What Port Should I Use?

From: Dan N <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 13 Feb 2008 05:30:39 GMT

IANA divides port numbers into three groups, well known, registered and
dynamic/private.

According to IANA, my server should not use any of the registered ports.
But if I use of of the dynamic/private ports don't I run the risk of the
port already having been assigned to some socket? Many of the
ports in the registered range are not assigned. Would one of them be a
better choice?

Dan
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