Re: $USERPLUS / $USER_EXTENSION (was Re: boolean type, DIFFERENCES...)

[Neil W Rickert]

Dan Harkless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Okay, I ended up going with an environment variable called
>$USERNAME_EXTENSION.  I didn't like $USER_EXTENSION because it sounds like
>it describes the generic concept of an extension (to a software package) by
>a user.  With $USERNAME_EXTENSION, it's much more obvious what it's for.

>Here's my ChangeLog entry:

>       * Changed the new "plussed_user" option to mts.conf's
>       "masquerade:" to "username_extension" after getting feedback from
>       qmail users, who use '-' as a separator rather than '+'.  Removed
>       checking of $USERPLUS variable.  Now check $USERNAME_EXTENSION,
>       which needs to include the appropriate separator for your MTA
>       ('-', '+', or whatever) as its first character.

Sounds reasonable enough.

 -NWR