Subject: Re: Why is ifconfig.ae0 better than hostname.ae0?
To: None <perry@piermont.com>
From: Ted Lemon <mellon@hoffman.vix.com>
List: current-users
Date: 04/14/1997 10:50:02
> I'm actually *not* a giant fan of it. It tends to be hard to write
> autoconfiguration utilities to use such formats -- small files are
> easier to edit than large ones filled with comments. (No, it isn't
> impossible, just more difficult).
> 
> However, that isn't a reason not to permit people to configure their
> machines this way if they choose, which was what was proposed.

Hm.   That's pretty much what I was thinking.   For my use having one
file makes sense, because I wind up upgrading the system pretty
frequently without automatic tools.   If we make more automatic tools,
having seperate files will probably start making more sense.

			       _MelloN_