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English => en_Bugs => Topic started by: thermoman on January 06, 2004, 10:13:09 PM

Title: Open 'external connection port' even if disabled
Post by: thermoman on January 06, 2004, 10:13:09 PM

Hi,

even if in ~/.eMule file external connections are disabled (AcceptExternalConnections=0) aMule opens the specified port and listens on it.

Connections requests to this port are denied, but it's a design failure to open a port when it's clear this port will not be used.

The same with ~/.aMule/muleconn - this socket is also opened even if the user had choosen not to allow external connections. (i know this file is in homedir and should be safe from being accessed from other users - but it's a design failure of aMule which *could* be used to compromise the the machine)

thermoman

Title: Re: Open 'external connection port' even if disabled
Post by: Kry on January 07, 2004, 03:00:37 PM

Muleconn is NOT and external connection and thus, shouldn't be enabled.

the TCP port is open but does NOT "AcceptExternalConnections"

Maybe I'll include a 'Disable TCP port"

Title: Re: Open 'external connection port' even if disabled
Post by: thermoman on January 07, 2004, 03:33:51 PM

> the TCP port is open but does NOT "AcceptExternalConnections"

It's the same as if i would open the gate to my $ 5.000000 village and put a sign at the gate with text "Keep away" :)

If the port is not needed - don't open it.

thermoman