Re: [SLUG] Why not ~/etc/muttrc?

[Mike Lake <Mike.Lake@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 09:44:09AM +1000, Andrew Bennetts wrote:
> So, my question:
>   Why isn't ~/etc/ the standard location for per-user application
>   configuration data?

When Jill this last weekend installed a new SUSE all our old personal
configuration data remained intact as its all in dot files in our home
directories. Had that been in /etc then the upgrade would have had a more
difficult time preserving personalised user settings.

Mike
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