On Tuesday 23 October 2007 07:48, David Bolt wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007, Randall R Schulz wrote:-
>
> ...
>
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> cat ./rpm_list.sh
> >
> >May I suggest that this is a case for using an attachment? The list
> >allows them, you know, and they're much easier to deal with than
> >program code as loose text within an email message
>
> I'm not too keen on adding attachments to mailing lists, especially
> since it is known for them to be removed. One thing I didn't do was
> to wrap the script with <snippet> </snippet> marks.

It is _known_ that they are _not removed_.

(Just look at the "Suspicious Update" thread for an example. In that 
case, it's an image attachment, no less. Yours was just a text file.)


> >(though I commend you for not allowing the lines to wrap—most people
> >don't even bother to do that).
>
> What I should have done isn't make the long lines so they didn't
> wrap, but to split them up to make the script easier to read.

I refuse to be limited by the data formats of 30+ years ago... I mean, 
Hollerith cards? Come on.


> Regards,
>         David Bolt


Randall Schulz
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