Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:05:11 +0200 From: cpghost@cordula.ws To: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: inetd vs standalone daemon Message-ID: <20050327190511.GB15898@fw.farid-hajji.net> In-Reply-To: <ef60af0905032709464d9d12c3@mail.gmail.com> References: <ef60af0905032709464d9d12c3@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Mar 27, 2005 at 07:46:09PM +0200, Gert Cuykens wrote: > Can i delete inetd ? Why would you want to? Just don't enable it from /etc/rc.conf and you'll be fine. If you need it, you can always enable it later. Many machines run just fine without inetd. It all depends what you wanna do. > I vote we get rid of inetd :) No. With inetd, you can also turn regular filters into network aware programs (sort of). And not every network service is always needed all the time. Having a deamon for each of those seldom used services hanging around is just wastful. -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
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