Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) on Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 04:45:51PM -0600:
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> Don't forget new applications, with new names, that want to log. Also, we'd
> have to name a central authority to assign facility numbers. I agree;
> a plaintext facility name is the only way to go here.
Hmm, so far /etc/servces seems to work fine, what is wrong with /etc/facilites?
> > Yes, this puts more bits on the wire, how many, really? Sites/vendors
> > that are really concerned can keep facility names to a few characters
> > to save bandwidth.
>
> I think the concern is more often one of on-disk log size, but that's
> definitely an implementation detail and not a protocol issue.
When talking about hundreds of thousands of messages per day, a protocol that
enforces overhead is not a way to go. It is bloat on the wire, in processing
and on disk.
cheers
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