> > The reason it will help with support is because newbies will go > > "SQL_ASCII! I don't want ascii!". > > No they won't. They will likely not even notice this message > in the sea of other messages they've never seen before; and > even if they do notice it, they will certainly not realize > that they don't want it. If the message were to *say* "this > is probably a bad choice because it's incompatible with your > locale selection", then it might possibly have the effect > you're hoping for, but I don't see how we can find that out.
Another way would be to make -E a mandatory parameter, and remove the default completely. That way you have to make a conscious decision. Can't claim surprise then. //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings