Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 20:48:36 +0300 (EEST) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> Cc: Gary Palmer <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG>, John Robert LoVerso <john@loverso.southborough.ma.us>, Snob Art Genre <benedict@echonyc.com>, Studded <Studded@dal.net>, "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: >8 char usernames going into 2.2.5 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970922163634.25360A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970921231850.5076C-100000@shell.uniserve.com>
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On Sun, 21 Sep 1997, Tom wrote: > > On Sun, 21 Sep 1997, Gary Palmer wrote: > > > 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. > > Hardly. The set of all possible legal unix usernames is only a small > subset of the set of all possible RFC 821 local-parts. RFC 821 basically > allows, given the right quoting, every possible ASCII character. So who > want to allow whitepace in usernames? :) Whitespace in a username - what use could there except of confusing the heck out of the luser? That besides, I would expect it to require only very minor changes. Sander There is no love, no good, no happiness and no future - all these are just illusions. > > > Gary > > -- > > Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member > > FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info > > > > Tom >
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