Re: inetd Enhancements

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Sun, 22 Nov 2020, Mouse wrote:

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> I think that would be another disaster.  I would look for a design that
> supports the flexibility without invalidating old files and without so
> much fluff, or at least without *requiring* so much fluff.

Changing the file format also concerns me.  It is entirely possible
that some add-on software (such as is found in NetBSD's pkgsrc) will
either directly modify inetd.conf or provide users with instructions
to make modifications.


> You started off speaking of being unintrusive.  I find it hard to see
> how changing the config file syntax so as to invalidate existing
> configurations could possibly be considered unintrusive.

Changing the syntax is indeed extremely intrusive.


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