Uninformed: Informative Information for the Uninformed

Vol 8» 2007.Sep


Inbound File Descriptors

Inbound File Descriptors are a list of file descriptors for various destinations that inbound data may be directed to. The order of these file descriptors as included in the list is irrelevant as which file descriptor data is destined for is looked up by matching the message type and properties with the file descriptor's type and properties.

Chat Interface

Inbound chat data is written to this file descriptor. This file descriptor is tied to the chat window of the SteganRTP ncurses interface.

Remote Shell Interface

Inbound shell data from the remote application's shell service is written to this file descriptor. This file descriptor is tied to the shell window of the SteganRTP ncurses interface.

Local Shell Service

Inbound shell data to the local application's shell service is written to this file descriptor. This file descriptor is tied to the local process providing shell access. This file descriptor does not exist in the list if the local shell service is disabled.

File Transfers

Any number of file descriptors for data files being actively received may be appended or removed from the end of the inbound file descriptors list.