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From: Phillip Susi <psusi@...>
To: Mikael Ståldal <mikael.staldal@...>
Cc: <linux-kernel@...>
Subject: Re: Possibility to adjust the only-root-can-bind-to-port-under-1024 limit
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 6:42 pm

Mikael Ståldal wrote:

No, it is not obsolete, yes, it always was arbitrary.

You prevent users from binding to those ports by only giving 
applications that need to the capability, and only letting the users 
that need to have execute permission to those programs.

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Re: Possibility to adjust the only-root-can-bind-to-port-und..., Phillip Susi, (Tue Nov 27, 6:42 pm)
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