Everything below is nothing but a brain dump. I added a section on my blog for paste2 if you want to keep up with what's going on, trying to dump it all on this page was a bad idea from the start; http://mybrokenlogic.com/category/paste2/
Scripts that interact with paste2: The ones I've found are http://ishouldbecoding.com/code/ (look for 'Send to paste2.org' at the bottom of that page), and also http://pastebin.ca/552868 - I wasn't sure what language that was myself but I've been informed by reZo that it's mIRC Script - go figure. Still no idea who wrote it - it's also a strange place to put it too, but it looks like it does the job? Check out paste2.el by Andy Stewart if you're into Emacs.
The system currently has a 3,500 line limit for posts, which should be more than enough for most people's needs (3,500 lines is a serious amount of code - if you need more you're probably missing the point). I may increase this over time, but for now that's the way it will work.
Posts will be retained for up to 30 days since they were last viewed, this means a paste could potentially be retained forever - if it's still being used - else it will be garbage collected (garbage collection is permanent, I don't back up deleted pastes just the active ones).
Paste2 was created because some time ago pastebin.com was never working, a lot of other pastebin clones are exactly that, simple clones - there's no effort. Rather than just clone pastebin I wanted to take the idea and improve upon it, which is a continual process - proven by the most recent update.
If you like this site and find it useful don't forget to tell people about it!
Check out the credits page for the full list of credits.
Q: Can I have the code for Paste2? A: Not really, no. I created this site because I wanted to do something different with the concept, not because I wanted to start a new branch of pastebin clones. I know that some people want the source code for paste2.org but right now this isn't going to happen. Some of the parts of paste2 I intend on releasing as open source code and I'll possibly do case studies as time goes by and allows on how some other parts of it work, but if you want something open source that's well tested you might wish to try the source code for pastebin.com. I have been considering creating a paste appliance and one day might get round to that when I consider paste2 finished and if there's still interest
Q: I need help/have an idea A: You can mail me at streaky[at]mybrokenlogic.com if you have an idea or need help, I'll do my best to accommodate. Remember that I know nothing about (most of) the posts on this site, don't bother asking me about anything to do with them unless you know I created it/it's a bug with paste2/you think it should be deleted for a good reason (defamatory content and the like, see below).
Q: I found some illegal content! A: First are you sure it's illegal? We don't store things like mp3s, videos, software or anything like that here, if you found something that references such things you should contact the people hosting those files not me. If it's defamatory or contains private information (names, addresses, phone numbers etc) let me know using the email address above and I'll check into it.
Q: Do you backup pastes? A: Yes, the pastes are backed up every two hours to a server in a different continent. So even if we get nuked, as long as I don't die you won't lose your paste as long as you created it before the last backup.
Q: I'm a spammer! A: Well, that's not a question, more a statement. And go away there's nothing to achieve by spamming into a paste, we don't convert URLs to links, and even if we ever did I can totally assure you without doubt they'd be nofollow.
