Shaun McCance wrote: > This is, perhaps, not a clear-cut case. You can certainly add > your account back by entering all the information anew. Then > again, you can add back a file by entering all its contents > from memory. I would tend to use "delete" only when actual > user data is being lost, not just some configuration stuff. > > In the case of removing/deleting an account, I'd be worried > that "delete" would carry the implication that the downloaded > mail would disappear. With POP, that doesn't happen. With > IMAP, the mail will disappear, but it's not really deleted. > It's still on a server somewhere.
This is not a good example since user accounts are always removed, never deleted. Think about it for a moment, it a user is deleted, his/her UID will get reused. That means any files left on the system become assigned to the new user; the new user can read files (or mail) left over from before. This would be a security breach. Adding your account back in after it has been removed means you get a new UID, which means a new account; you can't read the old files or mail. If you want your old account, it will have to be restored, not "entered anew." BTW, that was a hint, there should be a term for restoring anything that was removed. I suggest "restore" :) -- __END__ Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, --- Shawn "For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them." Aristotle _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
