Wow.  Not to start a debate, but that's the silliest statement I've seen in
awhile.

If you don't like how it works, change it.  You have the source.

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Tomcat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 1:39 AM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: Starting and stopping Tomcat as non-root
> 
> 
> Alternatively, is there a way to make Linux so that it lets any user
> bind to any port?  This "must be root to bind to low ports" 
> is the most
> idiotic "security" measure in all of Unix land and has 
> resulted in more
> breakins over the years than any other single thing.  Can I 
> turn it off?
> 

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