Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 00:30:02 -0800 (PST) From: Makoto Matsushita <matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/35400: sysinstall could improve manipulation of /etc/hosts Message-ID: <200203010830.g218U2p76268@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR misc/35400; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Makoto Matsushita <matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org>
To: michael@endbracket.net
Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: misc/35400: sysinstall could improve manipulation of /etc/hosts
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 17:29:00 +0900
michael> If sysinstall does not currently do this (perhaps it's a
michael> special case for a null domain), it should be updated to use
michael> the suggested /etc/hosts format.
What "use the suggested /etc/hosts format" mean? IMHO, I *don't*
think that followings are good ideas:
1) if user doesn't specify domainname, sysinstall assumes that
pre-defined default domainname, say "youdontsetyourdomainname.org",
is selected.
-- because it makes another trouble if you really want to
leave domainname empty.
-- because any domainname will match other's domainname.
2) if user doesn't specify domainname, sysinstall warns with a dialog
that "you have to set a domain-part of your hostname."
-- because it makes another trouble if you really want to
leave domainname empty.
-- because novice user will confuse such dialogs.
Do you have any other idea about that?
-- -
Makoto `MAR' Matsushita
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