Re: ampersand in GECOS field

>(a) I will look at as many Unixes as I can to see if this "&" usage is
>common, and if it is, I suppose Exim should support it.

*BSD does it. The default password file on {Net,Free}BSD contains
Charlie & in the gecos field for root.

>(c) Hmm. Why does Exim call it "gecos" rather than "gcos"? Where did I get
>that from, I wonder? I'll check up on that too.

"General Electric Company Operating System"?  I think it was derived from
Multics, and didn't that have a lot to do with GEC?
    -- smrf.