On Wed, Mar 29, 2000 at 02:47:10PM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote:
> > > \begin{proposal}
> > > Do not initialize a text database by using the conffile mechanism.
> > > \end{proposal}
> > What is a `text database' ? That term seems very unclear to me; but
> > based on the bug report I'd certainly be happy to second something
> > clearer to achieve this.
> [...] I would like
> to see an example of database for which the conffile mechanism is useful./etc/services. (It's not *optimal*, perhaps, but it is useful; and it oughtn't be prohibited by policy, unlike mailcap) Cheers, aj -- Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/> I don't speak for anyone save myself. GPG encrypted mail preferred. ``The thing is: trying to be too generic is EVIL. It's stupid, it results in slower code, and it results in more bugs.'' -- Linus Torvalds
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