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 The ancient and outdated concept of "privileged ports" in UNIX-type 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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