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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: For the adults - let's see if the Apple trolls apologize if
 they're wrong
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:00:13 -0700
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On 2025-04-17 09:17, badgolferman wrote:
> Marion <marion@facts.com> wrote:
>> Currently there is a disagreement between me and the Apple trolls.
>>
>> Boiling it down to the essentials, the Apple trolls insist that iOS is
>> magical in that it can bind to privileged ports (somehow magically so).
>>
>> While that would be nice, my view is more pragmatic in that my
>> understanding of iOS is that an SMB server can not bind to those ports.
>>
>> The beauty of this discussion, for the purpose of determining whether the
>> Apple trolls have the capacity to admit when they're wrong and apologize...
>>
>> Is that it's a binary issue.
>> a. Either the Apple trolls are correct
>> b. Or, the Apple trolls are wrong
>>
>> Time will tell, but what do you *predict* the Apple trolls will do if
>> they're found to be either right or wrong on this binary question of fact?
>>
>> Will they apologize?
>> Or not?
>>
> 
> I’m not sure if this is helpful or harmful….
> 
> https://support.apple.com/en-us/103229
> 
> 

And you don't care as long as you don't have to cross your liege lord.