On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 11:40:28AM +0200, Elad Efrat wrote:
> YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
> 
> > unless anyone objects, i'll remove the list of mibs in sysctl.8 because:
> > 
> > - sysctl(8) shouldn't have any knowledge about each particular mibs
> >   these days.
> > 
> > - it's somewhat redundant.  cf. sysctl.3 and kernel (sysctl -d).
> 
> please remove it.

We should have a documentation for sysctl MIBs that is inluded in man.tgz
and uses MIB names, not the constants. (in a new sysctl.7 ?)

I don't object against the proposed change - the list don't serve that
purpose because it does not provide any explanations.

Pavel