Re: [PATCH 17/17]Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt update web address.

Randy Dunlap
2010-07-22T03:26:30Z

On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:38:08 -0700 Justin P. Mattock wrote:

> On 07/21/2010 05:05 AM, Paulo Marques wrote:
> > Justin P. Mattock wrote:
> >> The patch below removes a web address due to me being unable
> >> to locate this at all. If anybody knows the location let
> >> me know and I'll resend.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Justin P. Mattock<justinmattock@gmail.com>
> >>
> >> ---
> >> Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt | 5 -----
> >> 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt
> >> index e431267..11c4e3f 100644
> >> --- a/Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt
> >> +++ b/Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt
> >> @@ -409,9 +409,4 @@ the list manager is a robot that will subscribe you using the reply
> >> address in your mail headers. REMOVE any anti-spam gimmicks you may
> >> have in your mail headers, when sending mail to the list server.
> >>
> >> -You might also find some useful information on the linux-parport
> >> -web pages (although they are not always up to date) at
> >> -
> >> - http://www.torque.net/parport/
> >> -
> >
> > I don't think removing an address like this is the best option. At least
> > having the "old" address allows me to go to www.archive.org and find out
> > a lot of useful information.
> >
> > Maybe just marking it as "(dead link)" and warning the respective
> > maintainer would be better?
> >
>
>
> the whole tourque.net thing is dead.. it's not just this one here..
> there must be at-least four or five of them throughout the Documentation.
>
> is there a new updated location? or is www.archive.org already the new
> updated address?

He means to look at an archive of torque.net by using the "wayback machine"
at archive.org. See http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://torque.net/parport/
and look at the latest archive of torque.net/parport/ .

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~Randy
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