Re: 2.0.36-pre9

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 15:19:51 +0100 (BST)

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> Isn't it a fault if a program can send out data, if the bind() syscall
> failed? (I won't look into this as I just hope for the goodness in my
> apps.... :-)

If bind fails then the socket stays unbound. A connection from an unbound
socket causes an autobind. So it gets a high port

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