Andrew Suffield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 09:37:29AM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 02:32:53PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote: >> > On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 01:03:12AM +0200, Javier Fern?ndez-Sanguino Pe?a >> > wrote: >> > > - inetd begone! -> xinetd (better mechanism to control DoS, privilege >> > > separation, etc.) >> > >> > xinetd begone. There is no justification for using anything resembling >> > inetd on a modern system. >> > >> Why? What if I prefer to have something from inetd only when necessary >> instead of constantly running daemons everywhere? > > Why on earth would you? It's just more administrative overhead, and > yet another package you didn't need.
Because I've something else to do with my RAM than to run yet another daemon that will be used at most every other month. -- Rémi Vanicat -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]