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Re: Slurping at Peeron
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lugnet.db.inv
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Fri, 1 Mar 2002 04:42:06 GMT
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On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 01:23:34AM +0000, David Fuzzy Gregory wrote:
> I'm not quite as computer literate as everyone here on LUGNET, so I
> have to ask, what is "slurping"? I've never even heard of that term before.
> For all I know, I could've been "slurping" every time I visited Peeron and not
> even known it. I don't want to ruin a good thing for everyone else, so could
> someone please explain exactly what we can and can't do while at Peeron?
sorry - didn't mean to get technical :) "Slurping" is using a program
to copy the whole site to your local computer. It's usually done with
special programs, though I think you can get the same effect by using a
"Saveing for offline viewing" feature. It's not something you'd do just
by regular use of the site.
--
Dan Boger
dan@peeron.com
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 | | Re: Slurping at Peeron
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| Dan, If slurping is using a program to download a whole entire site, then I'm quite safe in saying that I won't, can't and probably never will be able to do that. (I'm a pathetic dial-up user, so it would take me eons, even if I knew how.) Something (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Slurping at Peeron
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| I'm not quite as computer literate as everyone here on LUGNET, so I have to ask, what is "slurping"? I've never even heard of that term before. For all I know, I could've been "slurping" every time I visited Peeron and not even known it. I don't (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.db.inv)
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