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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com>
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Subject: Re: pwd_mkdb max uid warning. 
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On Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:55:31 EST, Thomas David Rivers wrote:

> Just my $0.02 -  environment variables don't make a good programming
> or user interface.

While that's certainly what I've been told, he does have a valid
point...  what good is the new option if vipw(8) and friends make it
difficult to use?

I must admit, I honestly didn't think about that. :-)

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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