ARA 3.0: Maximum Supported Number of Configurations

What is the maximum supported number of configurations in Apple Remote Access 3.0? My computer stops responding after importing around 120 configurations.
The number of configurations depends on the length of the resource names.

A resource map can only be 32K, and it contains all of the resource names. Resource names are used to store the user visible configuration names. Each entry has a little overhead so the average name length, plus a little overhead, times the number of configurations, must be less than 32K.

If we assume 30 character names, and 10 bytes of overhead, then the limit is 32K / ( 30 + 10 ) = 819.2 configurations. Resource names can be as long as 255 characters, so worst case is 32K / ( 256 + 10 ) = 123.2 configurations.

Note: Apple recommends not saving more than 120 configurations with ARA 3.0.

Published Date: Feb 18, 2012