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From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>
To: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/net inet.3
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On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 04:56:45PM -0800, Crist J. Clark wrote:
> cjc         2001/11/28 16:56:45 PST
> 
>   Modified files:
>     lib/libc/net         inet.3 
>   Log:
>   After the long explanaition of how the inet_* functions interpret
>   Internet addresses, point out that inet_pton(3) only understands
>   dotted quads with decimal values.
>   
>   MFC after:      2 days
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.20      +9 -1      src/lib/libc/net/inet.3
> 
As I already said in another thread, this is a duplicate of what
is already documented under the STANDARDS section of the manpage.
If you want a clearer wording, could you please consult with the
POSIX.1-200x drats, and probably adopt their text for inclusion
into the FreeBSD manpage?


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