Subject: Re: Why is ifconfig.ae0 better than hostname.ae0?
To: Dave Burgess <burgess@cynjut.neonramp.com>
From: Ted Lemon <mellon@hoffman.vix.com>
List: current-users
Date: 04/13/1997 17:37:24
> Add aliases and I'd be happy. I'd rather not see this functionality
> added to the rc.conf file. It is 'C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI' enough that
> anyone can use it. Adding additional complexity would only muddy a
> clean, simple interface.
I'm not sure I understand. What's the complication in adding the
ability to set the default route, hostname, and the like? To me this
seems pretty simple and pretty useful - I'd very much like it if as
much information as possible about the system configuration were in a
single place.
_MelloN_