Re: [bug-inetutils] some suggestions to syslog.conf

[melodramus]

On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:13:10 -0400
"Alfred M. Szmidt" <address@hidden> wrote:

>    > the syntax for syslog.conf is very limiting, and would cause
>    > incompatibilities with other versions of syslog.
> 
>    don't worry too much about this. there already exists lots of
>    incompatibilities (even = and <= are only common BSD extensions),
>    and your ** extension is breaking compatibility as well. a #* would
>    have worked, for example ;)
> 
> Which would break comments and utterly break everything, lovley.

have no idea what you mean. misusing comments is a common practice and
didn't break C-programs, for example. however, the example wasn't
meant to be implemented. i am ok with extensions. one can use them or
not. the admin should decide about that. as long as the extensions
are clearly described as extensions i have no problem with them. this
again targets at a man page for syslog.conf. 

best wishes,
MeloDramus <address@hidden>