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Re: DEPLOY: Permitting '-all' to be used immediately represents a flag day.

2004-09-15 13:35:40

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004, Chuck Mead wrote:

Again I say... this is situationally dependent. Using "MUST NOT" in the
spec is sending the wrong message. The right message is that the domain
admin "MAY USE" -all if they chose based on their individual domain
situation.

Would a SHOULD NOT be acceptable, with an appropriate note
explaining the pitfalls and why people need to be extremely
careful with the use of -all ?

Rik
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