can anybody suggest a strategy ?
Comments
Hide the following 4 comments
Ignore them...
28.11.2003 15:05
Librarian
yes but ..
28.11.2003 15:16
Quoting
> xxxx,
>
> Just a couple of things before I disappear on leave.
>
> 1. The computers in reach pages appear on a page that is clearly
linked
> with the Bitpart project. Given that we technically are responsible as
a
> Trust for this project I do not wish to cause upset for the DFES. I
> understand your point about being old and it is a useful record.
> However, unfortunately people misunderstand information. It would be
> helpful therefore to label the material as historical or if that is
not
> possible in order to keep the peace move it to an internet address not
> specifically identified as "BITPart".
bone_idol
OK then...
28.11.2003 21:34
The message is still there for the historians of the future and people can only find if they know what they are looking for...
The only draw back is that sites such as the Internet Archive,
spiderbot
Edit the message...?
30.11.2003 18:04
That said the robots.txt thing is a good idea (a full guide on google here:
Peace n love n chilled gubbins
Jase