Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > --On Sunday, October 13, 2002 9:36 PM -0400 Joshua Slive > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> One more note: I'd like to see the rename of mod_access reversed. >> That just seems like a gratuitous change that hurts users and >> doesn't really help developers. > > > Could you please explain why breaking out the authorization (authz) > components in a similar fashion to authentication (authn) is a > gratuitous change? > > I believe mod_authz_host is a much better name for mod_access. It > indicates that this module is only dealing with authorization based on > the remote host components. mod_access can mean lots of things, but the > fact that it was solely restricted to hostnames wasn't obvious to me > from the original module name. -- justin
Sure, mod_authz_host is a slightly better name. But it does not justify the confusion of renaming the module. I'm looking at benefit/cost here, and I see only a small benefit with a significant cost. The other auth changes also have a significant cost, but they have a greater benefit. Joshua.
