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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/man-pages/man-pages-3.45.tar.gz --- On Wed, 1/9/13, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > From: Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> > Subject: Re: Local copy of ALL man pages > To: "debian-user" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 5:15 PM > Chris Davies wrote: > > Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> > wrote: > >> To clarify my motivation: > >> 1. divorce myself {as much as > possible} from the web - > >> I'm on dial-up. > >> 2. access all man pages {whether or > not package > >> installed} using the man command. > > > > Would it be reasonable to utilise a manpage cache with > dial-on-demand, > > absolutely _*NOT*_!!!!!!!! > > My specification explicitly says NO connection whatsoever to > > the internet. > Now whether anyone other than myself considers that a > [insert adjective implying sanity] restriction is moot ;/ > > > so that pages are delivered from local storage whenever > possible, but > > that they are retrieved from somewhere remote if > necessary? > > > > You'd need some form of negative caching to catch > frequently misspelled > > words, and you might want to enforce some form of > timeout on the locally > > cached pages. > > > > Hmmm. This is now starting to sound like a web proxy > > No, proxies presume at least occasional connectivity ;/ > > > > ... perhaps see > > http://people.w3.org/~dom/archives/2006/09/offline-web-cache-with-squid/ > > http://www.gedanken.org.uk/software/wwwoffle/ > > > > Chris > > BTH friends/relatives/acquaintances consider me strange. > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50ee1618.6030...@cloud85.net > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1357788163.31807.yahoomailclas...@web120106.mail.ne1.yahoo.com
