> > On 18.03.07 14:13, Albert Dengg wrote: > > > and everything that is for communication with the users can in > > > prinziple run on any port you want, since you can tell then how to > > > configure your clients, but there is no mechanism to tell other > > > smtp servers "talk to me on port 666" or something.
> Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote on Sunday, March 18, 2007 9:39 AM -0500: > > Yes, and ... ? I miss your point. Of course you can run any service > > on any port. But there's good standard on what services run at what > > ports and using different port is usually harder to configure, > > detect etc etc... so better us well-known (assigned) ports. On 24.03.07 17:39, Seth Goodman wrote: > Actually, there is a standardized way to communicate ports for a given > service via DNS: SRV records. Except that almost nobody uses them :) > Since this mechanism did not exist until recently, MTA's pay no > attention to it, as far as I know. Actually, there is another standardized way: tcpmux (RFC1078). Nobody uses it even :) there are many well-known ports, and the only services (known to me) that run on dynamically assigned ports are RPC services... -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how popular it remains? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
