Port 666 is officially registered to Doom

#1

Post by ughitsaaron » Thu, May 16, 2024, 2:14 PM UTC

Re: Port 666 is officially registered to Doom

#2

Post by jsheard » Thu, May 16, 2024, 2:23 PM UTC

616, the "other" number of the beast, was officially registered to SCO. Maybe also fitting in hindsight.

#3

Post by sybercecurity » Thu, May 16, 2024, 2:24 PM UTC

#4

Post by ughitsaaron » Thu, May 16, 2024, 2:25 PM UTC

sybercecurity wrote: post #3

Why not also include the IANA link: https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/...

That _is_ a much better link.

#5

Post by 4ad » Thu, May 16, 2024, 3:02 PM UTC

It has been assigned to Doom for a very long time. A decade at least (maybe decades?).

#6

Post by resource_waste » Thu, May 16, 2024, 3:03 PM UTC

Does 'officially' do anything?

#7

Post by CalRobert » Thu, May 16, 2024, 3:06 PM UTC

jsheard wrote: post #2

616, the "other" number of the beast, was officially registered to SCO. Maybe also fitting in hindsight.

For young'uns who weren't enjoying The Register's constant string of snarky headlines at the time...

#8

Post by wumbo » Thu, May 16, 2024, 3:06 PM UTC

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#9

Post by AdmiralAsshat » Thu, May 16, 2024, 3:13 PM UTC

Do Doom multiplayer servers still use that port?

#10

Post by imwillofficial » Thu, May 16, 2024, 3:15 PM UTC

4ad wrote: post #5

It has been assigned to Doom for a very long time. A decade at least (maybe decades?).

Decades at least