Change of two fields in overview.fmt

[Bill Davidsen]

Jeffrey M. Vinocur wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Mar 2008, Bill Davidsen wrote:
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>> I would say compatibility... There may be one or two /really correct/ 
>> clients which check what they are getting, but in general they assume 
>> default and anything else will produce undesirable behavior (of some 
>> magnitude).
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> Keep in mind that this isn't changing the results of the actual overview 
> data, just the results of the LIST OVERVIEW.FMT commands.
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>   
Absolutely, but I suspect that those which do check expect something in 
the form of <string><colon> rather than anything else in the way of 
notation.
> If existing clients assume the default, that suggests they're not even 
> checking LIST OVERVIEW.FMT and therefore this change wouldn't break them.
>
>
> Anyway, I think we should probably have an inn.conf parameter for this, 
> and then the only question is what the default should be.
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>   
You have my opinion, I'm a believer in Plauger's Law of Least Astonishment.
-- 
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  "Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will still
  be valid when the war is over..." Otto von Bismark