Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 00:53:04 -0800 From: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> To: opentrax@email.com Cc: dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie, bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: docs/24307: man page for inetd(8) missing /etc/protocols in FIL ES section Message-ID: <200101150853.f0F8r4Q01821@mobile.wemm.org> In-Reply-To: <200101150817.AAA02492@spammie.svbug.com>
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opentrax@email.com wrote: > > > On 14 Jan, David Malone wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 06:57:08PM -0800, opentrax@email.com wrote: > > > > Sorry - I closed this PR accidently. I was going to point out that > > inetd doesn't use /etc/protocols, because it does not have to > > translate protocol names to protocol numbers. The tokens "tcp", > > "udp", ... used in inetd.conf are parsed by inetd as it has no > > need to know any protocol numbers. > > > > If this seems OK, then I'll leave the PR closed. > > > Can I get a commit on the documentation? > Even if is has no real use for inetd(8), it should > be documented becuase it's mentioned. > This provides consistent style. > > Commit and close would be the appropriate action. There is no need. There is no point adding a '/etc/protocols' to the FILES list since inetd does not use the '/etc/protocols' file. At best it would be misinformation. Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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