From owner-svn-src-head@freebsd.org Sat Mar 4 00:58:50 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9BB2CF5FD6; Sat, 4 Mar 2017 00:58:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net) Received: from pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net (br1.CN84in.dnsmgr.net [69.59.192.140]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6E296170C; Sat, 4 Mar 2017 00:58:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net) Received: from pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id v240wnAr073598; Fri, 3 Mar 2017 16:58:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net) Received: (from freebsd-rwg@localhost) by pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id v240wnug073597; Fri, 3 Mar 2017 16:58:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <201703040058.v240wnug073597@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> Subject: Re: svn commit: r314585 - head/usr.sbin/syslogd In-Reply-To: <9EDDFC3F-80F2-4864-9DF5-BF9F81A9DB4A@gmail.com> To: "Ngie Cooper (yaneurabeya)" Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2017 16:58:49 -0800 (PST) CC: Hiroki Sato , svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers , ngie@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL121h (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2017 00:58:50 -0000 -- Start of PGP signed section. [ Charset UTF-8 unsupported, converting... ] > > > On Mar 3, 2017, at 15:12, Ngie Cooper (yaneurabeya) wrote: > > > > > >> On Mar 3, 2017, at 05:56, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > >> > >> -- Start of PGP signed section. > >> [ Charset ISO-8859-7 unsupported, converting... ] > >>> "Ngie Cooper (yaneurabeya)" wrote > >>> in <1A3F6606-822C-4C80-ADFA-48378F0F29EE@gmail.com>: > >>> > >>> ya> >> How about "...accepts UDP packets sent with any source port" or > >> > >> I actually think this right here is the clearest one of all the ones > >> I have seen attempted. Oh, remove the s from accepts. > > > > How about this instead (it incorporates hrs?s suggestion and your?s)? > > Thanks, > > -Ngie > > > > $ svn diff syslogd.8 > > Index: syslogd.8 > > =================================================================== > > --- syslogd.8 (revision 314626) > > +++ syslogd.8 (working copy) > > @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ > > .Ar service > > of > > .Ql \&* > > -allows packets to be received from any UDP port. > > +accept UDP packets from any source port. > > The default > > .Ar service > > is > > Actually, accepts is better. Although it isn?t clear by itself, the sentence fragment is describing the -a option, which is singular, not plural. Here?s the sentence in full context: > > source packet must belong to. A > service of `*' accepts UDP > packets from any source port. > Oh, yes, it shoud be accepts given the additional context. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org