Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 17:17:17 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Joseph Mallett <jmallett@newgold.net> Cc: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, Kris Kirby <kris@catonic.net>, Chip Wiegand <chip@wiegand.org>, FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Just an observation - MUA's seen in the lists Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010414171226.045a54c0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSO.4.21.0104141551180.5404-100000@aphex.newgold.net> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010414134832.0499ff00@localhost>
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At 01:52 PM 4/14/2001, Joseph Mallett wrote: >As time has gone by the Registry has become (little by little) more >dependable. Not in my experience. When I debug problems on Windows clients, I find the Registry to be a more and more tangled web. Subtle problems and omissions can make the entire system unstable, and there is NO usable reference to the records and fields within it. It's a nightmare. Interestingly, Microsoft is now trying to extend the horrible mess to the entire Net via its "Passport" repository, where it generously offers to keep all of your private, personal information for you. I'm not even going to comment on what Microsoft -- being the pristine, supremely ethical company that it is (Not!), might do with that data. >People who don't regularly export their registry (by the same >token, people who don't back up /etc often) are taking the chance, any NT >administrator who _doesn't_ know that, should _not_ have that job. Exporting the Registry often does not help. The interactions between entries are subtle and are the result of accumulated changes. Configuration information should be carefully partitioned into separate databases for different applications, users, and system components. Putting it all in one place is a nightmare. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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