Ethereal-users: AW: [Ethereal-users] Filtering problems

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From: Hesmert Albrecht ICM N MC MI SI 1 <Albrecht.Hesmert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 09:24:07 +0100
> 
> Change
> 
>   ... [ -f filter expression ] ... [ -R filter expression ] 
> ... [ filter
>   expression ]
> 
> to
> 
>   ... [ -f capture filter expression ] ... [ -R read filter 
> expression ]
>   ... [ capture filter expression ]
> 
> which would make it more obvious that the default is a 
> capture filter and
> not a read filter, and emphasizes that they're not 
> semantically the same
> (which is implied by saying "filter expression" in both places).
> 

I think this is a very good idea.
I also lost a lot of time until I understood that there are two
different filter syntaxes.
I also would be helpful to state clearly in the GUI whether you
have to enter a display filter or a capture filter.

Albrecht