Ethereal-dev: Re: [ethereal-dev] "{Src,Dest} addr (resolved)" isn't always resolved

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 19:19:42 -0700 (PDT)
> There might be things that a no-exec or thread implementation might do
> better, but the current implementation seems, at least in my experience,
> to be "good enough" - it (currently) has some problems if the capture
> can't be started (for example, if you run Ethereal as a user who doesn't
> have access to the raw capture device), i.e. at least when I tried it
> the message box indicating the problem doesn't stick around, but I think
> that's the only real problem I've seen.

...and "-F" has the same problem, so it shouldn't stand in the way of
declaring "-S" ready for prime time.