> about my previous posting... I take that back. > the telnet command technically does not send the username. > > If you want to see how it works. > have someone telnet to a port on your machine, someone from another site > > do a check for who is telnetting to your port... > forgot the command, but it will give you a number. > > hmmm netstat? netstat -t if I recall (on linux I know it is netstat -t) > > then telnet to the site that is telneting to your port, connecting > to port 113, and type in the id number, and it should return > userid name. I dunno bout pidentd.. but identd is availabe at prep.ai.mit.edu last I checked > > try to get a hold of the pidentd source. > it will explain it better. also try the RFC for it.. don't recall the # off hand but it's damn fine reading :) Brett
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