Switching /etc/services to a .db file (was: CVS commit: src/etc)

[Bernd Ernesti <netbsd%lists.veego.de@localhost>]

On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 at 06:14:33PM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> 
> Matthias Drochner <drochner%netbsd.org@localhost> writes:
> > Modified Files:
> >     src/etc: services
> >
> > Log Message:
> > add SIP
> > (not going to import everything from IANA, but this is an increasingly
> > popular one)
> 
> If we make our libc use a .db file for /etc/services, it should be
> safe to import the entire IANA file -- and probably a good idea, too.

As long as it it easy to add new local entries.

And how much overhead would that cause on busy servers?

Bernd