From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Apr 8 00:23:25 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id AAA08164 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 8 Apr 1996 00:23:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tfs.com (tfs.com [140.145.250.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA08159 for ; Mon, 8 Apr 1996 00:23:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from critter.tfs.com by tfs.com (smail3.1.28.1) with SMTP id m0u6BIF-0003wBC; Mon, 8 Apr 96 00:23 PDT Received: from localhost.tfs.com (localhost.tfs.com [127.0.0.1]) by critter.tfs.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id HAA07224; Mon, 8 Apr 1996 07:23:37 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: critter.tfs.com: Host localhost.tfs.com didn't use HELO protocol To: "Marc G. Fournier" cc: davidg@Root.COM, "Jordan K. Hubbard" , dob@nasvr1.cb.att.com, hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: -current & "Connection attempt to..." console messages? In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 07 Apr 1996 22:57:36 -0400." Date: Mon, 08 Apr 1996 07:23:36 +0000 Message-ID: <7222.828948216@critter.tfs.com> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > 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. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so.