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Subject: Re: list membership security
From: David Casti <disc @ vector . casti . com>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 05:59:56 -0400 (EDT)
To: Brent Chapman <brent @ GreatCircle . COM>
Cc: "John P. Rouillard" <rouilj @ terminus . cs . umb . edu>, list-managers @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <199404260148.SAA28279@mycroft.GreatCircle.COM>

On Mon, 25 Apr 1994, Brent Chapman wrote:

> > I still say that [who] is one feature which users don't need.  
> 
> Well, I disagree with you

That's fine with me.  Explain to me why users need this feature.
 
> John Rouillard is the current developer of Majordomo, and he apparently
> disagrees with you too.

That's fine too.  You are all entitled to your own opinions; I've 
certainly never suggested otherwise.

> If you don't like the "who" command in Majordomo, you have options:
> 
> 2)  Edit the Majordomo code (it's PERL, for god's sake!) to remove the
> 	"who" command.

Hello?  Have you read my messages at all?  Hello?

It should be clear that I've selected option #2, and at the request of 
other list members I also posted instructions for implementing the 
change.  While the discussion of majordomo specifically is not entirely 
appropriate, discussion of 'who' commands in more generalized terms 
(like, "Why do users need a 'who' command?"), is.

David.



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