Re: [vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-25 Thread Nick Harring
Erik Bourget wrote: Paul L. Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Because vpopmail bridges so many divides, it cannot intuit what you want. It doesn't know if you're using cdb for everything or using MySQL for everything or whatever unless you tell it. But, wherever possible, it should be DWIM.

Re: [vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-25 Thread Nick Harring
Paul L. Allen wrote: Erik Bourget writes: You know, intense as this whole argument is, the fact remains that DWIM is no substitute for proper documentation. Let's see, the documentation says vaddaliasdomain original alias. If you do what the documentation says, it works. If you reverse

[vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-25 Thread Paul L. Allen
Hello Red Herring Nick Harring writes: This whole argument is ridiculous. Correct. So far I havw seen only one person post a sensible response, You are NOT that person... The correctness of design doesn't really rely on what some random users first guess of how it should work would be,

Re: [vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread JB
The worst one of our clients has managed so far is 13, added in dribs and drabs of two or three at a time. For one it makes no difference. For hundreds I'd go the perl script reading a text file route. For twos and threes the current argument order of vaddaliasdomain is annoying. Write a

[vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread Paul L. Allen
You don't read so good, do you? JB writes: Write a shell script that takes the arguments in the order you want and pass them to vaddaliasdomain in the order expected, I already explained that while I am more than capable of coming up with that idea and implementing it all by myself, that

RE: [vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread webmaster
feel too imposing. Thanks in advance for the patch. Lu -Original Message- From: Paul L. Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 3:07 PM To: JB Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain You don't read so good

[vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread Paul L. Allen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Gotta give this Paul guy a round of applause. Indeed. I know you meant that ironically, but I understand your misperceptions. I have never seen anyone who uses his sheer incompetency as a brutal attack weapon. Have you ? Many, many times when I have dealt with

[vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread JB
A one line bash script, which I provided will do the job for Millions of people. You could have fixed the problem yourself in less then 10 seconds, instead, you flame me. You are a fucking twit Paul L. Allen wrote: You don't read so good, do you? JB writes: Write a shell script that

[vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread Paul L. Allen
JB writes: A one line bash script, which I provided Sorrry, I did not see your attachment in any of your posts. Please repost it so that we all can benefit and the vpopmail maintainers can distribute your wonderful script (if they think it is a sensible solution). will do the job for

Re: [vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread Toasterz Admin
Paul L. Allen wrote: You don't read so good, do you? snappy opener, i wonder what prompted this? whiners hate being called whiners. you are obviously a person who loves to whine and when not whining, likes to rage. am i correct in this? no need to reply, i'm confident in my analysis. a better

[vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread Toasterz Admin
Paul L. Allen wrote: Toasterz Admin writes: Paul L. Allen wrote: you are obviously a person who loves to whine and when not whining, likes to rage. am i correct in this? Actually, you're wrong. how could i be wrong just because you say it's so. your posts are irrefutable...

Re: [vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread X-Istence
Stop bickering please, common. Difference between the origional and that what i changed around Breached# diff vaddaliasdomain.c.backup vaddaliasdomain.c 56c56,57 printf(vaddaliasdomain: usage: [options] alias_domain real_domain\n); --- /* printf(vaddaliasdomain: usage: [options]

[vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread Paul L. Allen
Toasterz Admin writes: Paul L. Allen wrote: Toasterz Admin writes: Actually, you're wrong. how could i be wrong just because you say it's so. What a wonderfully compelling argument. How could you possibly be wrong just because I say so? Ummm, wait, you called me wrong because YOU

[vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread Paul L. Allen
Anders Brander writes: A bit odd to document, Damn right. I still haven't figured out a sensible usage message. but otherwise a fabulous idea. Bad Anders. Bad, bad, Anders. Letting people do what they find easiest is BAD. Ask the people who criticised me for suggesting it. Please

Re: [vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread X-Istence
Stop bickering please, common. Difference between the origional and that what i changed around Breached# diff vaddaliasdomain.c.backup vaddaliasdomain.c 56c56,57 printf(vaddaliasdomain: usage: [options] alias_domain real_domain\n); --- /* printf(vaddaliasdomain: usage: [options]

Re: [vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread Anders Brander
Hi, On Thu, 2003-09-25 at 03:26, Paul L. Allen wrote: A bit odd to document, Damn right. I still haven't figured out a sensible usage message. I think we should just ignore the old way of calling vaddaliasdomain in the usage message, in that way new users will adobt the new way of doing

[vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread Paul L. Allen
Hi Anders Anders Brander writes: I think we should just ignore the old way of calling vaddaliasdomain in the usage message, in that way new users will adobt the new way of doing things. Ummm, that implies that one way is more correct than the other. I do not believe that to be the case. I

[vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread Paul L. Allen
X-Istence writes: This is my patch, it doesnt allow for both types, but does what you want :). It does do what I want, and if that were my only concern I have other solutions that I could use. I would like both options to be available so that those who have one preference can get exactly

Re: [vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread Anders Brander
Hi, On Thu, 2003-09-25 at 03:46, Paul L. Allen wrote: I think we should just ignore the old way of calling vaddaliasdomain in the usage message, in that way new users will adobt the new way of doing things. Ummm, that implies that one way is more correct than the other. I do not believe

[vchkpw] Re: Feature request for vaddaliasdomain

2003-09-24 Thread Paul L. Allen
Hi Anders Anders Brander writes: Hummm Or something like: ... the two domains to be aliased ... - without saying which is which, for the user it doesn't matter much. Oh Anders, I need rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty! It's because I'm a boring old fart that I desperately