Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 18:01:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob K <melange@yip.org> To: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: dots in usernames? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905111800530.59633-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB440110588B@site2s1>
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Thanks, I'll go search the archives (should've done that in the first place). On Tue, 11 May 1999, Christopher Michaels wrote: > My understanding of the situation is that you don't want dots in the > usernames because it tends to confuse mailer programs (mainly). > Unfortunately our web proxy isn't being very cooperative at work here today > and I can't lookup what I'm looking for in the archives. > > This was a top of discussion maybe a moth ago. > > -Chris > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bob K [SMTP:melange@yip.org] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 11:42 AM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: dots in usernames? > > > > On Tue, 11 May 1999, Bob K wrote: > > > > > > will it break anything? I know I can add an alias; I'm just hoping to > > > > simplify things for the user in question. I suppose after doing that, > > a > > > > make world & rebuild of any ports using utmp would be in order? > > > > > > Just realized that a make world would not be in order, since I wouldn't > > > have changed any actual variables. Also, please cc: me in any replies, > > as > > > I'm not on the list. Thanks! > > > > Damn, sorry, forgot to mention that it's 3.1-19990323-STABLE. > > > > melange@yip.org - Mustard gas: The kids love it! > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > melange@yip.org - Mustard gas: The kids love it! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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