* On 01/19/01 12:15 Alex Pennace ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 10:27:26AM +0100, Mario Thaten wrote:
> > I am currently installing tcpserver as a full
> > replacement for xinetd. What I depend on, are the services, that are
> > considered internal by xinetd (daytime, time, echo, discard).
>
> What do you need those services for?
I myself rarely need them. But on my network there are programmers that
insist on this functionality. And as I am just the executive power...
> > Unfortunately I did not find any hint in tcpserver's documentation nor any
> > software on freshmeat that could fulfill this service.
>
> For echo:
>
> tcpserver 0 7 cat
>
> For discard:
>
> tcpserver 0 7 /bin/sh -c 'cat > /dev/null'
>
> I don't know the specifications for daytime/time off the top of my
> head, but NTP is much more accurate. I suggest using that instead
Ok, I will follow your hints!
Thanks a lot to Paul, too!
Good night,
Mario :)
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