Kingpin wrote: > > > I can't help it, I have to say this... I simply won't use a module > > which does things like set $| = -1. > > So, every time you download a module from CPAN you read through it > meticulously line by line and make sure that it doesn't do anything > "bizarre"? Of course not! That's what perl is for. Whenever you get a new batch of interesting CPAN modules, just run them through this handy-dandy script. #!/usr/bin/perl -n /\$\|\s*=\s*-\s*1/ and (unlink(@ARGV) , die "Destroying CPAN contamination\n"); ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe