[347] in Hesiod
Re: Hesiod 2.0.0
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Greg Hudson)
Mon Dec 30 15:53:20 1996
To: Russell McOrmond <russell@flora.ottawa.on.ca>
Cc: ghudson@MIT.EDU (Greg Hudson), hesiod@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 30 Dec 1996 15:33:51 EST."
<199612302033.PAA05859@lists.flora.ottawa.on.ca>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 15:51:45 EST
From: Greg Hudson <ghudson@MIT.EDU>
> Would it be possible to introduce a hook that would allow various
> authentication methods to be added for those who might wish this
> type of functionality? What I'm trying to avoid is needing to send
> out a diff to a specific version of hesiod, rather than something
> much more generic.
I don't see what such a hook could do that a wrapper function could
not. Could you explain? Right now hesiod_getpwnam() has a simple,
well-contained scope, and I don't see any reason to expand its
responsibilities.
