Ethereal-dev: [Ethereal-dev] TCAP and non-standard SSNs

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From: Bruce Fitzsimons <Bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 21:27:12 +1200
Hello,
I want to add support for non-standard SSNs into packet-tcap.c, but the limited range of pref types has me debating if I should:
a) Change all the current SSN's into numbers in a comma separated list e.g. a string, with all the validation hassles that entails OR b) Add 1-n integer fields for the SSNs, where n is a number sure to be 1 less than somone needs
Neither option makes me happy. (b) is easier, fer shure. (a) makes the current SSNs more explicit, but the validation hassles are not insignificant.
Also, should I support them being set in an environment variable (like some of the other dissectors use)? 

/Bruce