Re: Changes in the "changed" field

[Daniel Karrenberg <]

  > Michael van Elst mlelstv@localhost writes:
  > 
  > do we need someone who stops the time when the first anti-spam tool
  > has deciphered the new option ?

The difference is that then it is deliberate and not accidental.
What we wnat to do is prevent accidental and unwanted use of e-mail
addresses which are very often not connected to the database object
anyways. I get dozens of e-mails a day because I used to change database
objects more than 7 years ago. 

  > can we start a discussion to hide the notify: fields as well ? Here
  > this address gets an order of magnitude more anti-spam mail than any
  > entry found in a changed: line.

I consider this well-directed e-mail as the notify attribute, 
as the mnt-notify, should be maintained current and point to
a mailbox maintaining the database object and the resource associated
with it.  It is then a matter of local policy whether you answer
this kind of mail or you do not.

  > Sorry, if this sounds sarcastic. I'm just trying to prevent people
  > from wasting time that could be better spent in the forthcoming
  > reimplementation of the database.

We looked at this and it is not a big deal to implement.

Daniel