[SOLVED] Re: other services ok, ftp not (was 1.5.11 - tcp problems)

[Carlo Florendo]

Brian Dessent wrote:

>Carlo Florendo wrote:
>
>  
>
>>On a curious note, why do the inetutils  apps like ftp, telnet, etc.
>>still use getservbyname() and the other getserv  functions when, as you
>>said,
>>these apps could just have the port and protocol hardcoded or specified
>>in a config file?
>>    
>>
>
>As far as I know that traces back to the original TCP/IP networking code
>in unix, 4.2BSD circa 1983 from what a quick google shows.  Back then
>things were a lot simpler and I suppose it was more straightforward to
>have one config file that defined all the services the box was running
>and what ports they were to listen on, and to have each daemon query
>that file through getservbyname().  As far as I know the tools in
>inetutils are the direct descendents of the original BSD commands from
>way back, so the code still uses those methods.
>  
>
Great info. 

Thank you very much.

Best Regards,

Carlo

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Carlo Florendo
Astra Philippipnes Inc,
www.astra.ph


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