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From: Tim Vanderhoek <tim@X2296>
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To: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>
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Subject: Re: want to discuss three new variables in the ports collection
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On Thu, 29 May 1997, Andreas Klemm wrote:

> What would you think about introducing three new variables
> into the ports mechanism ?! HOMEPAGE, AUTHOR and 
> MAILINGLIST ?!

How about a single one, INFORMATION, which would be a url,
either

http://www.homepage.org
mailto:list@lister.org
mailto:author@house.ind

Since, of course, if it has a homepage, any mailinglist or
author is probably shown there.  If it has a mailing-list,
it probably has multiple authors.


--
tIM...HOEk
optimization: The theory that making your code incomprehensible by using
              only one-letter variable names will make it run faster.