Nope... it's still CLI-based but it supposedly has more "features." I'm
trying to find out exactly what those additional features are, and what
makes it "better" than inetd.
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To: Jim B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 9:52 PM
Subject: RE: xinetd vs. inetd
> xinetd is inetd with a graphical configuration isnt it ?
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> On 23-Apr-99 Jim B wrote:
> > Hi all, I'm a newbie on this list... I just installed Linux for my first
> > time last week. I've been learning tons of stuff too. FYI I'm running
the
> > Debian 2.1 release on an iP133 with 48MB RAM.
> >
> > Anyway, when I installed it I didn't know exactly what some of the
questions
> > meant so I followed most of the defaults. Don't worry, now I mostly
know
> > what I'm doing ;-) but I still can't seem to figure out what is the
> > difference between xinetd and inetd. Looks to me like they both do the
same
> > thing. Can anybody tell me the purpose of xinetd?
> >
> > BTW I'm using the Linux box over a dial-up PPP connection and using IP
> > masquerading to firewall/hook up my Win98 box as well.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Tony Hernandez ::: Intellon Corporation
> MCP A+
> Workstation Administrator
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