[openbeos] protoent

[12:59] <CIA-3> axeld * r18247 /haiku/branches/team/network/new_stack/
kits_network/dns/irs/lcl_pr.c: 
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[12:59] <CIA-3> In any way, I don't really get the rationale behind 
this protoent stuff.

How about, for statistical or information tools to display stuff for 
protocols they don't explicitely know about... (netstat, ...)
Or apps to get protocols as string argument... like, some apps allow 
options like -listen tcp|unix|... it both avoids having to hardcode 
them and allows some extensibility as long as the protocol has the same 
semantics as the usual ones.

François.

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