From: Chateauneuf (no email)
Date: Fri Aug 01 2003 - 14:50:28 EDT
On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 14:19, Dean Strik wrote:
> Chateauneuf wrote:
>
> The postmap manpage is extremely clear about 'keys', so if you want to
> use postmap, reading the manpage should remove any such ambiguity here.
>
It is. I was confused. The confusion is resolved. Explaining the source
of the confusion is not a criticism. I found the document and the man
page to be inconsistent. Others may not. Weitse seems to have the
necessary ego strengths and erudition to reach his own conclusions;
ignoring what is pedantic on my part and - possibly - revising
documentation that could be ambiguous or inconsistent.
> > >
> > The fact that an input file works with makemap does NOT necessarily mean
> > that it works with postmap. The documentation does not include the input
> > file on the command line.
>
> Can't confirm. The manpage for postmap clearly discusses input files:
>
> file_name
> The name of the lookup table source file when
> rebuilding a database.
That is not the same as the referenced "command-line <input file." Why
are people so defensive? I'm neither complaining nor being critical.
What's "clear" to you may not be clear to me.
I mentioned the other day that we did a project documenting a very
complex hedging program using options (written and acquired) and various
convertible instruments. I suspect that what is clear or obvious to me
may not be clear to you.
> There is a difference between *using* Unix, and *administering* Unix. I
> cannot recommend the latter if there is no experience with *using* Unix.
I'm sure that there is. Of course we are a relatively small firm and the
administrative scope is limited to Postfix and Apache.
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