Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 11:01:31 +0100 From: Dominic Mitchell <Dom.Mitchell@palmerharvey.co.uk> To: Josef Karthauser <joe@pavilion.net> Cc: Doug <Doug@gorean.org>, Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>, Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mentioning RFC numbers in /etc/services Message-ID: <19990729110131.A50938@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <19990729090420.A98489@pavilion.net>; from Josef Karthauser on Thu, Jul 29, 1999 at 09:04:20AM %2B0100 References: <xzpu2qrad76.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907281735570.15263-100000@dt011n65.san.rr.com> <19990729090420.A98489@pavilion.net>
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On Thu, Jul 29, 1999 at 09:04:20AM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: > A question that always baffled me (I'm fairly easy to baffle) is why we've > got some numbers defined as both udp and tcp when the service type is only > one or the other. Does anyone know? Probably because the IANA specifies them that way. I think that they try to keep both UDP and TCP ports the same, "just in case". There might be a better explanation in rfc1700 (assigned numbers), or whatever it's latest edition is. -- Dom Mitchell -- Palmer & Harvey McLane -- Unix Systems Administrator In Mountain View did Larry Wall Sedately launch a quiet plea: That DOS, the ancient system, shall On boxes pleasureless to all Run Perl though lack they C. -- ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. ********************************************************************** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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