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; }; }; -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Atheism is a non-prophet organization. I route, therefore I am. Alex Rubenstein, alex@nac.net, KC2BUO, ISP/C Charter Member Father of the Network and Head Bottle-Washer Net Access Corporation, 9 Mt. Pleasant Tpk., Denville, NJ 07834 Don't choose a spineless ISP! We have more backbone! http://www.nac.net -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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