Re: db.debian.org (and related infrastructure) updates
On Sat, Dec 30, 2006 at 02:19:02PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > I figure it's a consequence of the ldapmodify default changetype being
> > 'replace'. I suppose that's a sane default, but it could still be a bit
> > confusing to people who don't know/notice.
>
> Nothing new here, this is how the mail gateway has handled debian.net DNS
> entries for years. (If it didn't do it this way, how would you have the
> gateway *delete* old entries?)
Yes, as I said, it's probably a sane default. However, it's far from
impossible to handle deletions if the default is changed, because that same
gateway has functionality for that, cf. 'del field' in doc-mail.html.
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