Re: FreeTDS support for table lookups

Victor.Duchovni@MorganStanley.com:
> - All of multi-parameter map types support both external ".cf" and
> "mapsource_" prefix notation in main.cf.

The "mapsource_" prefix notation is deprecated. It is confusing
because the parameters don't show up in postconf(1) output, and
it encourages storage of passwords in main.cf.

> - Parameters that hold passwords are read from a file when the parameter
> value starts with a "file:/" prefix.

There are other main.cf parameters (myhostname) that also need file
name support. This would avoid the need for Debian's /etc/hostname hack.

Introducing file name syntax for non-map lookup needs to be thought
out carefully to avoid conflicts (either in code or in the user's
brain) with map lookup.

With "mapsource_" prefix notation going away, what is the urgency
of changing configuration file syntax?

Wietse