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Re: I'll volunteer for the LEGO FAQ
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lugnet.faq
Date: 
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 22:13:08 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:
In lugnet.faq, sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk (Jacob Sparre Andersen) writes:
We can always use "lynx -dump" to generate
plain text from the HTML edition.
"lynx -dump" -- cool...didn't know about that.  It converts <I>xyz</I> to
_xyz_ and handles lots of other stuff.  Best thing is, it can work on a
local file and it writes its output to STDOUT.  :)

Awlright...  I grabbed a copy of Lynx and tried it out...  I'm sold.  :-,
Let's use it.

Cheers,
- jsproat

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http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
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(...) Tags at the beginning and end of the file? That just makes processing more difficult, not easier. More syntax = more work. Less syntax = less work. I'm looking for a model with a simple but flexible design -- where individual collections Q&A (...) (26 years ago, 25-Apr-99, to lugnet.faq)

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