next test release (5th)
Roland McGrath
roland@frob.com
Fri Sep 29 12:56:00 GMT 2000
> Roland McGrath <roland@frob.com> writes:
>
> > I would expect more hassles from the current situation. The client code
> > has to be very careful to recognize talking to an old nscd and punt it or
> > whatever.
>
> I mentioned that I want to change it.
But this is categorically less robust than letting the old version talk to
the old version and leaving it at that. Even if you could be sure that
your compatibility code would be perfect, it doesn't seem worth the effort
and complexity to have the client worry about the server's version.
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