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Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 01:26:17 +1100
Subject: Re: Explanation of list reference
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On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 1:20 AM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> Joshua Landau <joshua@landau.ws> writes:
>
>> Here, I give you a pdf. Hopefully this isn't anti
>> mailing-list-etiquette.
>
> This forum is read in many different contexts, and attachments aren't
> appropriate. You should simply put the text directly into your message,
> if it's short enough.
>
> If it's long, then put it online somewhere and send a link with a
> description; or, better, make it shorter so it is reasonable to put the
> text in a message :-)

I skimmed it, and... uhh... it's not text :) Well, it's mostly text,
but it's arranged on the page with positioning and arrows and stuff.
So a link would be more useful than trying to cram it into the post
itself.

ChrisA