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Subject: Re: [9fans] 9grid.us
From: Lucio De Re <lucio@proxima.alt.za>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 08:27:34 +0200
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> I was not suggesting they be ephemeral.  I just was suggesting
> that the behavior be that in the absence of evidence to the 
> contrary, the user name foo maps to the disk uid foo.

I agree unreservedly, as it's the simplest and therefore most likely
to work.

I added the type of complications that are made necessary by the
somewhat uncooperative nature of Internet visitors.  Ephemeral
accounts would have their place, too, I think, whether it would be the
default or the exception.  Maybe you need to log in a second time to
collect the signature on the certificate that was issued first time
around (says he, without stopping to think - don't shoot!).

++L