Prefs Removal Proposal

[Max Kanat-Alexander]

On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:09:12 +0100 Gervase Markham <gerv at mozilla.org>
wrote:
> docs_urlbase: hardcode to "<urlbase>/docs" and make sure the built
> docs are shipped in that location.
> 
> sslbase: hardcode to <urlbase> with s/http/https/.
> 
> proxy_url: Instead, use OS's mechanism for getting web content.
> 
> supportwatchers: hardcode to "on"
> 
> musthavemilestoneonaccept: just get rid of it; it's trivial to work
> around
> 
> commentonreassignbycomponent: don't see the point of this
> 
> usebugaliases: hardcode to "on"

	Agreed, with all of these. (I have yet to read the thread below
this, I will soon.)

> Bug Moving: rip it all out; I bet it no longer works

	It does work, but I don't think it's used. I think importxml.pl
is used for other reasons.

> mybugstemplate: the My Bugs link should be a saved search added to
> the new account, and treated like one, rather than a special
> undeletable link. This means it's not necessary for admins to be able
> to edit it.

	That also makes sense.

	Also, "usermatchmode" should be set to "search" by default, and
we then only need to keep "confirmuniqueusermatch".

> Also, make some prefs only appear when necessary. E.g. the RADIUS 
> category should only appear when RADIUS is being used. Same for LDAP. 
> This would reduce complexity.

	The RADIUS and LDAP settings have to be set before they're
turned on, so that wouldn't work, currently.

	-Max
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