Re: [hackers] [quark] Rectify error-handling || FRIGN

From: Roberto E. Vargas Caballero <k0ga_AT_shike2.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:03:53 +0200

Hi,

> Both tcpd and inetd are not very UNIX-like in my eyes.
> If you want access-control, better look for a program which binds to a
> socket, does the checks and opens another socket you can bind quark to.
>
> Everything else, like including support for inetd in quark, is just an
> insult against the UNIX-philosophy.


Can you explain this feeling?. Maybe I am wrong, but I think Unix
authors didn't share your opinion because listen(8) of plan9 is the
same idea that inetd (but better done because listen doesn't need
to parse any configuration file).

Regards,

-- 
Roberto E. Vargas Caballero
Received on Mon Aug 11 2014 - 18:03:53 CEST

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