> I agree that it doesn't fit too much in CMP. But seems ideal for an
> emulation-friendly automatic update tool for all these little files.

Don't want it to be 'abused' by others tho. I see doing something like this opening the door for unscrupulous persons. Once you have a system that says 'you can download this particular file & cmp will place it here in your Mame directory'......doesn't take too much imagination to see where that could lead.