[p4] Security question: super-limited account ?

[Arnt Gulbrandsen]

David Weintraub writes:
> ...
> 5. If this user will be taking these files and doing further 
> development, you could also setup a local depot on his Perforce 
> server. (Again, at no additional costs). The user could then branch 
> the remote depot files to this local depot, and do their work. You 
> could in turn make the user's local depot a remote depot on your 
> machine, and share their work. It will work sort of like ClearCase 
> MultiSite -- except that will cost half(1) as much and won't take 
> down your development effort for days at a time because of badly 
> sync'ing packets and out of step epoch numbers(2).
> ...
> (2) - Only those who work with MultiSite understand what I am taking 
> about when I mention "packet sync'ing" and "epoch numbers". To those 
> people, I'm truly sorry for bringing up any unpleasant memories.

Go on, tell us what you really think. Get it off your chest.

It seems that every five minutes, someone will mention clearcase on this 
list and then abruptly stop without getting to the point.

Arnt