On Sat, 25 Jul 1998, Martin Schulze wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Database, this reminds me. The *SQL packages ought to ask in their > postrm script if the database data shall be remove, too. I'd like > to see the same (I'd prefer a non-asking mechanism) would happen to > not maintained (i.e. no rotating script, no package) logfiles.
I prefer not to ask, just generate a message that files are still there. I have seen too many impatient users that quickly answer 'y' or 'n' before they finish reading a question. If they really want to remove a database that took a lot of work to build, they can navigate to the directory and remove it manually. Of course there are exceptions to most precautions: I once had a lawyer customer that decided to learn MS-DOS by going through the printed manual and trying each command from A-Z. He didn't get past the format command. Fortunately, it was a new system and there was no user generated data on the hard drive. pw -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
