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[LDM #PSI-337485]: Reason for pqact entry character limit of 270 characters?

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  • Subject: [LDM #PSI-337485]: Reason for pqact entry character limit of 270 characters?
  • Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 15:43:13 -0600
Gilbert,

Same reason the `time_t` type was initially 32-bits and IP address were 4 
bytes: no one thought anything longer was needed.

:-(

> Just a general quick question. One person wans to capture all the
> "K" radar sites from the NOAAport feed (but no TDWR's). He wants
> to do something where he lists out each site to capture, but then
> found there was a 270 character limit. Just curious...why is
> that? He's breaking up the request line into multiple entries,
> but I was just curious about the 270 character limit.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: PSI-337485
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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