Subject: Re: identd question
From: Sean O. Denney (sdenney@cise.ufl.edu)
Date: Thu Jun 07 2001 - 08:05:19 MDT
Sorry about that. I thought it said identd. There is a xinetd. Go
check it out at freshmeat.net
--- Sean
On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Josh Smith wrote:
> Note btw that identd and inetd are not the same thing at all.
>
> identd is a server that handes the IDENT protocol, which is probably a
> good thing not to run at all (although anyone who knows otherwise should
> chime in about why it's a good thing).
>
> inetd is a server that handles IP connections in general, based on the
> inetd.conf file; specifically, for servers that don't handle their own
> network connections. Services like telnet, FTP, POP, and IMAP are often
> run out of inetd. Any services that you don't need to run, you should them
> turn off in inetd.conf. xinetd is a more modern version of inetd, and if
> you need to run any inetd-based services, it's probably a better choice
> than the original inetd.
>
> -Josh (irilyth@infersys.com)
>
>
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