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

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From: Joao Carlos Mendes Luis <jonny@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:05:03 -0300 (EST)
#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.

					Jonny

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Joao Carlos Mendes Luis			jonny@xxxxxxxxxxxx