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[fd0man at gmail.com (Michael B. Trausch)]

Jim Popovitch wrote:
> 
> Nope, not a one that you would normally consider a service.  Cups is a
> service (heck it's built on Apache), but it runs as it's own user id and
> I personally bind it to localhost.  Gnome is a hornets nests of
> services.  So yes I do run services, probably not ones that you are
> thinking of.  None of them are listening on any public ports.  Really,
> why should they on a Desktop.  Why would someone run httpd and/or sshd
> on a laptop/desktop?
> 

Your average user, won't, unless they want a testbed for development
that they may do in the HTTP world.

	- Mike

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