On 25/09/06, Wes Hardaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>>> "DS" == Dave Shield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> TS> Is there a subtle (or not so, for any shell addicts) difference between
> TS> "oid.*" (doesn't match oid itself?) and "oid*" (matches oid
> TS> itself?)
>
> Oh, sorry...  missed the point there.  I'd said oid.* == oid* and both
> match oid or oid....  I think this is what most people would think and
> would expect.


I've just submitted a pair of patches - the first to implement a
simple wildcard subtree syntax (accepting either OID.* and OID* with
identical behaviour), and a second to distinguish between these two.

I think it's worth making the distinction - I'm always keen to provide
the admin with as much flexibility as possible, and it's unlikely that
.x.y.z and .x.y.z.N would both be valid trap OIDs.
So if an admin is trying to avoid false positive matches, this
distinction could be a useful one.

But if people think it's more trouble that it's worth, feel free to
back out the last patch.  That's why I've submitted this in two
stages.

Dave

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