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From:
Leon Timmermans
Date:
January 27, 2012 17:04
Subject:
Re: IO::Socket::INET documentation
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On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Tom Christiansen <tchrist@perl.com> wrote:
> That sounds like a really bad idea.
>
> Do you realize how much existing code there is out there using
> IP::Socket::INET that you would casually deprecate?  ****LOTS****
>
> Think of programs that people have installed because they were
> part of some package they installed.  What are those people
> supposed to do if you go deprecating IO::Socket::INET ?

I agree deprecating wouldn't be a good idea, but discouraging in favor
of IO::Socket::IP would be helpful.

Leon

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