PERL Miscellaneous - Re: Amending Posting Guidelines [was re: Improving performance of

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Re: Amending Posting Guidelines [was re: Improving performance of

Gunnar Hjalmarsson

2006-07-28, 6:59 pm

axel@white-eagle.invalid.uk wrote:
> [Someone wrote... the third in a w

]
>
> Would it be possible to amend the Posting Guidelines so that it is made
> clear that posting URLs for scripts is unwanted and unnecessary and
> that they should be posted to the group?
>
> Doing so already contravenes the Guidelines on posting the smallest
> reasonable example of a problem, let alone compounding them.
>
> Just wondering if others agree?

One advantage with making code available via the web is that it
eliminates the risk that the code gets screwed up when newsreaders wrap
long lines. I for one don't think it's warranted to recommend against it.

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