Chip,

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:36:00 -0400, Chip Hearn wrote:

> -=> Robert Couture wrote to Rick Van Ruth <=-
>  RC> There has been some misconception about IREX under Linux requiring
>  RC> root.  I do know if you use ports < 1024, it has to run as root.

   Btw, if done correctly;  it only needs to be started by root, not "run
 as root...  (which isn't quite the same thing...)


> Hummm..  question about this... 24554 is the binkP port right?

   Yep...


> As far as using 21 for FTP or any others, you would have to change your
> system's configuration...  Just wondering about the <1024 portion... Is
> that to use the FTP, SMTP, etc?

    I would presume so;  I also can't think of any other reason to run it
 that way...   I've not run it that way on Linux, though (don't need
 it...), although I have tested it on a Windows install... 





Jame


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