Subject: Re: increasing UT_HOSTSIZE for IPv6?
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org, tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>
From: Lucio De Re <lucio@proxima.alt.za>
List: tech-net
Date: 07/24/1999 08:00:22
On Fri, Jul 23, 1999 at 11:06:25AM -0600, Chris Torek wrote:
> 
> I seem to recall that SysV now has a text-based umtp-equivalent
> file ("utmpx"), with the old utmp stuff around for compatibility.
> This seems like it might be the way to go, if it is not too badly
> broken.  Among other things, it could remove the length limits
> entirely, if the API uses dynamic allocation.
> 
> Anyone have details on this?
> 
Just saw that mentioned in the U/Win's {developers,users} list, by David
Korn, perhaps he's a good one to ask?  <dgk@research.att.com>

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