Ethereal-dev: Re: [ethereal-dev] capture file naming

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From: Lyle Bickley <lpb@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:33:38 -0800
Joao Carlos Mendes Luis wrote:
> 
> #define quoting(Gilbert Ramirez)
> // Does anyone mind if I change the way ethereal saves captures?
> // That is, I want to change it to act like other [commercial] packet
> // analyzers: When you capture some packets, ethereal saves the trace
> // to some file that only it knows. (it will create a unique name with
> // tempnam() and pass the name to libpcap).
> //
> // After the trace is completed, it is automatically loaded, parsed, and
> // displayed on the screen. If the user wants to save the trace, he can
> // then chose "File | Save As" to give the file a name.
> 
> Please, make it so.
> 
> Suggestion: Allow the user to select a temp dir for this file, do not
> force a particular choice.

Hear, hear!  I agree.

Lyle

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