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Date:      Mon, 9 Jun 2003 23:42:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Emil Cazamir <emil.cazamir@galati.rdsnet.ro>
Cc:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   RE: conf/53077: Update /etc/services 4031
Message-ID:  <20030609233616.H23396@znfgre.qbhto.arg>
In-Reply-To: <000301c32f19$443a1190$39b8e7c1@galati.rdsnet.ro>
References:  <000301c32f19$443a1190$39b8e7c1@galati.rdsnet.ro>

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On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Emil Cazamir wrote:

> Hello!
>
> As well as you don't have included in the "base" zebra routing package which
> uses the bgp, bgpd or zebra vty services (ports 2601 and 2605) while these
> ports are listed in /etc/services. I don't believe that the absence of UUCP
> from the base is a good reason to NOT include these services. It is very
> possible that a user to use a service, especially a IANA registered one even
> if there's no package/software included in the FreeBSD's base.

In the past we've included services that a large number of users make
use of, things that are in ports, etc. The key bit of my previous
message is that you need to provide a compelling reason to add this to
the file, and I'm sorry to say that I don't think you have.

Doug

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