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Subject: re: port collisions
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Date: Mon, 19-May-86 06:13:36 EDT
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    Just a side note to these discussions.  Some IP protocols have 
only 8 bit port numbers (for example, RDP and HMP).  Any general
solution might think a bit about how to handle these beasties
(RDP was spec'd after TCP and UDP, so there is no guarantee that
new protocols will abide with the 16 bit port size unless Jon
has decided to be more demanding on protocol designers).

    You can't casually give away many ports in a 256 port space
for private use.

Craig Partridge
CSNET Technical Staff