NRPE/NSCA replacement thoughts?

[Michael Medin]

On 2010-02-19 07:35, Kevin Keane wrote:
>
>> Well, the main reason is that they have a number of limitations which I
>> need to resolve and after speaking with Ethan about it I got the
>> impression he would not be updating NRPE/NSCA any more (for instance
>> Ton Voon has some patches to handle payload size which has not been
>> applied). He would (or so I gathered) rather have a new replacement
>> client(s).
>>      
> Client? Or protocol?
>    
protocol (NRPE and NSCA has fixed limits on data length, Ton extended 
the protocol with an additional "packet type" that was "more data".

>    
>> Also I tend to write programs in C++ and not C which sort of means it
>> is simpler for me to re-write them.
>>      
> That really isn't a good reason to throw out the investment thousands of people have made in a working NRPE/NSCA infrastructure! When the next developer comes into the project and likes Java, are we going to get yet another protocol? What if somebody wants to write a client for a new platform - does it have to be in C++?
>    
Uhmm... I am talking about a protocol here, so feel free to implement a 
client in brainf*ck if you like...
> Now don't get me wrong: I actually agree that there are good reasons to update or even replace the protocol. But I'm quite concerned about the motivation, and the end result that would come from it.
>    
Well, in this case my "motivation" is pure and simple self interest... I 
have no noble ideas about "helping the nagios community".
I need a new protocol, I will write one... pure and simple...
I just figured I would get some insight into what to think about whilst 
doing it...

// Michael Medin
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