glfs/basicnet/netprogs/portmap/portmap-intro.xml

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<title>Introduction to portmap</title>

<screen>Download location (HTTP):       <ulink url="&portmap-download-http;"/>
Download location (FTP):        <ulink url="&portmap-download-ftp;"/>
Version used:                   &portmap-version;
Package size:                   &portmap-size;
Estimated Disk space required:  &portmap-buildsize;
Estimated build time:           &portmap-time;</screen>
<screen>
Required patch:
Download location (HTTP):        <ulink url="&portmap-patch-http;"/></screen>

<para>The portmap package is a more secure replacement for the
original SUN portmap package.  Portmap is used to forward rpc
requests to rpc daemons such as NFS and NIS.</para>

<para><screen>portmap depends on:
<xref linkend="tcpwrappers"/></screen></para>

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