Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 09:29:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Al Reuben <alex@nac.net> To: Niall Smart <njs3@doc.ic.ac.uk> Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/6774: bind(3)/libc improvement Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980528092758.16667A-100000@iago.nac.net> In-Reply-To: <199805281150.EAA21797@freefall.freebsd.org>
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> > What I propose is an enviornment variable, "LOCAL_BIND" which
> > would be used by the bind(3) code. If this does not exist, the
>
> I'm inclined to just say "what a gross hack". :) If a program should
> have the ability to bind to specific addresses then the author of the
> code should provide that functionality through command line arguments
> or configuration files. There is currently no problem with the bind(2)
> interface, the problem is in the programs which use it, and therefore
> it's their behaviour which should be changed, not bind(2)'s
Err, bind 8 does what you are both talking about:
options
{
listen-on
{
a.b.c.d;
};
};
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