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Re: [RFR] templates://cyrus-sasl2/{sasl2-bin.templates}



Quoting MJ Ray (mjr@phonecoop.coop):

> > s/username/user name
> 
> I disagree with that change.  New compound words tend to close up over
> time and arguably "username" is clearer here than "user name".
> Compare with "userid" in the Wired style guide, if you have it.

Hmmm, well, we discourage "filesystem", but anyway, you're a best
authority than me..:-)


> 
> [...]
> > + Please specify the backup file name. You should check the available
> > + disk space. If the backup file already exists, it will be overwritten.
> 
> Add "in that location" after "You should check the available disk
> space" perhaps?  I think it may be too vague otherwise.

Yep, adopted

> 
> [...]
> > - such as exhausted disk space, and then try to configure this package again.
> > + and try to configure this package again.
> >
> > Just leave the local admin guesses about possible failure reasons as
> > we known there can be many of these.
> 
> However, if exhausted disk space is the most common cause, it may be
> helpful to suggest it.

in /etc?

I'm not really convinced that this is a more common failure than
anything else....


> 
> >   Please eliminate all possible reasons that might lead to this failure,
> > - and then try to configure this package again.
> > + and try to configure this package again.
> >
> > "then" seems useless to me here
> 
> It conveys more of a sense of "this first, then that" - not essential,
> but not useless.


Well, I reacted to the accumulation: "and then". Therefore, I propose:

Please eliminate....., then try to configure....

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