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On 4/25/06, Hans Fugal  wrote:

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> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 at 08:57 +0100, Steve Harris wrote:

> > On Sun, Apr 23, 2006 at 06:40:32 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:

> > > For the sake of the record, it's been duked out on IRC and Steve

> > > wins :).  (Specifically, ports will be required to have a unique string

> > > ID, but it will live in the data file, not the code).

> >

> > Actually I didn't mean to say that they /will/ be required, just that I

> > don't have a problem with it. I've not heard anyone else speak in favour

> > of this, and it is a feature. If theres a critical mass of support I'm OK

> > with adding it, as it should make the lives of some hosts much easier.

>

> Well then let me weigh in. I have in the past cursed the insensibility

> of referencing a port with its arbitrary (from the human's POV)

> numerical ID. I want human-friendly port IDs.

Me too.