>On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:41:37 am Andrew McNamara wrote: >> In the olden days, the mask was spelled out in octets (eg >> 255.255.255.0). But we've moved to a more compact and logical >> notation where the number of leading significant bits is specified >> (eg /24). > >I hope you're not suggesting the older notation be unsupported? I would >expect to be able to use a mask like 255.255.255.192 without having to >count bits myself.
No, of course not - I was just explaining the relationship between the two notations for people who may not have been aware. -- Andrew McNamara, Senior Developer, Object Craft http://www.object-craft.com.au/ _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
