Does key length require storage?

[xing at fictionpress.com]

I'm confused well. The memcached protocol explicitly defines a 
limitation of 250 chars as the key value. How is memcached able to store 
client keys that are larger than the limit without hashing?

Xing

Kevin A. Burton wrote:
> Anatoly Vorobey wrote:
> 
>>On Sun, Jan 23, 2005 at 10:19:22PM -0800, Kevin A. Burton wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>The current  protocol.txt says that the maximum lenght of a key is 250 
>>>characters.
>>>
>>>Is there any hashing done in the server to prevent storage of the key or 
>>>is the entire key stored so that the server can rehash if necessary?
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>The entire key is stored and matched when necessary.
>>
>>  
>>
> Why isn't this documented anywhere.  Should we be recommending that 
> people use short keys when possible?
> 
> Kevin
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