why use setlogmask, really?

[Ted Lemon]

> Maybe it's done in the server to reduce the number of actual calls
> made to syslogd?

Bingo.

> If this is the case, then I think a dhcpd.conf file flag is more
> appropriate than hard-coding, no?

True.

> Maybe it is assumed that nobody other than hackers
> would want to see debugging.

True.

> I find it handy to be able to turn off and on because the change
> control required to actually place a new binary on a production
> server is nothing less than Himalayan.

Makes sense.   'twould be handy to be able to control it via omapi,
too... :')

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