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From: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com>
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On Tue, 28 Oct 1997, Terry Lambert wrote:

> > Suggestion: make the syntax for "user" <user>[/<group>[/<userclass>]], 
> > instead of the current <user>. <group> and <userclass> are allowed to 
> > be blank, and default appropriately.
> 
> I like this.
> 
> I think the seperator should be ".", as in "chown user.group".

What, we just get rid of using '.' as the preferred seperator for chown in
favour of ':' and now you want to bring back '.' for something else?