From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Sep 21 21:32:22 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id VAA09983 for chat-outgoing; Sun, 21 Sep 1997 21:32:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from obie.softweyr.ml.org ([199.104.124.49]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id VAA09974; Sun, 21 Sep 1997 21:32:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from wes@localhost) by obie.softweyr.ml.org (8.7.5/8.6.12) id WAA10957; Sun, 21 Sep 1997 22:37:46 -0600 (MDT) Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 22:37:46 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <199709220437.WAA10957@obie.softweyr.ml.org> From: Wes Peters To: "Gary Palmer" CC: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: >8 char usernames going into 2.2.5 In-Reply-To: <24763.874893252@orion.webspan.net> References: <199709210325.XAA14160@loverso.southborough.ma.us> <24763.874893252@orion.webspan.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Gary Palmer writes: > John Robert LoVerso wrote in message ID > <199709210325.XAA14160@loverso.southborough.ma.us>: > > The set of valid characters in usernames have nothing to do with what an > > Internet RFC covers. > > It does have relevance if you want them to get mail, or other such > useful functions. Not through the magic of aliases. Gary et al, you should stop arguing this point. Like Jordan said, the decision was made long ago, let it go. This is like the old adage about not trying to teach pigs to sing: it just makes you look stupid and irritates the pig. ;^) -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com