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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!imci4!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.erols.net!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!portc01.blue.aol.com!newsstand.cit.cornell.edu!news.acsu.buffalo.edu!news.drenet.dnd.ca!crc-news.doc.ca!nott!bcarh189.bnr.ca!nrchh45.rich.nt.com!ferret.ocunix.on.ca!resurrect From: change@sprynet.com Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Port definitions Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 02:51:14 GMT Organization: Sprynet News Service Lines: 14 Message-ID: <R.51vl49$nfh@juliana.sprynet.com> Reply-To: change@sprynet.com NNTP-Posting-Host: dd41-164.compuserve.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 Reposting article removed by rogue canceller. I am a new computer junkie, who cannot find the answer to this question. What are ports exactly? Port 21 is the FTP port on a TCP/IP network, and I have heard the term "ported software" but I do not understand it. Does anyone know of a resource for this information, or can anyone recommend a journal or textbook on the subject (and others, of course). If at all possible, please email me, as I sometimes don't check in for days. Thanks in advance. Eric Saylor change@sprynet.com