Re: [webmin-l] Minor bug reading /etc/mail/aliases

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Jamie Cameron wrote:
> This is a side-effect of the way Webmin treats comments in the aliases file. Basically, if something looks like an alias but it commented out, it will be shown as a disabled alias.
> 
> The only down-side is that sometimes you get situations like this where an actual comment is mis-interpreted. However, I don't see any solution without losing the disable feature altogether.
> 
>  - Jamie

Would it be feasible to disable things by inserting the # and another 
character (or character sequence to reduce the likelihood of a clash) 
after it which marks it as being a webmin disabled alias rather than a 
comment? Even just using two # would distinguish it from any other 
comments..
Regards,
Colin.