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Date:      Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:36:17 -0400
From:      Bob Johnson <fbsdlists@gmail.com>
To:        net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Observations from an old timer playing with 64 bit numbers...
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On 6/23/10, Randall Stewart <rrs@lakerest.net> wrote:

> Then I would strongly suggest you go fix the manual page for ntohl/
> ntohs and
> point people to the be64toh() functions... then people would NOT be
> ignorant.
>
> The problem is there is NO clue in the system...

Already done, at least in 7.2. But it refers you to them under the
alias byteorder(9).

- Bob

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