From 68e57a70eb6ee8352817584336d0dffee0745437 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tsarna Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 16:50:48 +0000 Subject: Automatically append HOMEPAge to DESCR files, and remove homepage URLs from individual DESCR files that had them. --- misc/p5-Business-CreditCard/pkg/DESCR | 49 ++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) (limited to 'misc/p5-Business-CreditCard') diff --git a/misc/p5-Business-CreditCard/pkg/DESCR b/misc/p5-Business-CreditCard/pkg/DESCR index dfcea144d3d..3b37a222d18 100644 --- a/misc/p5-Business-CreditCard/pkg/DESCR +++ b/misc/p5-Business-CreditCard/pkg/DESCR @@ -1,32 +1,27 @@ - These subroutines tell you whether a credit card number is - self-consistent -- whether the last digit of the number is - a valid checksum for the preceding digits. +These subroutines tell you whether a credit card number is +self-consistent -- whether the last digit of the number is a valid +checksum for the preceding digits. - The validate() subroutine returns 1 if the card number - provided passes the checksum test, and 0 otherwise. +The validate() subroutine returns 1 if the card number provided passes +the checksum test, and 0 otherwise. - The cardtype() subroutine returns a string containing the - type of card: "MasterCard", "VISA", and so on. My list is - not complete; I welcome additions. +The cardtype() subroutine returns a string containing the type of card: +"MasterCard", "VISA", and so on. My list is not complete; I welcome +additions. - The generate_last_digit() subroutine computes and returns - the last digit of the card given the preceding digits. - With a 16-digit card, you provide the first 15 digits; the - subroutine returns the sixteenth. +The generate_last_digit() subroutine computes and returns the last digit +of the card given the preceding digits. With a 16-digit card, you +provide the first 15 digits; the subroutine returns the sixteenth. - This module does not tell you whether the number is on an - actual card, only whether it might conceivably be on a - real card. To verify whether a card is real, or whether - it's been stolen, or what its balance is, you need a - Merchant ID, which gives you access to credit card - databases. The Perl Journal - (http://work.media.mit.edu/tpj) has a Merchant ID so that - I can accept MasterCard and VISA payments; it comes with - the little pushbutton/slide-your-card-through device - you've seen in restaurants and stores. That device - calculates the checksum for you, so I don't actually use - this module. +This module does not tell you whether the number is on an actual card, +only whether it might conceivably be on a real card. To verify whether +a card is real, or whether it's been stolen, or what its balance is, you +need a Merchant ID, which gives you access to credit card databases. +The Perl Journal (http://work.media.mit.edu/tpj) has a Merchant ID so +that I can accept MasterCard and VISA payments; it comes with the little +pushbutton/slide-your-card-through device you've seen in restaurants and +stores. That device calculates the checksum for you, so I don't +actually use this module. - These subroutines will also work if you provide the - arguments as numbers instead of strings, e.g. - validate(5276440065421319). +These subroutines will also work if you provide the arguments as numbers +instead of strings, e.g. validate(5276440065421319). -- cgit v1.2.3