INETD vs. Foreground session?

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1 total messages Started by Keith Bennett Mon, 27 May 1996 00:00

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Author: Keith Bennett
Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 00:00

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How do the services in INETD.LST get started?  When enabling services
such as ftp using INETD, are any changes made to configuration files
other than inetd.lst itself?  Is there any advantage to starting them
with INETD as opposed to any other way?  I do like to look at who has
logged in, and if I understand correctly, that would not be possible
if it were detached.  

According to the online help, here are the options for how/when to start a
service:

  INETD 
     The server is started when a connection request 
     for that server is received by INETD. 

  Detached 
     The server is started when TCP/IP starts.  The 
     server does not appear in the OS/2 task list. 

  Foreground session 
     The server is started in an OS/2 window when 
     TCP/IP is started. 

     If you choose to start a service in an OS/2 
     window foreground session, you can select the 
     Minimized check box to minimize the OS/2 
     window. 
  

Q: Does INETD also *close* the service after the host who requested
it has finished?  Which of INETD or Foreground Session would consume
less CPU and/or memory?

- Keith
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Keith Bennett                             Bennett Business Solutions, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD USA                     OS/2 & DOS Software Development
kbennett@cpcug.org                        (301) 871-7696

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