rsc@merit.edu (Richard Conto) (02/05/90)
Archive-name: tcp-port-numbers/30-Jan-90 Original-posting-by: rsc@merit.edu (Richard Conto) Original-subject: Re: Who are the TCP/IP "port number police" ?? Archive-site: merit.edu [35.1.1.42] Archive-directory: pub Archive-files: ports Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) In article <9001291915.AA02256@jessica.Stanford.EDU> almquist@JESSICA.STANFORD.EDU ("Philip Almquist") writes: >Rich, >> I am trying to find out who to contact to officially register TCP/IP >> port numbers. I would also like to get a current list of port numbers >> and their respective owners... > > You want to read RFC1010, "Assigned Numbers". It lists all >officially assigned port numbers and also gives the procedure for >obtaining port number assignments. > > Some commonly used protocols do not use officially-assigned port >numbers for various reasons. Hans-Werner Braun of NSFNET recently >attempted to make a list of these unofficial port numbers. I seem to >recall it's available via anonymous FTP from MERIT.EDU. > > Philip See "pub/ports", available via. anomalous FTP from merit.edu (35.1.1.42). (And I don't vouch for the accuracy, just that it exists.) Also, the assigned numbers RFC mentioned is in "pub/rfc/RFC1010.TXT-1". --- Richard Conto