Re: flexfax: Fax != uucp

[Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz>]

On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, Leslie Mikesell wrote:

> Has anyone looked at the implications (or difficulty) of just changing
> the name 'fax' as used internally by HylaFax to 'uucp' so this
> wouldn't be an issue?  If you don't use uucp, it might be confusing
> to see the name as the owner of files and processes, but if you
> do, one or the other ends up being wrong any way you look at it.

This is such a good idea! It will definitely solve the confusion
involved with installation, and the stubborness of some O/S's to allow
entries with the same uids.

A quick squizz thru' the source code reveals that it shouldn't really
be a problem (I'll try this in practise for a week on our system); in
fact "config.h" has the line:

	#define  FAX_USER        "uucp"  /* account name of the ``fax user'' */

What do the others think?
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Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz>
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