[seqfan] Re: Need help with an old b-file (for A071268)

[Neil Sloane]

When a b-file is added to a sequence then, Yes, the system checks if it
matches the data lines.

But if there are errors in later terms (as was the case in Librandi's
incorrect b-file) it cannot check that.

And  - another source of errors - if the sequence is later recycled , it
can leave a b-file behind on the server
which will be used to graph the new sequence which gets the A-number.  As
you know, someone then needs to tell me or Charles to delete the b-file
from the server.

This is especially common when people submit a b-file before the sequence
is approved.

Best regards
Neil

Neil J. A. Sloane, President, OEIS Foundation.
11 South Adelaide Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904, USA.
Also Visiting Scientist, Math. Dept., Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ.
Phone: 732 828 6098; home page: http://NeilSloane.com
Email: njasloane at gmail.com



On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 12:38 PM Joerg Arndt <arndt at jjj.de> wrote:

> Q: Did I ever mention that basic checks on b-files should be
> done by the machinery?
>
> A: Yes, years ago.
>
> Best regards, grumpily,   jj
>
>
> * Neil Sloane <njasloane at gmail.com> [Jan 04. 2019 18:34]:
> > Dear Seq Fans, Martin Pedersen has identified several hundred sequences
> > that have bad b-files.  I just solved the first one by simply deleting
> the
> > bad b-file on the server.
> >
> > The next one is more complicated, A071268.  It had a bad program and a
> bad
> > b-file, both from Vincenzo Librarndi in 2011.  The bad program and the
> link
> > to the bad b-file were deleted in 2016, but the bad b-file itself was not
> > removed from the server.
> >
> > So when you look at the graph, you see the bad values.  I could simply
> > delete the bad b-file from the server.
> >
> > But it really needs a correct b-file - and the present Data values should
> > be checked, if someone would like to help. That is, check A071268 and
> add a
> > b-file.
> >
> > If someone can take care of this, please post a note here when the job is
> > done.
> >
> > Also, if people would like to help doing the same thing for other
> sequences
> > with bad b-files, send me an email.
> >
> > Best regards
> > Neil
> >
> > Neil J. A. Sloane, President, OEIS Foundation.
> > 11 South Adelaide Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904, USA.
> > Also Visiting Scientist, Math. Dept., Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ.
> > Phone: 732 828 6098; home page: http://NeilSloane.com
> > Email: njasloane at gmail.com
> >
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