Re: [Cvs-dev] Re: cvs-chpass.patch (former: cvs-passwd.patch)

[Derek R. Price]

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Derek R. Price wrote:
> Tony Hoyle wrote:
>>> Prasad J Pandit wrote:
>>>>   Exactly! I too thought the same way. But then changed it from
>>>> 'passwd' to 'chpass', thinking that, as long as facility is provided
>>>> to change the password, it doesn't matter much, what the name of the
>>>> command is.
> 
> Actually, I was following your conversation and I probably should have
> said something at the time, but I thought that this response of yours
> was based on a misunderstanding of what Mark was recommending.
> 
>>> It's the client/server protocol that really matters.. the cvsnt clients
>>> will be sending 'passwd' so changing it to 'chpass' breaks the
>>> communication (yes I could eventually make the cvsnt clients send chpass
>>> too but people rarely update clients - all the existing ones wouldn't
>>> work.. if we can avoid that happening it's a result).
> 
> I agree that it is better to maintain interoperability by supporting the
> same protocol.  Since CVSNT has a passwd command and there is some
> overlap in functionality, it would be good to work with it as much as
> possible, even if every piece of functionality is not offered by both
> servers.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Derek
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Regards,

Derek
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