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Re: Re; [ID 20010814.002] UNABLE TO BUILD PERL 5.6.1 IN WINDOWS NT

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From:
rspier
Date:
August 20, 2001 23:11
Subject:
Re: Re; [ID 20010814.002] UNABLE TO BUILD PERL 5.6.1 IN WINDOWS NT
Message ID:
15233.64417.846384.647082@rls.cx

Ok, seen.. Following up to cpan@cpan.org with a suggested change. 

> If you go into the CPAN site and open "binary distributions", then at the
>top of the resulting page you get some pungent advice:
>
>  "I strongly suggest that you compile Perl yourself from the source code
>distribution. This way you always get the latest Perl and you can configure
>Perl as you like and you avoid the security risks inherent in installing
>binary distributions."

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