On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 01:22:00PM +1100, the unit calling itself Damien Miller wrote: > On Tue, 15 Nov 2005, J Moore wrote: > > >Nov 15 04:13:30 opie dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.1.207 from > >00:e0:4c:cf:15:90 via sis1 > > > >Now that one doesn't fit on a single line, does it? How would you > >propose exactly to make that entry both clear and < 80 chars? > > This message is long because it conveys a quantity of useful information, > not because it is full of redundant verbiage.
So, your point is that you make the message just long enough to communicate useful information - is that correct?