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Distribution list for the Revised LISTSERV code <LSTSRV-L@FRECP11> |
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"Drew H. Derbyshire" <$AHD@CLVM> |
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Sat, 6 Sep 1986 13:53 SET |
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Eric Thomas <ERIC@FRECP11> |
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Distribution list for the Revised LISTSERV code <LSTSRV-L@FRECP11> |
In much the same way as I hate all caps usernames, I hate all lowercase user-
ids. Especially since the "@" sign is a lowercase "a" on my terminal (kill IBM
for being so stupid). ERICaFRECP11 is obviously ERIC at FRECP11, but what about
martinacearn? It's not that bad since the "@" is accentuated, so if you look
closely you can tell it from a "a" but it's a real pain when looking at a long
list of userids (I wear glasses :-( ). Why can't UN*X systems accept all caps
node names or userids? Did someone actually CHECK that it does not work, or is
it just an impression? I'm not going to change anything unless I have proof
that it DOES cause problems.
Eric
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