Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 00:06:57 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Doug <Doug@gorean.org> Cc: Ben Rosengart <ben@skunk.org>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mentioning RFC numbers in /etc/services Message-ID: <70382.933458817@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 30 Jul 1999 15:10:18 MST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907301505250.7396-100000@dt011n65.san.rr.com>
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On Fri, 30 Jul 1999 15:10:18 MST, Doug wrote: > On some of the machines I administer I have some custom entries for > /etc/services that make more sense than the defaults, especially for > the ports > 1023. Would you need these entries if inetd let you specify port numbers instead of service names? That behaviour is a function of laziness, rather than principle. If I'm correct in my suspicion that most people only meddle with /etc/services to appease inetd's harvest of sown laziness, then the effort required to change the current behaviour will be worthwhile. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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