> Dear Jason,
> Thank you for your feedback.
> We agree that http://www.file-ext.com is a very useful resource - it is
> listed in our links section on:
> http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/about.htm
> Whilst sites such as http://www.file-ext.com and http://www.wotsit.org
> provide an important role in identifying file formats, PRONOM differs from
> these resources in the following ways:
> 1) PRONOM allows users to plan migration pathways for electronic records
> by listing the software products that can read and write particular
> formats. It also lists the support periods of these products. This means
> that a user can plan a migration policy that will ensure that their data
> will remain accessible .
> 2) Whilst we agree that other sites are valuable, we have put significant
> resources into working along with software companies to ensure that the
> information on the PRONOM website is accurate and reliable.
> 3) PRONOM is still being developed. We'd be grateful for your suggestions
> for additions to PRONOM. For details of our current development roadmap,
> please see:
> http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/about.htm
> Regards,
> Fleur
> Fleur Soper | Communications Officer
> Digital Preservation | National Archives
>
> Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Surrey, TW9 4DU
>
> tel: 020 8392 5330 x 2753
> email: [log in to unmask]
> web: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/preservation
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaspal Dugal [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 02 August 2004 21:58
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: PRONOM - The file format registry
>
>
> Also check out filext.com for this info.
>
> Jaspal Dugal
>
> On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 10:25:20 +0100, Digital Archive wrote:
> >> We are pleased to announce that the new version of PRONOM - our
> >> web based file format registry - is now available.
> >> http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pronom/
>
>
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