Hi, On 22/05/16 10:00, Niko Tyni wrote: > Well, getservbyname(3) is used by 945 packages according to > codesearch.debian.net, and getprotobyname(3) by 551 packages. > Those use /etc/services and /etc/protocols by default AFAIK. > Doesn't seem that seldom to me?
I'm probably doing it wrong, but I grep /etc/services at least once a month in figuring out which port numbers I'm looking for a particular service. It's a really handy reference for doing firewall ACLs, etc. What is the upstream source for the /etc/services file? Do we just maintain that in Debian or are updates incorporated from IANA and unofficial port numbers? I think those files would lose a lot of value in the case that they are not up to date. Thanks, Iain.
