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Re: Service names on machines with bad service files
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chad |
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Re: Service names on machines with bad service files |
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Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:25:27 -0700 |
On Sep 19, 2011, at 12:07 PM, Chong Yidong wrote:
>
> I'd rather use just 993. Doing (or (service-port-number "imaps") 993)
> doesn't really make sense. OTOH, no one will ever change the service
> names from their standard values, so the value will always be 993
> anyway.
I've no idea if there's any need to do so anymore, but I've worked in
systems (predating ssl) where we changed the service numbers in
/etc/services. I imagine that it's rare, but if anyone cares, it seems
like (defconst imaps-port 993) is cheap and easy.
*Chad