Author: Renaud Allard Date: To: exim-users Subject: Re: [exim] Accuracy of the DontObfuscate wiki page
(wasRe:Manualroute)
Marc Sherman wrote: > 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?"
>
It is not that I refuse to answer them. It's more than there is
generally no way to do it and involves much more work than if they
included proper info.
