From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,47bc849aad30d586 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-28 20:13:28 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-out.nuthinbutnews.com!propagator-sterling!news-in.nuthinbutnews.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamfinder.gnilink.net!nwrddc02.gnilink.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3CF44759.8090406@mail.com> From: Hyman Rosen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.0rc3) Gecko/20020523 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: A standard package for config files is needed References: <3CF3B160.DF10E94F@san.rr.com> <3CF4064D.37BD1394@attbi.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 03:13:29 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 162.83.247.55 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrddc02.gnilink.net 1022642009 162.83.247.55 (Tue, 28 May 2002 23:13:29 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 23:13:29 EDT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:24898 Date: 2002-05-29T03:13:29+00:00 List-Id: Mark Biggar wrote: > I'm not sure that the benefits of the Registry out way the problems. > The Registry seems a major step backward in term of system coupling. > A program that corrupts the Registry can effect not only itself > but the operation of almost any other program on the system. I've seen this nonsensical argument too many times to count. One could say as easily that a program which corrupts the filesystem can affect any program in the system, so it is best not to use files. The registry API calls for setting and getting your own parameters are perfectly safe, and only affect designated items. There is no chance of corrupting the registry through their use. This anti-registry sentiment is pure FUD.