>Note the "nowait" and "nobody", which are different from those used by
>/usr/libexec/identd.  The "nowait" is very important in particular, and
>"nobody" improves security by running this as non-root.

this last line is particularly ironic.  :)

>===== CUT - fakeidentd.c =====
>/*
> * fakeidentd.c - Demonstrate the bogosity of info coming from ident,
> *                by providing every request the same info.
> *
> * Author:  Todd Vierling <tv@pobox.com>, February 2000.  Public domain.
> */

something this small ought to be in inetd, yes?  and...speaking of
which, why are the inetd builtins bound to specific ports?

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