From e72ec8a0b777fdcc929919e28f1b0893a85271b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 16:28:52 +0000
Subject: Added `to' keyword, changed local-user default.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=331
---
 NEWS | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'NEWS')

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a2bb102c..b9b60bc6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ features --
 
 bugs --
 
-* Default user name to deliver to is now the calling user (was the remote
-  user ID).
+* Default user name to deliver to is now the calling user, unless
+  program is running as root in which case it is the remote user name
+  (default can be overridden with an `is' or `to' declaration).
+  In versions up to 1.7 it was the calling user; in 1.8 the remote
+  user ID.  This created some confusion.
 
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