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From: change@sprynet.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Ports and ?
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 05:28:41 GMT
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I am a new computer junkie, who cannot find the answer to this
question. What are ports exactly? Port 21 is the FTP port on a TCP/IP
network, and I have heard the term "ported software" but I do not
understand it. Does anyone know of a resource for this information, or
can anyone recommend a journal or textbook on the subject (and others,
of course).

Eric S.
change@sprynet.com