From:	 Brett Schwarz <brett_schwarz@yahoo.com>
To:	 Dr.Dobb's.Tcl-URL.distribution@starbase.neosoft.com
Subject: Dr. Dobb's Tcl-URL! - weekly Tcl news and links (Jan  7)
Date:	 Mon, 7 Jan 2002 17:18:12 -0600 (CST)

QOTW:  "Once you get it, sockets in tcl are so simple (try any of
this at the C level and it is unbelievable how hard it is to do
these simple things)" Bruce Hartweg
        http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=e6jZ7.281%245Y4.6325%40news.cpqcorp.net

"Whenever I bring up Tcl as a potential tool, there is little
opinion expressed (positive or negative) until I show them what
Tcl can do.  Then, it's all smiles and nods." Todd Coram 
        http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=6a530e7d.0201050640.4cebafe9%40posting.google.com

"Tcl: Its a tool, not a celebrity." Todd Coram


    Processing procedure args
        http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=3C335BAB.E39AE1C5%40pinebush.com

    Help with upvar and reference counting at the 'C' level.
        http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=3C34C96A.7090506%40research.att.com

    How pad and ipad work
        http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=RTfZ7.275%245Y4.5990%40news.cpqcorp.net

    Making your own server (special bonus: comparison between Tcl and C
implementations courtesy Cameron Larid)
        http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=09A29F05C2462840.B70607C0F2428064.056BD7F1C5A4F86B%40lp.airnews.net

    A short lesson in HTTP
        http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=u3cedteg26dr62%40corp.supernews.com

    Weekly regexp lesson
        http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=mair_fheal-0401022043500001%40c45.ppp.tsoft.com

    Should Tcl be used for Sys Admin?
        http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=6a530e7d.0201050640.4cebafe9%40posting.google.com


ANNOUCEMENTS
------------

    moodss-15.4
        http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3C33012D.4000100%40winealley.com

    TKSEC 0.4.9 (with videoconferencing!)
        http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=a0vrm1%24frp%241%40news.chatlink.com

    "Compiler" 3.0 beta3
        http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=n9cv0a.jt9.ln%40linux02.otto-net

    freeWrap 5.0 released
        http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=yC7Y7.56062%24Bd.17095699%40typhoon.nyroc.rr.com

    V0.3 of Palm Tcl for Palm OS
        http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3rZZ7.7513%24zw3.925447%40newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net

    bras-2.1 Rule Base Command Execution
        http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=16990fa4.0201060742.7cdc3f86%40posting.google.com

    'digfe' - a free, GUI 'front end' for the dns client program 'dig'.
        http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=873d1k8nhy.fsf%40bluepeak.home

    FLTK for Tcl/Tk Version 0.3 
        http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3C388778.9CE15B5%40videotron.ca

    SnackAmp Tcl/Tk based MP3/OGG Player 1.6 Released
        http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=OI3_7.28701%24LQ1.9280932%40news2.nash1.tn.home.com


Everything you want is probably one or two clicks away in these pages:

    The "Welcome to comp.lang.tcl" message by Andreas Kupries
        http://www.purl.org/net/tcl-welcome

    Larry Virden maintains a comp.lang.tcl FAQ launcher
        http://www.purl.org/NET/Tcl-FAQ/

    Brent Welch maintains "The Tcl Developer Xchange", a highly
    organized resource center of documents and software with
    provisions for individuals to "set up a link to your software
    and update ... as you release new versions."
        http://www.tcl-tk.net/resource/
    The Xchange sponsor also keeps info to convince your boss Tcl
    is a good thing
        http://www.tcl-tk.net/scripting/      

    The Tcl'ers Wiki is a huge, dynamic, collaboratively edited repository
    of documentation, examples, tutorials and pontifications on all things Tcl.
        http://purl.org/mini/tcl/0
    For the ideal overview of the topics about Tcl most likely to
    interest a newcomer, see "Arts and Crafts ..."
	http://purl.org/mini/tcl/969

    ActiveState Tools maintains a Cookbook of Tcl recipes
	http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Tcl

    NeoSoft has a comp.lang.tcl contributed sources archive
        http://www.neosoft.com/tcl/contributed-software/

    Cameron Laird tracks many Tcl/Tk references of interest
        http://starbase.neosoft.com/~claird/comp.lang.tcl/

    Cetus Links maintains a Tcl/Tk page with verified links
        http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_tcl_tk.html

    Google Groups archives comp.lang.tcl.announce posts
	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcl_announce/   

Previous - (U)se the (R)esource, (L)uke! - messages are listed here:
  http://purl.org/thecliff/tcl/url.html
--in principal.  In spring 2001, though,
  http://www.ddj.com/topics/tclurl/
  http://tcl.activestate.com:8004/tclurl/
are more consistently up-to-date.  A fourth possibility is                 
  http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_q=+Tcl-URL!&as_ugroup=comp.lang.tcl  

Suggestions/corrections for next week's posting are always welcome.

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