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Re: text format stability
From: Michael Richardson <mcr () sandelman ottawa on ca>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 15:44:32 -0400
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"Eddie" == Eddie Kohler <kohler () cs ucla edu> writes:
Eddie> These changes should not have been implemented globally, Eddie> without some flag or option to preserve the old behavior. Eddie> Such a flag should be added. It is really hard to do that -- there are a lot of files involved. But, feel free to send patches! Eddie> Why change the way 'cksum' is spelled? Why print out the Eddie> checksum when it's valid? Why not leave the IP addresses at Becuse checksums are not calculated unless the capture is complete, so one can't tell the difference between: 1) invalid 2) valid 3) not enough data Again, if scripts want a stable format, then we need a field=value format. Anything else is going to change at some point. - -- ] "Elmo went to the wrong fundraiser" - The Simpson | firewalls [ ] Michael Richardson, Xelerance Corporation, Ottawa, ON |net architect[ ] mcr () xelerance com http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/mcr/ |device driver[ ] panic("Just another Debian GNU/Linux using, kernel hacking, security guy"); [ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Finger me for keys iQCVAwUBQOMYH4qHRg3pndX9AQFamwQAhRk/Sltm6U+d2Lnvbjt7czkYjcVaSPWj d1tvpp/+kP78UfGlkoqfF+d/7BXFyY6F3E/Q7zDyPjrSA0KXP9i5NXEIjNXT3CkG ff+P84ElEJ7ClrAbudeBnqKPOoqppUHgT4Ov9mUxSwDqC+I3L4DaMOXGbTN12F3O wGeRhGAMkjA= =h1bG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - This is the tcpdump-workers list. Visit https://lists.sandelman.ca/ to unsubscribe.
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