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Re: [leafnode-list] standalone



Matthias Andree <ma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> "Faine, Mark" <Mark.R.Faine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> Are there any future plans to dump the inetd/xinetd requirement for leafnode
>> and allow it to run standalone.  I really think leafnode is exactly what I
>> need but I hate to install xinetd just for leafnode.  
>
> Not at the moment or not for the near future. If xinetd is a security or
> bug-vs.-stability concern for you, then you can also use tcpserver
> <URL:http://cr.yp.to/ucspi-tcp.html> and maybe daemontools
> <URL:http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html> instead of xinetd.

also, you surely have inetd(8) installed, and there's no problem
running leafnode from that.  see leafnode documentation on how to do
it, it's as simple as copying one of the lines specifying a stream
type of service in /etc/inetd.conf and editing to taste.

  clemens

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