Multiple roots (was Re: [IRCServices] Does anyone use nested nick links?)

[Andrew Church]

>dont entirely get rid of it though, its great for sharing the root if need
>be.
>question: why dont you just allow multiple roots?

     I don't see why either of these are necessary.  Use SU.

>-backburn aka brandon jank
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Andrew Church" <achurch at achurch.org>
>To: <ircservices at ircservices.za.net>
>Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 6:04 PM
>Subject: [IRCServices] Does anyone use nested nick links?
>
>
>>      As the subject says, I'd like to know if anyone finds the nested
>> link system in Services useful, or if it's unnecessary.  I originally
>> modeled the system after symbolic links on Unix (and other) filesystems,
>> but as this makes for added complexity and has in fact led to a number
>> of bugs in the past as well as administrative difficulties.  So if
>> there's no need for having multiple levels of nicks, I'm planning to
>> just remove that capability in version 5 and limit links to a single
>> level.
>>
>>      Note that the only case in which this makes a visible difference is
>> the following:
>>     * Register NickA
>>     * Register NickB
>>     * Link NickB to NickA
>>     * Register NickC
>>     * Link NickC to NickB
>>     * Unlink NickB from NickA
>>     * Change a setting on NickB
>> In the nested (current) system, NickC would use the new setting for
>> NickB set in the last step, while in a flat system, NickC would retain
>> the original settings associated with nick A.  I can see potential cases
>> where this functionality can be useful, but if no one is actually using
>> links that way, then there's no real need to retain the functionality.
>>
>>      So, opinions, please: do you need nested links?
>>
>>   --Andrew Church
>>     achurch at achurch.org
>>     http://achurch.org/
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