Jon Hamilton wrote:
> No. ipfw deals with /etc/services only at startup time (any other behavior on
> its part would be ridiculous).
That's not entirely true, there are other situations (like adding a
rule,
etc.) but your point is well taken. And no, I can't provide specific
examples, my point is really much simpler than that.
> I think you're overestimating the cost by a considerable amount. I'm
> not saying that the cost is zero, but I am saying that it's close enough
> that the value of having the information *right there* outweighs the cost.
Anyone interested in the information will stay interested long enough to
look it up in a man page. Even if the cost to the system is very very
small, I think that adding it to the file is silly when it could just as
easily be added to a man page.
Of course, there are other benefits to having it in a man page too. The
primary one being that changes/updates to the comments don't require a
change to the file, and would be picked up automatically during a make
world.
Now you'll have to excuse me while I go sharpen my lance...
Doug
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