You mean this conversation? "Some time ago", he says. September 2002! As for putting a link - that was one of the first things I figured out how to do here ... even before figuring out how to post a question, or even figuring out how to sign up ;-)

Linking the old fashioned way: What shortcuts can I use for linking to other information?

Linking the new way: grab Firefox, and then see: Monk Links - Copy Perlmonks-links to the clipboard in on-site-format. Way easier. Well, it is for me. :-)