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From: cmoore@amdimage.UUCP (chris moore)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio.packet
Subject: Re: TCP Programmers Guide
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Date: Thu, 12-Dec-85 16:47:27 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 12 16:47:27 1985
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In article <751@petrus.UUCP> karn@petrus.UUCP (Phil R. Karn) writes:
>
>Therefore it is possible to have several distinct connections established
>at the same time to a single port on a given machine, as long as the
>source sockets are distinct. Port numbers are used either through mutual
>agreement, or more commonly when a "standard" service is involved, a "well
>known port" number. For example, to obtain standard remote login service
>(known as "telnet") one initiates a connection to TCP port 23; to send mail
>using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) one talks to port 25.
>ARPA maintains port number lists and periodically publishes them. They will
>also assign port numbers to a new application on request if it appears to be
>of general interest.
>

This is the one part that bothers me, although maybe my fears are
unjustified.  If I want to use the network, I have to have a socket
address assigned to me.  Who will handle this?  Will I have to
wait weeks for somebody to assign a socket address?  Is there a
chance that "they" will decide that it's not in the "general interest"
to give me a port number?

Maybe I missed the whole point here, and if so, could someone please
clarify this?  Thanks muchly.
			Chris Moore

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