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Date:      Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:10:26 +0100
From:      Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
To:        cvs-src@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet in_pcb.c
Message-ID:  <20030221141026.GA47789@tara.freenix.org>
In-Reply-To: <20030221131205.GE30966@sunbay.com>
References:  <200302210528.h1L5SS0H092948@repoman.freebsd.org> <20030221131205.GE30966@sunbay.com>

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> > cjc         2003/02/20 21:28:28 PST
> > 
> >   Modified files:
> >     sys/netinet          in_pcb.c 
> >   Log:
> >   The ancient and outdated concept of "privileged ports" in UNIX-type
> >   OSes has probably caused more problems than it ever solved. Allow the
> >   user to retire the old behavior by specifying their own privileged
> >   range with,
> >   
> >     net.inet.ip.portrange.reservedhigh  default = IPPORT_RESERVED - 1
> >     net.inet.ip.portrange.reservedlo    default = 0

Why not going the way I believe OpenBSD did where some ports are tied to a
specific users (i.e. w/o opening a too wide window of ports) ?

-- 
Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr
FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 5.0-CURRENT #80: Sun Jun  4 22:44:19 CEST 2000

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