Re: Proposed new pcap format

["Fulvio Risso" <fulvio.risso () polito it>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tcpdump-workers-owner () lists sandelman ca
> [mailto:tcpdump-workers-owner () lists sandelman ca]On Behalf Of Ronnie
> Sahlberg
> Sent: mercoledì 14 aprile 2004 13.19
> To: tcpdump-workers () lists sandelman ca;
> tcpdump-workers () lists tcpdump org
> Subject: Re: [tcpdump-workers] Proposed new pcap format
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jefferson Ogata"
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 6:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [tcpdump-workers] Proposed new pcap format
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> > Ronnie Sahlberg wrote:
> > > I dont see really the benefit from using XML at all.
> >
> > Usually I find that people who say that haven't used XML for anything
> significant.
>
> That is very true.

Protocol dissectors, in Analyzer, are completely based on XML.
And not only protocol dissectors.
So, I don't agree with you.

Different groups of people may have different needs.
If you want to manage large files, probably XML is not for you. For other
purposes (e.g. post-processing) XML may be an excellent choice.

        fulvio

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