Subject: Re: allowing unpriv users to bind to priv ports
To: Joe Reed <jnr@po.cwru.edu>
From: Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@Xtrmntr.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 09/26/2002 02:57:43
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On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 08:49:49PM -0400, Joe Reed wrote:
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> also, what if we wish to add a new protocol?  currently it's just
> adding a flag or 2 and adding the corresponding entries into the
> switch statements.  do we really want to add this much to /dev/ ??  i
> think the implementation may be to simpler to use a rule-based
> approach instead of  /dev/ports/*.

after thinking about it a bit more, it doesn't look that good anymore.
if nothing else 262145 taken inodes is a.. drawback :).  luke's idea
seems more usable and simple in one.

regards,

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