updating a 'what's new' page

[Kathy Mcgreevy]

Here's another low-tech (but simple!) solution:

I started our "What's New" page to *avoid* sending staff lengthy e-mail
lists of new additions. (Also to make the list of additions available to
*all* our users.)

I actually just keep a second HTML file, unlinked to anything. Once
I have added a new site to one of our pages, I simply cut and paste a copy 
of the link into the second file. Then about once a week I add a new
date to our "What's New" page, copy and paste the entire batch below the
date and delete them all from my hidden list file. (I'm doing this with a
UNIX text editor, so the files are both on the server, not on my hard
drive.)

I keep thinking there's probably some UNIX or Perl script that could
automatically copy any newly added link to the "What's New" page, but I 
haven't had time to even look for one, let alone figure out how to write
one. This way's primitive, but it works for me.

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