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Subject: Re: [discuss] Dead links; linuxdoc.org
From: "jdd for http://tldp.org" ####@####.####
Date: 14 Nov 2008 06:43:34 +0000
Message-Id: <491D1D8D.7090905@dodin.org>

David Lawyer a écrit :
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 09:14:38PM +0100, jdd for http://tldp.org wrote:

>> I hope soon we will be able to move to the wiki any such problematic HOWTO
> You'll likely need to move most HOWTOs there.

yes, but it have to be done manually (read the licence...) at least
right now

> So what is needed is a volunteer to run wget (likely via a shell
> script) on all HOWTO's periodically

I run lincheck on the tldp site. This took several days and the result
was so hudge to be unusable :-(

> actually reach me, via use of a form letter).  But due to my email
> being widely available, I've also gotten many emails that are helpful,

same for me. found old chaps :-))

the wiki is the solution. Also simply remove on the source the
"http:://" part that makes it a link automatically in most browsers.
as so the URL is much less usable (I already do this for doubtfull
mirrors)

jdd


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