Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] X.2 dissector needs some slight fixing

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:41:09 -0800
On Fri, Dec 29, 2000 at 09:59:09AM +1000, Richard Sharpe wrote:
> Using the principle of least surprise, the proto field and anything else
> that displays, should show the protocol as X25, so that people can apply
> the common rule that if you want to search for a protocol, simply convert
> the PROTO name to lower case!

Or, alternatively, using the Principle Of Least Difference From What The
International Telecommunications Union Calls The Protocol, the proto
field should be called "x.25", not "x25".