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diff --git a/www/p5-HTTP-SimpleLinkChecker/pkg-descr b/www/p5-HTTP-SimpleLinkChecker/pkg-descr index 485b6dcfcd7e..e83ca1fbfc18 100644 --- a/www/p5-HTTP-SimpleLinkChecker/pkg-descr +++ b/www/p5-HTTP-SimpleLinkChecker/pkg-descr @@ -1,20 +1,20 @@ -You don't have to know anything about objected-oriented Perl, LWP, or the -HTTP module to be able to check your links. This module is designed for -the casual user. It has one function, check_link, that returns the HTTP -response code that it receives when it tries to fetch the web address -passed to it. The undef value is returned for any non-HTTP failure and the +You don't have to know anything about objected-oriented Perl, LWP, or the +HTTP module to be able to check your links. This module is designed for +the casual user. It has one function, check_link, that returns the HTTP +response code that it receives when it tries to fetch the web address +passed to it. The undef value is returned for any non-HTTP failure and the $HTTP::SimpleLinkChecker::ERROR variable is set. -The HEAD method is tried first, although if anything other than a good -status code (those less than 400) is received, another request is made -with the GET method. Note, however, that even with the best code, no -module can control how servers decide to respond to a check, or control -any of the myriad things that can go wrong with the network between you -and the remote server. Some may filter requests based on origin IP -address, user-agent type, or any other arbitrary factor. Some servers may -not respond correctly at all. Furthermore, some servers might be -temporarily down or overloaded. I recommend that you recheck "broken" -links a couple times over a long period (like a day or two) before you +The HEAD method is tried first, although if anything other than a good +status code (those less than 400) is received, another request is made +with the GET method. Note, however, that even with the best code, no +module can control how servers decide to respond to a check, or control +any of the myriad things that can go wrong with the network between you +and the remote server. Some may filter requests based on origin IP +address, user-agent type, or any other arbitrary factor. Some servers may +not respond correctly at all. Furthermore, some servers might be +temporarily down or overloaded. I recommend that you recheck "broken" +links a couple times over a long period (like a day or two) before you decide they are really broken. WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/HTTP-SimpleLinkChecker/ |