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To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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Subject: Re: on the subject of changes to -RELEASEs... 
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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 11:39:55 +1000
From: Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au>
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On Fri, 11 Apr 1997 09:50:43 -0700  "Jordan K. Hubbard" wrote:

> > 	how about creating HERE documents *inside* sysconfig which create
> > 	/etc/resolv.conf, /etc/hosts, /etc/namedb.boot, ......
> 
> So they'd be regenerated each time you booted up?
> 
> Hmmmm.  That's not such a terrible idea, actually, ...

Ouch!  Yikes!  NOOOOOOOOOOO!

That way lies the errors and madness of AIX's ODM database-thingy and
general confusion for all.

Some configuration files just have to be grandfathered, most
especially those that are often controlled or supplied by a network
administrator.

Giles