Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!orion.cf.uci.edu!uci-ics!zardoz!ccicpg!cci632!rit!tropix!moscom!ur-valhalla!uhura.cc.rochester.edu!rochester!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!VENERA.ISI.EDU!postel From: postel@VENERA.ISI.EDU Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: UDP vs TCP Message-ID: <8906132022.AA09352@bel.isi.edu> Date: 22 Jul 89 20:22:19 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 9 Jeff: There is one list of port number assignments used by both UDP and TCP. If it makes sense to run a particular protocol on TCP, then use the number from the list as a TCP port. If it makes sense to run a particular protocol on UDP, then use the number from the list as a UDP port. --jon.