Date:         Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:59:37 -0500
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From:         Bruce D'Arcus <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      why is mods allowed as root?
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I've wondered this myself, but someone else I was working with asked it
as well:

Why does MODS allow mods:mods as root?  It seems to add another
variable that one must take into account in processing (as in, I can
never know what the root is), with zero benefit.

Bruce