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Re: Picking an unused port number

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Subject Re: Picking an unused port number
Date Wed, 8 Jun 2016 18:03:31 -0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2016 07:36:12 -0700, Eric Douglas wrote:

> I wrote a socket communication app though I just hard coded a port
> number because it's just for our small business internal network without
> much concern for conflict.
>
Making it configurable is almost as simple, particularly if related 
programs/processes use a common configuration file. Failing that, a 
command line parameter is equally simple. Either makes your system future-
proof against some app or standard finding that it *must* have the port 
number - probably because some new standard uses it. 


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Re: Picking an unused port number nathanturner369@gmail.com - 2016-06-04 08:24 -0700
  Re: Picking an unused port number Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2016-06-04 09:56 -0700
    Re: Picking an unused port number Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-06 05:28 -0700
      Re: Picking an unused port number Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2016-06-06 15:40 -0700
        Re: Picking an unused port number Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2016-06-07 09:43 +0100
          Re: Picking an unused port number Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2016-06-07 07:43 -0700
            Re: Picking an unused port number Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2016-06-07 17:28 +0100
              Re: Picking an unused port number Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2016-06-07 09:40 -0700
                Re: Picking an unused port number Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2016-06-08 10:32 +0100
                Re: Picking an unused port number Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 06:45 -0700
                Re: Picking an unused port number Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2016-06-08 15:06 +0100
                Re: Picking an unused port number Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 07:36 -0700
                Re: Picking an unused port number Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-06-08 18:03 +0000
  Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-04 20:50 -0400
    Re: Picking an unused port number Wayne <wayne@nospam.invalid> - 2016-06-06 18:44 -0400
      Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-06 20:52 -0400
        Re: Picking an unused port number Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-06-06 21:28 -0400
          Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-06 21:45 -0400
            Re: Picking an unused port number Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-06-06 23:07 -0400
              Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-07 09:50 -0400
                Re: Picking an unused port number Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 13:46 -0700
                Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-07 19:31 -0400
                Re: Picking an unused port number Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 17:26 -0700
                Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-07 21:34 -0400
                Re: Picking an unused port number Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 13:52 -0700
                Re: Picking an unused port number Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-06-08 17:49 -0400
                Re: Picking an unused port number Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-06-07 21:53 -0400
        Re: Picking an unused port number a.laforgia@gmail.com - 2016-06-07 00:11 -0700

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