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Date:      Fri, 08 Apr 2005 14:48:36 -0700
From:      Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>
To:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
Cc:        Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_mutex.c
Message-ID:  <4256FC34.60809@root.org>
In-Reply-To: <22307.1112996518@critter.freebsd.dk>
References:  <22307.1112996518@critter.freebsd.dk>

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Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> In message <4256BF44.2000100@errno.com>, Sam Leffler writes:
> 
> 
>>>And besides, a formatted sysctl has no binary compatibility issues at
>>>all.  I like that too.
>>>
>>
>>Sure, that's the downside; you need to design binary protocols with care 
>>(this is a protocol after all).
> 
> 
> And given that X.400 is dead and SMTP lives I would say that an ascii
> based protocol is preferable.

Always and in every situation.

-- 
Nate



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