[Info-vax] Use of logical names other than I/O redirection

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 9/10/2022 7:35 PM, alanfe... at gmail.com wrote:
> I recall Hoff once lamenting about logical names. He said they are
> mostly good for I/O redirection. And, IIRC, not liking using them to
> store application data.
> 
> I was wondering how people here (esp. Hoff!) feel about their use in
> batch queues and mail.

My opinion:

files & directories => great
configuration => ok but a bit of a hack - a config file or command line 
switch is usually better
process communication => bad - use something else

If for batch queue you mean a logical name pointing to a batch queue,
then I think it is fine - it is similar to files and directories.

If for mail you mean logicals used by EVE to auto format mail,
then it is a hack, but a hack that I have been using myself. If
something else please elaborate.

Arne