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Date:      Mon, 08 Apr 1996 07:23:36 +0000
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
To:        "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@ki.net>
Cc:        davidg@Root.COM, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, dob@nasvr1.cb.att.com, hackers@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: -current & "Connection attempt to..." console messages? 
Message-ID:  <7222.828948216@critter.tfs.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 07 Apr 1996 22:57:36 -0400." <Pine.BSI.3.92.960407225606.15713D-100000@freebsd.ki.net> 

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> On Sun, 7 Apr 1996, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> 
> > >    The option to do non-existent port logging was recently added and defa
ults
> > > to on. I think it should default to off. In any case, it is controlled wi
th a
> > > sysctl variable (I forget which one - do a sysctl -a).
> >
> > I'm open to input on this, I just left it on as default to make sure there
> > would be a discussion :-)
> >
> 
> 	What is meant by "non-existent port" logging?  What is a "non-existent
> port"?

A TCP or UDP port that nobody listens to.

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