Not that it's particularly relevant, but I remember back in the day when internet service was billed by the hour there used to be services that would email you a webpage. There was a whole protocol for it and IIRC many, many websites implemented it.
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 1:19 AM, Dan Egli <ddavide...@gmail.com> wrote: > On January 17, 2014, Michael Torrie wrote: > > > > > Surprised Linux Journal isn't on the list. It goes back a long time. > > I'm quite familiar with them. I used to love them. > > > > > have pdf and epub. Are either of those two formats accessible to you? > > Nope. That's why when this thread started I specifically said magazines > that were still physically printed on paper. I'd love to use Linux Journal, > as I used to be a subscriber to them. But at present (and for the > foreseeable next few years), I have access to NO electronic publications. > At least, unless someone wants to be nice enough to download it and print > it, then mail me the printout. :) > > > > Since the answer to someone who is willing to take the time and expense of > doing that is virtually nil, then I stick to the "No, that won't work for > me at the moment." answer. :( > > > > A basic rule of thumb is this: if the entire web item of discussion > (magazine, web page, etc...) can be downloaded in a single GET operation, > and then viewed in something akin to vi or emacs, then I can see it. If it > takes any more formatting than vi/emacs/notepad would be willing to do, > then no I can't see it. Web pages work because they can be saved in text > only format, stripping out html tags. > > > --- Dan > > > On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 2:50 AM, Michael Torrie <torr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 01/17/2014 11:18 AM, David Landry wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 2:33 AM, Dan Egli <ddavide...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > >> > > >> That sounds good. How about a web site or a Snail mail address for > > them? I > > >> would like to do a bit of research to see if they're what I want to > > spend > > >> my money on. :) > > >> > > > > > > Not sure about snail mail addresses, but I think these are the websites > > for > > > each of the magazines people were talking about. > > > > > > Linux Format: > > > > > > http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/content/lp/digitalbundles/comp-linuxformat/ > > > > > > (main site: http://www.linuxformat.com/) > > > > > > Linux User and Developer: > > > http://catalogue-imagine.subscribeonline.co.uk/Subscription/linux-user > > > (main site: http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/) > > > > > > Linux Voice: > > > http://shop.linuxvoice.com/ > > > > Surprised Linux Journal isn't on the list. It goes back a long time. > > It's also one of the cheaper ones. http://www.linuxjournal.com. They > > have pdf and epub. Are either of those two formats accessible to you? > > > > /* > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > Don't fear the penguin. > > */ > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
