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Re: variable list in database



On Fri, Jan 15, 1999 at 01:43:05PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> Now the problem: we don't know in advance which variables we need. An
> example: take a server with 3 virtual domains.

Or a server with four printers, or serving a couple of Samba shares...

> And then register the actual variable as follows:
>     mail-transfer-agent/alias-file    alias-file

These need to be groupable, IMO, so you can say something like:

	printers: array of
		device: filename
		filter: filename

(or, conceivably, "sharename, username, and password" in place of "device"
if you wanted to have Samba print configuration)

Cheers,
aj

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