On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 06:34:29PM -0000, Darrell May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "little bark, BIG BYTE!!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > A home directory would still be created for the user, on;y in the > > form of user.domain. > > > > Would this make it easier to create a multi domain managed system? > > I believe there are forum post about 'dot' names causing issues with the > latest SME releases. Search the forums. IMO I don't see this being a > benefit anyhow.
I agree - first.last and first_last are auto-created. We automatically create pseudonyms for these and first.last will almost always exceed 12 characters, and using them as usernames does cause breakage when working with older Windows systems - there are lots of them around. > [...] > Finally, if you want your panel to be available for all SME releases, code > in perl, not FormMagick. While technically correct, I disagree with the statement as it complicates internationalisation, which is a big concern outside North America. 5.5 has been out for many months now and 5.6 is under active development - it's time to upgrade. Gordon -- Gordon Rowell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Director, Engineering Network Server Solutions Group http://www.e-smith.com/ Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/smallbusiness -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
