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From: rmb@hercules.cb.att.com (59532-Richard M Brack(CB2008)000)
Subject: Re: Netscape - this is ridiculous
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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 1995 16:46:32 GMT
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In article <3sf729INN90g@boa.cis.ohio-state.edu>,
andrew j mueller <amueller@cis.ohio-state.edu> wrote:
>>(Richard M Brack) writes:
>>
>>The problem is, what if the administrator wants to move the global
>>mime.types and mailcap files?  Then what?
>
>	man ln. let me guess, everyone else here is a PC user,
>	and Rich is even posting from AT&T, the home of UNIX   :(

Yeah, I know about ln.  But no body was really addressing the original
poster's issues.  The real issue is having a global preference setting,
as well as global mime.types and mailcap files.  This is a legitimate
desire for administrators.  And I was beginning to think everyone else
was a PC user too...  Is there a reason to NOT support a global preference?
Obviously there are people who think it is necessary (I've seen other
threads about this...)


Rich...
rmb@hercules.att.com