> On Apr 10, 2020, at 1:09 PM, Aparajita Fishman via 4D_Tech > <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > The documentation clearly says 32000 is the default maximum to read if you > **DON’T** specify the maximum. So I have to agree with Rob — what exactly is > the problem? Is it really so difficult to type a few more characters to > override the default?
You can specify a larger maximum but it doesn't work. Also, the documentation also says 32000 is the maximum size of a text variable, which is wrong. > Have any of you actually thought about what would happen if the default were > much larger? Do you think it should default to the maximum size of a modern > text variable, 2GB? Let’s say you have multiple listening processes receiving > data. An attacker sends 2GB+ multiple times simultaneously. Your server is > now dead, because all of the physical memory has been exhausted. Overreact much? Yesterday I needed 32023 bytes. Fixed it, moved on, posted a light-hearted comment to this thread that maybe something got overlooked. > NTK is awesome, keep up the great work, Rob! Agreed. ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
