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  Re: Perl rules!
 
Sproaticus wrote in message ... (...) that (...) born (...) fun (...) My current experience with UNIX is limited to IBM's AIX, but I find it infinitely more painful to use than Windows for some of the following reasons: X-Windows: sorry, in many (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Perl rules!
 
(...) I don't care if MS is a money-grubbing empire as long as they make great products. The problem I have with it is that they're only making good (not great) products and that, in combination with their monopolistic nature, hurts the other guys (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Perl rules!
 
(...) Please. Where would we be if we had nothing but Apple and Steve "I'm a megalomaniac" Jobs to depend on? I remember hearing YEARS ago how superior the Mac was to the PC because at the time all it took to "network" a couple of Macs together was (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: spamcake collection
 
The almighty Todd tolde us: (...) Sounds like quite a challenging problem in its extreme... :) Since there are only about 350 of 'em, and editing will probably be necessary on most of 'em anyway, I'll bet it's quicker just to pop the whole thing (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection)
 
(...) NOT-SPAMCAKE: changing his email address (again) *sigh* tfn, radiotitan@It'sTheAm...00juno.com when replying, Easy-Bake Spamcake oven, new from Kenner (40 watt lightbulb not included) when replying, please disinfect the spamcake. NOT-SPAMCAKE: (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Perl rules!
 
(...) Hey! I *like* seafood! What are you saying, Todd? :-D (...) I know. :-, That's why I chose the platform to pick on. (...) Okay, it's actually starting to make sense. You're morally opposed to the evilness of Windows, not its usefulness. I'm (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Perl rules!
 
(...) No, not at all! First, I support someone's choice of platform they have chosen to develop for. Second, I understand that MS platforms are the chief money makers in the microcomputer software industry, and that there's a lot to be said for (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Perl rules!
 
(...) I take it you have little respect for people who develop on MS platforms for a living...? I'm not sure I should be offended. It can also be argued that Perl on a Mac is equally evil: the OS doesn't even offer a shell, and its file system is (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection)
 
<378FEE80.48E1B0E8@voyager.net> <FEzwDw.9uC@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) It wasn't me, it was the footnotes. And I have pictures of you in your negligee. (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection)
 
(...) <FEzt0u.4ot@lugnet.com> (...) Now _there's_ a coin I can spend.. (...) Sproaticus may have prowess, but my prowess is my silliness. (...) in (...) Probably that parenthetical mark. A Lugnet n/d group search would work. Oddly enough, it would (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection)
 
<378FF723.C72F88E6@voyager.net> <FEzw9F.9Hx@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) SF. (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection)
 
(...) Aw, Lar -- you called my bluff. :-P My personal ethic set forbid me to take monetary reward for such a small application. But I am planning an ethics upgrade sometime soon... :-, (...) Sure, I could use a good read. What section of the library (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection)
 
<378FEE80.48E1B0E8@voyager.net> <FEzvnp.8H7@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Not all rewards are monetary.(1) However, send me your snail. 1 - for a good take on this theme read _Voyage (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection)
 
(...) And how many Lego sets can that buy me? :-, (...) Got it. The colon in the next line fooled me into thinking it was a header. Oops. Gotta fix that. New script is at: (URL) forgot to comment that it now considers headers to be /^[^:\s]+:/ . (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: spamcake collection
 
(...) ...and starts spamcake sigs immediately after the /\bTom McD\b/ instead on the next line: BREAKAGE: while( $lineIn = <STDIN> ) { if( $lineIn =~ m/\bTom McD\b\.?\s*/ ) { $spamcake = $'; chomp $spamcake; while( $msgIn = <STDIN> ) { chomp $msgIn; (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection)
 
<378FC233.F186DF41@io.com> <378FE4CF.D2247EDE@voyager.net> <FEzt0u.4ot@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Not free!!! You get paid in the coin of adulation, as we all admire your prowess (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  The Results So Far (Was: spamcake collection)
 
(...) No free goods! ;-) Okay, how's this: when replying, peel back the spamcake to win! when replying, note the molecular complexity of spamcake. when replying, don't bid on the spamcake. when replying, spraypaint the spamcake. when replying, pop (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: spamcake collection
 
(...) ...and finally handles spam on not-the-first-line: BREAKAGE: while( $lineIn = <STDIN> ) { if( $lineIn =~ m/\bTom McD\b/ ) { while( $msgIn = <STDIN> ) { chomp $msgIn; $spamcake = $msgIn; if( $msgIn !~ m/^>/ ) { chomp $msgIn; while( $sigIn = (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: spamcake collection
 
I'm pretty bored, please to put the "current best" output on an browsable or ftpable location every so often? Sproaticus wrote: (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: spamcake collection
 
(...) True -- I knowingly didn't take that into consideration. Yet. This should be fairly easy to fix -- just buffer all text after the signature /\bTom McD\b/ but before a ( blank line or a quoted line or a header line ) and grep that for "spam". (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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