note Juerd <p><blockquote><em> map { require Net::DNS } 1; </em></blockquote></p> <p> Is that a map in void context? Nasty and evil. (I don't recall [require] ever returning anything useful.) </p> <p><blockquote><em>Personally I prefer always using while(my $line = <>) construct. </em></blockquote></p> <p> I don't always. Setting $_ lets one use regexes and simple commands easier. I do use a lexical for more complicated blocks, but I often find myself just slurping the file into an array first. </p> <p><font color=green><pre> - Yes, I <a href="http://plp.juerd.nl/" target="_blank"><font color="green">reinvent</font></a> wheels. - Spam: Visit <a href="http://eurotraq.com/" target="_blank"><font color="green">eurotraQ</font></a>. </pre></font></p> 195926 195926