On Wed, Mar 08, 2000 at 09:19:41AM +0000, Philip Hazel wrote:
> Therefore, I propose that if a list starts with '<' followed by a
> non-alphanumeric printing character, that character be used as the
> delimiter. Thus
>
> a : b : c
> <; a ; b ; c
> <+ a + b + c
> <!a!b!c
>
> would be identical lists. If ever the first character of the first item
> in a list had to be '<' (a chance I think is extremely rare) then of
> course that could be done by explicitly stating the delimiter.
>
> Opinions?
Wouldn't that make the config files harder to read? If one user uses `:'
another '_' and a third `£' in one config, then it will become a
nightmare to manage.
I can see someone posting a config file with the following:
reject_hots = foo.com \
<& bar.org & cats.com \
<^ bing.co.uk ^ hell.on.earth.org
and then wondering why it doesn't work.
Besides, what's wrong with `:'?
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