call it *spcap* .. the .io is available ;)

bostik · on May 19, 2015

I know that's a low-brow joke, but I hope you know the history of S-prefixing a complex beast for a "simple" approach is not exactly encouraging.

SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Simple does not rule out hideously complex.

SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol. Let's not got there..

I shiver at the thought of a Simple Packet Capture Language. It might just end up looking like someone summoning the Ancient Ones.

EDIT: ditched the word "rewrite". It's not exactly suitable here.

bch · on May 19, 2015

Can't believe SOAP (simple object access protocol) didn't lead your list...

bd7lx · on May 19, 2015

LOL there is also "Very Simple Control Protocol" here: http://www.vscp.org/

lmm · on May 19, 2015

Don't forget SBT - Simple Build Tool, the most hideously complex build tool I've ever had to use.