Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:53:58 -0600 From: "Justin W. Pauler" <jwpauler@jwpages.com> To: "Ryan Breding" <rbreding@drizzle.theriver.nu>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: UDP Connections to port 512 Message-ID: <000f01c05836$7700e700$0a50400a@drnet.fais.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011262244340.51961-100000@drizzle.theriver.nu>
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Ryan,
Biff, from my understanding, is simply the notice you recieve that says
you have new e-mail when you receive e-mail. I have yet to see it running,
but I am not usually around to see it.
I personally have it blocked off via ipfirewall and haven't seen a
problem yet.
-jwp
Justin W. Pauler (drnet)
E-Mail: jwpauler@jwpages.com
ICQ: 95989631
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Breding" <rbreding@drizzle.theriver.nu>
To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 10:44 PM
Subject: UDP Connections to port 512
> I keep getting these messages in the /var/log/message output:
>
> Nov 25 15:12:30 drizzle /kernel: Connection attempt to UDP 127.0.0.1:512
> from 127.0.0.1:2844
> Nov 25 15:13:54 drizzle /kernel: Connection attempt to UDP 127.0.0.1:512
> from 127.0.0.1:2851
>
>
> I have checked on the UDP connections to port 512 and it seems that it is
> "biff". Is there a setting to turn biff off or am I on the wrong trail
> ? I dont see biff running in the process list.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
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