Thread: IANA registration
PostgreSQL typically uses port 5432 for client-server communications. It would be a good idea to register this with IANA. This will help to avoid a clash with other services that might try to use the port. DB2, Interbase, MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, etc. are already registered. Might someone with a reasonable grasp of the low level messages in PostgreSQL care to submit a registration? http://www.iana.org/ http://www.iana.org/cgi-bin/usr-port-number.pl http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/port-numbers -- Pete Forman -./\.- Disclaimer: This post is originated WesternGeco -./\.- by myself and does not represent pete.forman@westerngeco.com -./\.- opinion of Schlumberger, Baker http://www.crosswinds.net/~petef -./\.- Hughes or their divisions.
Pete Forman <pete.forman@westerngeco.com> writes: > PostgreSQL typically uses port 5432 for client-server communications. > It would be a good idea to register this with IANA. This will help to > avoid a clash with other services that might try to use the port. > Might someone with a reasonable grasp of the low level messages in > PostgreSQL care to submit a registration? > http://www.iana.org/ > http://www.iana.org/cgi-bin/usr-port-number.pl > http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/port-numbers This seems like a good idea. They seem to want a particular person's name as contact, so I suppose one of the core group should do it. Has anyone already initiated the process; if not, shall I? regards, tom lane
> Pete Forman <pete.forman@westerngeco.com> writes: > > PostgreSQL typically uses port 5432 for client-server communications. > > It would be a good idea to register this with IANA. This will help to > > avoid a clash with other services that might try to use the port. > > Might someone with a reasonable grasp of the low level messages in > > PostgreSQL care to submit a registration? > > > http://www.iana.org/ > > http://www.iana.org/cgi-bin/usr-port-number.pl > > http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/port-numbers > > This seems like a good idea. They seem to want a particular person's > name as contact, so I suppose one of the core group should do it. > Has anyone already initiated the process; if not, shall I? This seemed like a Marc job to me. Marc? -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000+ If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania19026
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Pete Forman <pete.forman@westerngeco.com> writes: > > > PostgreSQL typically uses port 5432 for client-server communications. > > > It would be a good idea to register this with IANA. This will help to > > > avoid a clash with other services that might try to use the port. > > > Might someone with a reasonable grasp of the low level messages in > > > PostgreSQL care to submit a registration? > > > > > http://www.iana.org/ > > > http://www.iana.org/cgi-bin/usr-port-number.pl > > > http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/port-numbers > > > > This seems like a good idea. They seem to want a particular person's > > name as contact, so I suppose one of the core group should do it. > > Has anyone already initiated the process; if not, shall I? > > This seemed like a Marc job to me. Marc? Will do ... *nod*
The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> writes: >> This seemed like a Marc job to me. Marc? > Will do ... *nod* Ok, fine here. BTW, I was thinking that rather than filling in their webform in any detail, it'd make the most sense to just supply a link to our protocol documentation, presently http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.0/postgres/protocol.htm or http://www.postgresql.org/devel-corner/docs/postgres/protocol.html Even though the latter is nominally unstable docs, the URL doesn't have built-in obsolescence in it ;-) Maybe we should arrange for a more stable path to the "current release" docs, ie a symlink without a version number? regards, tom lane
> > > PostgreSQL typically uses port 5432 for client-server communications. > > > It would be a good idea to register this with IANA. This will help to > > > avoid a clash with other services that might try to use the port. > > > Might someone with a reasonable grasp of the low level messages in > > > PostgreSQL care to submit a registration? > > > > > http://www.iana.org/ > > > http://www.iana.org/cgi-bin/usr-port-number.pl > > > http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/port-numbers > > > > This seems like a good idea. They seem to want a particular person's > > name as contact, so I suppose one of the core group should do it. > > Has anyone already initiated the process; if not, shall I? > > This seemed like a Marc job to me. Marc? They ask for some (high level) details on the protocol features/packet format. If Tom (or someone; could be me but I've been swamped) could help out with a few sentences, we'll get this done a bit faster ;) Presumably for port 5432 it is just the connection handshake stuff... - Thomas
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Tom Lane wrote: > Ok, fine here. BTW, I was thinking that rather than filling in their > webform in any detail, it'd make the most sense to just supply a link > to our protocol documentation, presently > > http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.0/postgres/protocol.htm > or > http://www.postgresql.org/devel-corner/docs/postgres/protocol.html > > Even though the latter is nominally unstable docs, the URL doesn't > have built-in obsolescence in it ;-) If it's in the devel-corner it does! > Maybe we should arrange for a more stable path to the "current release" > docs, ie a symlink without a version number? But there is... http://www.postgresql.org/docs/special/protocol.html Vince. -- ========================================================================== Vince Vielhaber -- KA8CSH email: vev@michvhf.com http://www.pop4.net 56K Nationwide Dialup from $16.00/mo atPop4 Networking Online Campground Directory http://www.camping-usa.com Online Giftshop Superstore http://www.cloudninegifts.com ==========================================================================
Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com> writes: >> Maybe we should arrange for a more stable path to the "current release" >> docs, ie a symlink without a version number? > But there is... > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/special/protocol.html No, that's just the first page of that chapter. If the 'next' link worked ... regards, tom lane
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Tom Lane wrote: > Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com> writes: > >> Maybe we should arrange for a more stable path to the "current release" > >> docs, ie a symlink without a version number? > > > But there is... > > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/special/protocol.html > > No, that's just the first page of that chapter. If the 'next' link > worked ... It's what you provided: http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.0/postgres/protocol.htm But it's been changed. Vince. -- ========================================================================== Vince Vielhaber -- KA8CSH email: vev@michvhf.com http://www.pop4.net 56K Nationwide Dialup from $16.00/mo atPop4 Networking Online Campground Directory http://www.camping-usa.com Online Giftshop Superstore http://www.cloudninegifts.com ==========================================================================
Did we get anywhere with this? > PostgreSQL typically uses port 5432 for client-server communications. > It would be a good idea to register this with IANA. This will help to > avoid a clash with other services that might try to use the port. > DB2, Interbase, MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, etc. are already > registered. > > Might someone with a reasonable grasp of the low level messages in > PostgreSQL care to submit a registration? > > http://www.iana.org/ > http://www.iana.org/cgi-bin/usr-port-number.pl > http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/port-numbers > > -- > Pete Forman -./\.- Disclaimer: This post is originated > WesternGeco -./\.- by myself and does not represent > pete.forman@westerngeco.com -./\.- opinion of Schlumberger, Baker > http://www.crosswinds.net/~petef -./\.- Hughes or their divisions. > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000+ If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania19026
Bruce Momjian writes:> Did we get anywhere with this? Marc said on 2001-03-27 that he was going to make the submission. The port assignments listing published by IANA was last updated on 2001-05-03 and does not yet have an entry for 5432. -- Pete Forman -./\.- Disclaimer: This post is originated WesternGeco -./\.- by myself and does not represent pete.forman@westerngeco.com -./\.- opinion of Schlumberger, Baker http://www.crosswinds.net/~petef -./\.- Hughes or their divisions.