quote:Originally posted by raceproukPort 113 is used for the now defunct IDENT protocol, and can safely be forwarded into the ether. I know this for a fact, as I have done it myself (forwarded to 192.168.1.254, which doesn't exist on that network). And I could still sign into Messenger with no problems.
It isn't defunct. It's still used with IRC, and sometimes FTP.
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