Re: Shunned ports [was: Predraft of a new URL scheme: mailmsg ]

> In message <01HLHKVL7ZL68ZDW0P@INNOSOFT.COM>, Ned Freed writes:
> >> > ... and a list of standard ports to shun should probably be added.
> >
> >This leaves the following ports that are clearly either useless or potentially
> >harmful:

> Couldn't this be generalized a little bit? Can't we assume, for
> example, that the HTTP service is _always_ either on port 80, or on
> some port >1024?

> Similarly, gopher is _always_ either on port 79 or on some port >1024.

This sounds like a good idea to me -- simple, effective, and covers future port
allocations cleanly.

> This rules out the gopher: hack to access finger info. I won't loose
> any sleep over that. A finger: URL should probably be deployed, along
> with gateway interim solutions.

Agreed.

				Ned

Received on Saturday, 7 January 1995 18:37:17 UTC