[DOC PATCH] perlfaq2.pod, perlmodstyle.pod

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diff --git a/pod/perlfaq2.pod b/pod/perlfaq2.pod
index 7fbed98..2f49681 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlfaq2.pod
+++ b/pod/perlfaq2.pod
@@ -183,9 +183,10 @@ following groups:
 
     comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi         Writing CGI scripts for the Web.
 
-There is also a Usenet gateway to Perl mailing lists sponsored by perl.org at 
-nntp://nntp.perl.org , or a web interface to the same lists at
-http://nntp.perl.org/group/ .  Other groups are listed at 
+There is also a Usenet gateway to Perl mailing lists sponsored by perl.org at
+nntp://nntp.perl.org , a web interface to the same lists at
+http://nntp.perl.org/group/ and these lists are also available under the
+C<perl.*> hierarchy at http://groups.google.com . Other groups are listed at
 http://lists.perl.org/ .
 
 =head2 Where should I post source code?
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ Recommended books on (or mostly on) Perl follow.
 
 =head2 Perl in Magazines
 
-The first and only periodical devoted to All Things Perl,
+The first (and for a long time, only) periodical devoted to All Things Perl,
 I<The Perl Journal> contains tutorials, demonstrations, case studies,
 announcements, contests, and much more.  I<TPJ> has columns on web
 development, databases, Win32 Perl, graphical programming, regular
@@ -419,6 +420,8 @@ Most of the major modules (Tk, CGI, libwww-perl) have their own
 mailing lists.  Consult the documentation that came with the module for
 subscription information.
 
+A comprehensive list of Perl related mailing lists can be found at:
+
        http://lists.cpan.org/
 
 =head2 Archives of comp.lang.perl.misc

diff --git a/pod/perlmodstyle.pod b/pod/perlmodstyle.pod
index 558edcf..9431691 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlmodstyle.pod
+++ b/pod/perlmodstyle.pod
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ You may not even need to write the module.  Check whether it's already
 been done in Perl, and avoid re-inventing the wheel unless you have a 
 good reason.
 
+Good places to look for pre-existing modules include
+http://search.cpan.org/ and asking on modules@perl.org
+
 If an existing module B<almost> does what you want, consider writing a
 patch, writing a subclass, or otherwise extending the existing module
 rather than rewriting it.