RE: On PATH_MAX

[Christopher Nelson]

> "Alfred M\. Szmidt" <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > Make it possible to set the amount a user is able to 
> allocate instead 
> > of setting any kind of static limit that is impossible to get away 
> > from without recompiling the whole system.
> >
> > Arbitrary limits are poor software design, and have always been.
> 
> I tend to agree here.  :-)
> 
> Whether the OS architect likes it or not, applications that 
> use the file system the way GNU Arch does _do_ exist.  And 
> it's not up to the OS architect to decide whether they should 
> exist at all.

Another good posibility is having a *peek* function, that way you can see how 
big the message is *before* you accept it.  Then if you don't want it, you can 
drop it.  Spoon has that function, and it's very useful.

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