Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 15:10:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <DougB@DougBarton.net> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/27195: /etc/services file out of date Message-ID: <200105232210.f4NMA3N45032@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR misc/27195; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Doug Barton <DougB@DougBarton.net> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG, sean@chittenden.org Subject: Re: misc/27195: /etc/services file out of date Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 15:00:42 -0700 The /etc/services file is sparse by design. Having the entire list of valid services from IANA in there would slow down various system functions that look up service names/ports/etc. If there is a specific item that you need added for some reason, feel free to state your case, however there has historically been resistance to adding the whole enchilada. Doug To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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