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Hi,

So this output might be shorthand for something but, I'm a newjack at
networking and I'd like to know if this is a bug (doubtful) or not. I have the
following snippet:

--8<--
#!/usr/bin/perl
use Net::CIDR; # using version 0.09

$cidr = Net::CIDR::range2cidr("1.2.3.0 - 1.2.3.255");
print "$cidr\n"; # outputs: 1.2.3.0/24

$cidr = Net::CIDR::range2cidr("1.2.3.4 - 1.2.3.255");
print "$cidr\n"; # outputs: 6

$cidr = Net::CIDR::range2cidr("1.2.3.4 - 1.5.6.7");
print "$cidr\n"; # outputs: 17
-->8--

So, what does the second two outputs mean? How do I convert it to the form of
the first output line?

Thanks,
Gerald.

Gerald Jones wrote:
> So this output might be shorthand for something ...

Do not multi-post!

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Email: http://www.gunnar.cc/cgi-bin/contact.pl

In article <bvpdjs$edu$>,
Gerald Jones <> wrote:
:So this output might be shorthand for something but, I'm a newjack at
:networking and I'd like to know if this is a bug (doubtful) or not. I have the
:following snippet:

:$cidr = Net::CIDR::range2cidr("1.2.3.0 - 1.2.3.255");
rint "$cidr\n"; # outputs: 1.2.3.0/24

OK.


:$cidr = Net::CIDR::range2cidr("1.2.3.4 - 1.2.3.255");
rint "$cidr\n"; # outputs: 6

Net::CIDR::range2cidr probably wanted to return a list of 6 elements,
but you wanted the result put into a scalar, so perl automagically did
scalar() on the result. scalar() applied to a list returns the number
of elements in the list.


:$cidr = Net::CIDR::range2cidr("1.2.3.4 - 1.5.6.7");
rint "$cidr\n"; # outputs: 17

Same thing.

Try

@cidr = Net::CIDR::range2cidr("1.2.3.4 - 1.5.6.7");
print "@cidr\n";
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In comp.lang.perl.misc Gunnar Hjalmarsson <> wrote:

> Do not multi-post!

Have you ever heard of the Breidbart Index, Gunnar?

<http://www.stopspam.org/usenet/mmf/breidbart.html>

and, Proverbs 17:28?

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise:
and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Gerald Jones <> wrote in news:bvpgsm$fe6$:

> In comp.lang.perl.misc Gunnar Hjalmarsson <> wrote:
>
>> Do not multi-post!
>
> Have you ever heard of the Breidbart Index, Gunnar?
>
> <http://www.stopspam.org/usenet/mmf/breidbart.html>

If you have a point, I do not get it. Clearly, BI ranks your multipost
higher on the spam scale. That is, according to the criterion that you are
using to counter Gunnar's objection to your spam, you are a spammer. So,
why not apologize and stop doing that?

Sinan.

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(reverse each component for email address)

Gerald Jones wrote:
> In comp.lang.perl.misc Gunnar Hjalmarsson <>
> wrote:
>>
>> Do not multi-post!
>
> Have you ever heard of the Breidbart Index, Gunnar?
>
> <http://www.stopspam.org/usenet/mmf/breidbart.html>
>
> and, Proverbs 17:28?
>
> Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he
> that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

No, I hadn't heard of either.

But I try to apply common sense when posting to newsgroups, and
posting multiple copies of the same help request to different
newsgroups is simply rude. Why? Because it might lead to somebody
making efforts to help you without knowing that you already got the
help you need somewhere else.

Cross-posting, on the other hand, may occationally be motivated.

You may think it's foolish to react when somebody multi-posts. Well, I
disagree, and I'll keep reacting to that rude behaviour. Would guess
that most people who use Usenet regularly would agree with me.

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Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Email: http://www.gunnar.cc/cgi-bin/contact.pl