Perl -- Re: stripping headers from archives

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I think it's sounds like a great idea!

Heck, we even have a volunteer <g>.

BobR.


Peter Gargano wrote:
> 
> Okay, I know this is a perennial issue, but...
> 
> steve ravet wrote:
> 
> > They're on the ftp site in incoming, one for each list:  gmecm.awk,
> > diy_efi.awk, efi332.awk
> 
> For those who don't have a Unix system, the Perl language, which is
> free AND comes in both Unix/Linux and Win32 (ie. command line but
> 32 bit code) versions, is what you need to process the archive text
> files to remove headers AND convert them to something a bit easier
> to read with a browser - like (say)
> 
>   1. Red coloured "subject:", "date", and "from",
>   2. italicised lines where "> or |" begin a line, and
>   3. hyperlinks to the next message with the same subject.
> 
> So, you'd download an archive, process it with a unix/win32 command line
> like "perl cvtarch archive.txt" and then you'd end up with archive.htm
> that you could browse with nutscrape/internet-exploder.
> 
> I also believe that this should be done at the efi332 end of things
> so that the oft repeated missive, "you'll find it in the archives", will
> become not a chore, but a joy!
> 
> AND I think that the archives should be zipped (or at least available
> in a zipped version), hopefully a "zip" format that WinZip AND Unix/Linix
> understand in their native form.  Any discussion on this issue? My view
> is that 2 Mbyte monthly archive can be compressed (with pkzip) to about
> 30% of its original size (I just tried it 1.8 Mb --> 590 kb @69% deflation)
> 
> Okay, I've asked for enough, so I'll offer to write the Perl code and
> tell everyone where they can get the Perl interpreter. So, is anyone
> interested, or have I missed the mark on what people are asking for here?
> 
> PS. It's a long weekend here so "I'll be back" to answer any ... on Tuesday.
> 
> I also have some ideas about the (dreaded) "you'll find it in the
> archives" situation, but that can wait.
> 
> regards
> --
> Peter Gargano