Re: Open 7.3 items

It should also be noted that it's easy to get the DBAs to change their
username in the future when / if the @ hack goes away BUT it will be
difficult to change the usernames of the hundreds to thousands of
customer accounts.

For an upgrade, we'd end up making a script in the upgrade to keep them
the same (with the @) then have a control panel code in place to suggest
to the user that they may stop using the @ if they wish <click here>
type of thing.


> > > > Tom likes this because it is the fewer global users who have to append
> > > > the '@'.
> 
> > > At least that was my perception of the uneasy consensus reached.
> 
> > OK, you have now split the vote because we have two for the change, and
> > two against.  Why do you prefer to tag the globals?  Is it Tom's
> > argument?  I think it is kind of strange to tag the globals when it is
> > the locals who have @ in their username, and when they do:

> In the case of a virtual hosting postmaster, global users would likely be 
> DBA's, although they might not be.  These users are going to be the 
> exception, not the rule -- thus a character to tag their 'exceptional' 
> nature.