From: Alex Satrapa (alex.satrapaapf.edu.au)
Date: Wed Jul 26 2006 - 01:28:59 CDT

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On 26 Jul 2006, at 16:02, Cheryl Trooskin wrote:

> Thank you for the detailed analysis of my configuration. I have to
> admit,
> some (most?) of those values are like that because "they've always
> been
> like that" -- I'm hesitant to change what works until it stops
> working, so
> I've been toting around lines from main.cf for *mumble* years, now.

I usually keep my server configuration notes in the config files, or
in a TWiki. As I fiddle with settings, I keep a not of what I did,
and what benefit I hope to gain from that change. Then I come back a
year later, laugh at the naivete of my past self and change the
tweaked settings back to sensible values.

The TWiki also means that the person who steps in to fill my shoes
has some chance of knowing just what the heck is going on with all
these various services. TWiki, external sysadmin diary, whatever -
the important thing is that all changes are tracked for the life of
the application. Ideally, some indication of the benefit sought and
measurement of actual outcomes should be in there too.

I use TWiki just because I always have...

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