Re: Perl DBI Module: SQL query where there is space in field name

Martijn Lievaart wrote:
Well, there is this slight problem of standards, encoded into RFCs. You don't /have/ to follow them, but it's in general a good idea. HTML in usenet postings is definitely not standard and in fact, any serious newsreader (on any platform, even on Windows) does not render it. Even worse, mime-multipart, although a standard for mail, is not a standard for usenet.
The other problem about RFCs is that they often don't mention or leave open to interpretation many things. You say that HTML in Usenet postings is not a standard. Well there's no standard saying that it is are not allowed either. There's people like you who don't like it because they stick to antiquated software that can't handle it. You say any "serious" newsreader does not render it. I question you use of the term serious. I'd say any serious newsreader should be capable of handling it and doing the right thing. That could be render it to plain text (of which there is a ton of different modules out there capable of doing the task) or showing the plain text portion. *Your* news reading software of choice was either asleep at the wheel or screwed up in it's job. That says much more about your software pick than anything else. Is that a "serious" newsreader? I think not. Hell it can't even handle HTML!
Andrew DeFaria chooses not to conform to the defacto standards on usenet.
Right. Because they are not standards - they are defacto standards...
That means almost everyone has killfiled him.
Amazingly I find plenty of people to talk to.
Also, he has controversial opinions (that's ok) and is sticking to them (that's not OK),
I see, so being a *** is more to your liking! What else is a man who has opinions but abandons them at everybody else's whim?
is generally trolling (that's also not OK),
Having ones own opinions is not trolling.
insulting regulars (that's a definite nono)
I insult idiots - regular or not.
and is generally more wrong than right (I do that to, but I admit my mistakes),
I beg to differ. I admit my mistakes too. Having a different opinion than you is not a mistake.
posting in HTML is just one of the minor annoyances. Couple his posting in HTML to the fact that no one else does
in technical newsgroups and my opninions stated above, you'll see why generally people hate HTML on usenet.
Faced with pinheads such as yourself who brow beat anybody who does not conform to their opinions and who apparently are to flustered to bother understanding what a sig is in a multipart message I can see why many people don't bother and conform to your barrage. I just happen to stand my ground, which is rare and which you will continue to bash me over the head for. Big deal. Like I care what you think about me.
If you post in HTML, there is a very high probability you are either a troll, or a newbie.
Ah... no.
Newbies learn, Andrew doesn't.
No, I disagree. You see that's it in a nutshell right there, your intolerance, states "If you do not do what I say then you are a newbie. I'll give you a little bit of time to do it my way. If you don't well then you must be a troll! We cannot have people posting here who don't do things my way!".
That alone places him squarely in the trolling section.
Yes, by your definition of intolerance, of course.
But please use Google to check his posting history. It's fun.

Usenet does not do mime-multipart by definition.
By your definition.
Any serious newsreader does not do mime-multipart.
Ahem... Any crippled newsreader...
Anyone who does use mime-multipart, after being made aware that this is not standard and inconveniences anyone who
uses a real newsreader, is definitely anti social.
Yes, anybody who does not do as I say is an idiot.
Oh and before you ask. What's a real newsreader? It varies greatly, but generally has 1) very good filtering capabilities, 2) makes it easy to follow threads, 3) has good scoring capabilities and 4) follows GNKSA (http://www.gnksa.org/).
Of course we cannot add to the list 5) can handle multipart messages and display them to ASCII only, psycho 60's hippies using 20 year old software to the list. After all the GNKSA says we can't and any web site designed back in the 90's proudly sporting a button stating "Best viewed while listening to Bach Organ Music!" can't be wrong! Oh and displaying that it was last modified in 2001 ensures that it's the most up to date information...
Be free to write a new RFC for Usenet.
There's no need to. The old RFC doesn't outlaw HTML. Which is why you need to point to some dude's .org site instead of an actual RFC.
The old RFCs need an overhaul anyway. But don't expect HTML to be adopted for Usenet, there is very strong opposition to that.
Yes there are lots of pinheads who love wasting their time brow beating people into their ways of thinking. If you haven't noticed most people never heard of Usenet. Oh but I'm anti-social... Well if I'm anti-social with nerds then so be it!
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Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com>
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