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From: ml27192@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (lanett mark)
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Subject: Re: Backgrounder -- what is it?
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colella@emav51.webo.dg.com (Wayne Colella) writes:

>On a similar note, what does "responder" do?  I think it's an init that
>comes with the system software.

I believe Responder creates and binds a socket on AppleTalk networks, doing
nothing, just so managers can see what's out there.

Mark Lanett