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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: More 2.1 Fixit disk PROBLEM (fwd)
To: aledm@pavilion.co.uk (Aled Morris)
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 10:52:44 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199602140945.JAA16156@deputy.pavilion.co.uk> from "Aled Morris" at Feb 14, 96 09:09:52 am
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> At 21:06 11/02/96 -0500, Steve Corso wrote:
> >Ok...Well, I was on the right track.  You do need the /etc/services and 
> >/etc/protocols files, but AH!!, you need to put links up to them since
> >the fixit gets moved to /mnt2.
> 
> I would prefer it if the versions of Ping, Telnet etc. on the fixit floppy
> were more robust in the absence of these "informational" files.
> 
> i.e. if the getservbyname fails, use a hardwired service port.
> 
> Is there a good reason why the *standard* versions of Ping, Telnet etc.
> don't do this?  Good defaults makes robust software.

Shouldn't these "hacks" go into "getservbyname" instead of each and
every program seperately?

In case of failure, you could relookup in a small internal table.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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