On Wed, Mar 29, 2000 at 02:47:10PM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote:
> > > \begin{proposal}
> > > Do not initialize a text database by using the conffile mechanism.
> > > \end{proposal}
> > What is a `text database' ? That term seems very unclear to me; but
> > based on the bug report I'd certainly be happy to second something
> > clearer to achieve this.
> [...] I would like
> to see an example of database for which the conffile mechanism is useful.
/etc/services.
(It's not *optimal*, perhaps, but it is useful; and it oughtn't be prohibited
by policy, unlike mailcap)
Cheers,
aj
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