Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 11:09:30 -0800 From: Mike Hogsett <hogsett@csl.sri.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: passwords in /etc/group Message-ID: <200211221909.gAMJ9ULL028657@beast.csl.sri.com> In-Reply-To: Message from Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> of "Fri, 22 Nov 2002 20:07:29 %2B0100." <20021122190729.GB833@raggedclown.net>
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Wow! An English right here on FreeBSD-Questions! > On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 10:32:54AM -0800, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: > > > What purpose do they serve ? > > > A System Manager can put the users in the appropriate groups > > > for their work. > > > I have never seen them used on any Unix system I have worked on, > > > and I seem to recall from some ancient documentation that they > > > are more trouble than they are worth. > > > > (Please put blank lines between paragraphs or use bullets or > > indentation or something. This isn't a Poetry 101 forum. Thanks.) > > > - Neither is it a forum for you to make silly snidy comments. > > - The above is perfectly readable. > > - And don't assume everyone is American and knows what the hell a > Poetry 101 forum is (surely it should be Forum). And please don't begin > an email with parenthetical comments. This is stylistically > unforgiveable. > > You might care to know that in the language of your forefathers a blank > line is often ommitted between paragraphs. > > Thanks. > -- > Regards > Cliff Sarginson > The Netherlands > > [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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