On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Muli Ben-Yehuda wrote: > And if you can, use XDR (External Data Representation). Standard is > always good. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1014.html.
the problem with this specification is it is wasteful in network resources, because it uses a lot of padding for small data types. so one should consider whether they should go with the standard, or they have a reason not to use it (as as the neet to pass lots of data over a slow medium). -- guy "For world domination - press 1, or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
