From 6f21cb3393b1683d93de674d9596b3bcb801a1c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Allman Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 20:22:30 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] more flaming about full names as e-mail addresses SCCS-vsn: usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README 8.56 --- usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README | 15 ++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README index 56ee5eefc5..355e72522f 100644 --- a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README +++ b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/README @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Eric Allman - @(#)README 8.55 (Berkeley) %G% + @(#)README 8.56 (Berkeley) %G% This document describes the sendmail configuration files being used @@ -966,6 +966,19 @@ To build the internal form of the user database, use: makemap btree /usr/data/base.db < /usr/data/base.txt +As a general rule, I am adamantly opposed to using full names as +e-mail addresses, since they are not in any sense unique. For example, +the Unix software-development community has two Andy Tannenbaums, +at least two well-known Peter Deutsches, and at one time Bell Labs +had two Stephen R. Bournes with offices along the same hallway. +Which one will be forced to suffer the indignity of being +Stephen_R_Bourne_2? The less famous of the two, or the one that +was hired later? + +Finger should handle full names (and be fuzzy). Mail should use +handles, and not be fuzzy. [Not that I expect anyone to pay any +attention to my opinions.] + +--------------------------------+ | MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL FEATURES | -- 2.20.1