On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, GateKeepeR News wrote:
> Hey, thanks! Now about the identd, why should I install that on my
> system? I have no problem doing it, just curious as to why I would need
> it. Thanks again!
It's kind of security measure. Remote server sends ident request and
the identd responds with user/group of the process owning the socket from
which the connection originates. It assures the remote side that the user
is who he/she pretends to be.
Bye Borek
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