tlsport & ntpport

Eric S. Raymond esr at thyrsus.com
Sat Feb 2 18:38:48 UTC 2019


Achim Gratz via devel <devel at ntpsec.org>:
> Eric S. Raymond via devel writes:
> > *tlsport XXX* Contact the NTS-KE server on TCP port XXX.
> >
> > *ntpport YYY* Request an NTPD server on UDP port YYY.
> >
> > Can anyone explain to me a case in which these are not
> > equivalent to expcit port prefixes on a server, ask, re require
> > address?
> 
> I think you have that right.  But I also think you can never use a
> different UDP port than the one NTS-KE gave you anyway, so I don't see
> why you'd even accept a port prefix on the ask/require address.

Done, I'll remove those from the to-do list with an appropriate commit comment.
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