[kobes:// shortcut

The [kobes://foo] and [kobes://foo] link shortcut used to point to a certain CPAN search server. It appears in hundreds of nodes. Those links are now broken. [kobes://XML::Twig] points to a Not Found page, and [kobes://] points to the webpage of Archimedes Math Schools. (Luckily, the argumentless form is barely used.) What should we do with these links, and their documentation? Leave broken as is and document that it's broken, leave broken except the argumentless form, redirect to some other CPAN search server, render as non-linked text, remove the shortcut, link to a faqlet explaining that that search server is gone?

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Re: [kobes:// shortcut by GrandFather (Saint) on Nov 04, 2015 at 00:24 UTC
Linking to an alternate search seems least disruptive to site users. I suggest metacpan. Premature optimization is the root of all job security	[reply]
Re: [kobes:// shortcut by syphilis (Archbishop) on Nov 04, 2015 at 08:42 UTC
Those links are now broken randyk passed away on Sept 19, 2010. Much of what he implemented (on the uwinnipeg servers) might no longer be available. Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re: [kobes:// shortcut (alias) by tye (Sage) on Nov 04, 2015 at 15:07 UTC
Just make it an alias to a rough equivalent (cpan:// or such). - tye	[reply]
Re: [kobes:// shortcut by Anonymous Monk on Nov 03, 2015 at 23:09 UTC
I like idea of linking to a third search, not search.cpan.org and not metacpan.org Preferably a site using rkobes' CPAN::Search::Lite/http://cpan-search.sourceforge.net/ Maybe site:backpan.perl.org Apache2::SOAP But its probably best to link to metacpan search :)	[reply]
Re: [kobes:// shortcut by soonix (Chancellor) on Nov 05, 2015 at 12:16 UTC
Anonymonk's post gave me the idea: would it be possible to have the `[mod://...]` and `[cpan://...]` shortcuts user configurable? Just like the language used for `[wp://...]` was or is in the user settings, as says this thread. Then if either cpan or metacpan were down, one could simply switch to the working one ;-)	[reply] [d/l] [select]