Florin Andrei:
> Wietse Venema wrote:
> > Florin Andrei:
> >> Florin Andrei wrote:
> >>> Is there a way to bind the listener to an interface using the interface
> >>> name (eth5:smtp) instead of the IP (1.2.3.4:smtp)?
> >
> > No. The bind(2) system call specifies an address. Not an interface,
> > and not the route. Connections with source address of X are not
> > necessarily sent out via interface X. The interface is chosen
> > depending on the destination of the connection.
>
> I understand. It makes perfect sense from the perspective of the programmer.
Especially considering that there is not a standardized API do do
these things. Not all the world is Linux, and the demand for doing
this is near zero.
Wietse
