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| <pkgmetadata> |
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| <longdescription> |
| ipsvd is a set of internet protocol service daemons for Unix. It currently |
| includes a TCP/IP service daemon, an SSLv3 TCP/IP service daemon (Linux and |
| MacOSX), and a UDP/IP service daemon. |
| |
| An internet protocol service (ipsv) daemon waits for incoming connections on a |
| local socket; for new connections, it conditionally runs an arbitrary program |
| with standard input reading from the socket, and standard output writing to the |
| socket (if connected), to handle the connection. Standard error is used for |
| logging. |
| |
| ipsv daemons can be told to read and follow pre-defined instructions on how to |
| handle incoming connections; based on the client's IP address or hostname, they |
| can run different programs, set a different environment, deny a connection, or |
| set a per host concurrency limit. |
| |
| Normally the ipsv daemons are run by a supervisor process, such as runsv from |
| the runit package, or supervise from the daemontools package. |
| |
| ipsvd can be used to run services normally run by inetd, xinetd, or tcpserver. |
| </longdescription> |
| </pkgmetadata> |