On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 09:42:22AM -0400, Marc Sherman wrote:
> Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 09:42:22 -0400
> From: Marc Sherman <msherman@???>
> To: exim-users@???
> Subject: Re: [exim] Accuracy of the DontObfuscate wiki page (was
> Re: Manualroute)
>
> Ian Eiloart wrote:
> >
> > I say keep it as it is, but add an explanation: If you're asking a
> > question, it's presumably because you don't know how to answer it. If you
> > don't know how to answer it, you don't know whether the details that you're
> > obfuscating are relevant to answering the question. Sometimes, questions
> > can't be answered because relevant information is obfuscated.
> >
> > Also, there's a middle way. Replace the quantifiers with vague quantifiers
> > such as "some", instead of trying to measure the amount.
>
> Just to clarify, in the hopes of discouraging people from replying to
> Ian and starting another heated discussion; the question at hand is
> _not_ "obfuscation: is it really bad?" We're voting on the
> meta-question: "do 'many' members of the exim list refuse to answer
> questions with obfuscated details?"
>
> - Marc
>
Keep it.
Steven.
--
I bet the human brain is a kludge.
-- Marvin Minsky
