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Date:      25 Feb 98 14:32:25 +0100
From:      leifn@image.dk (Leif Neland)
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   inetd and portmapper
Message-ID:  <ae1_9802251457@swimsuit.swimsuit.roskildebc.dk>

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I am a little unsure about what inetd and portmapper does.
As far as I know, inetd looks at a bunch of ports, described in
/etc/inetd.conf, and if somebody connects to say port 119, it starts the popper
program. (The number is probably wrong, but the principle..)

What does portmapper then do?


Leif Neland
leifn@image.dk

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