In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jarkko Hietaniemi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was syncing the FAQ repository back to bleadperl and I noticed this > change hunk in perlfaq5: > I'm not attached to the disparaging wording or the particular > MacIntosh reference, but the technical fact that a literal \015\012 is > needed in HTTP has been now lost. If the point was not to show HTTP, > the change is fine (I guess), but I don't know what was the point. the point was something different than explaining HTTP or network protocol specifics. the question is "How do I flush/unbuffer an output filehandle?". whether or not HTTP needs something to happen is irrelevant to the question. > I'm still doing the sync, but whoever did this change should > doublecheck their work. i did it. you can check the CVS log to see who did what and why. :)
