> >> > Those who live in glass houses and so forth. Can we try to keep a >> > civil tongue, at least when you have your foot in your mouth? >> >> Can I use your response as an example of civility? > > Absolutely. > > You gave advice that > a) didn't do what was expected (generate an email only on errors) > b) was insecure by your definition > > and then you were condescending to the OP, and rude to others who tried > to help the OP. If you want me to be rude, I can, but that wasn't it. > > That wasn't rude, it was just pointing out the obvious.
The advice I gave was part of a series I'd intended to offer. The entirety of it is complete. The rude part began with the KISS expansion which I didn't provide. And it wasn't even the best KISS example which is why I got interested. The additional fully qualified path advice is mentoring and it is good advice. In a workgroup (shared) environment you should always ensure all your scripts and crontabs use fully qualified paths or you are at the whim of mistakes others make. It is considered a best practice. If you need additional reading check the startup scripts on your system. I don't find it rude to mentor people who are in over their heads. After 30 years of doing this it just flows naturally. Offer some info - time to digest - expand it, refine it. There's no way to get there in a single post/brain dump. Oh - and I was pointing out the obvious. dp _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html Thank you all for your help, I feel bad advice is just as good as long as it is explained why it is bad - then I learn more :-) Guys thanks for your help, something that seems so little to you all has helped me so much - please do not argue over this :-) Tim _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
