Port 1049Tobit David Postman VPMN

IANA-assigned TCP/UDP port for Tobit David Postman VPMN.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 1/10
lookups: 0

also known as td-postman

Technical Details

what runs on :1049

Tobit David Postman VPMN is registered on port :1049 over tcp and udp to Franz Josef Leuders. We don't have a technical write-up for it beyond the IANA registry entry.

In nmap's internet-wide scan data this port is found open sometimes. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.

find what's listening on :1049

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :1049'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :1049

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :1049

another host

nmap -sV -p T:1049 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:1049 <host>

run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.

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Security Information

exposure of :1049

risk score

1/ 10safe

routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.

in transit

cleartext

credentials and payloads are readable by anyone on path

assignment

official

registered with iana for this service — scanners fingerprint it by number

reachable over

tcp · udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

no security notes recorded for :1049 yet

known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :1049
service: Tobit David Postman VPMN
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: This assignment identifies Tobit David Postman VPMN on both TCP and UDP. It is registered to Franz Josef Leuders; public deployment and protocol details are not established here.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-08-20
updated: 2026-08-20
references: IANA service name registry — port 1049

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 1049. Every field on it is editable — change what's wrong, say how you know, and a reviewer publishes it, usually within a minute. Last touched 2026-08-20.

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ports registered around :1049, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:992	Telnet over TLS/SSL	TCPUDPtls	Security	caution	23.5k
:989	FTPS Data	TCPUDPtls	Security	caution	22.5k
:990	FTPS Control	TCPUDPtls	Security	caution	21.8k
:995	POP3S	TCPtls	Email	caution	18.8k
:991	Netnews Administration System	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	17.9k
:1080	SOCKS Proxy	TCPtls	Security	caution	16.1k
:1059	IBM AIX NIM	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	15.6k
:993	IMAPS	TCPtls	Email	caution	14.5k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

6 of 8 encrypted

Port :1049Tobit David Postman VPMN

Technical Details

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Port 1049Tobit David Postman VPMN