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From: "David Dyer-Bennet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on 17 August 2000 at
11:32:00 -0700
>
> > I can't see much harm in being able to define the queuelifetime on
> > an individual submission - perhaps limited to between 0 and some
> > multiple of control/queuelifetime.
>
> The harm is in the increased complexity of the queue itself, and in
> the programs that manage and access it. Increased complexity costs in
> reliability, security, and resources consumed.
>
> I do agree that that feature has some benefit. I'm doubtful it's
> worth the cost, but I have little idea what the cost would *actually*
> be. Remember that there'd have to be some way to get the information
> passed to the queueing engine, too.
Oh come now. It may cost in speed. But it adds functionality. Any
functionality like this can be coded in a secure and reliable manner, so
those shouldn't be cited as reasons to avoid the issue.
