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The process hasn't really changed much (I applied for a port allocation 5 years or so ago). There's a little questionnaire you fill out, and there might be some back-and-forth over email to clarify the answers but basically it's no more complicated than you email someone and if you fit the criteria they reply with your port allocation.

What has changed is that there is essentially no chance of getting a privileged port allocated now.

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Yep it's still very easy and informal. I did it a year or two back to get a DNS-SD entry [1] defined. Just fill out the form [2] and do some back and forth - even updating it is easy. Also yes, a dedicated port is very hard to get - you thought IPv4 was running out ;)

One of the side effects of them being such a widespread and networked group is that when I made my application, they suggested I go talk to one of my coworkers (as loosely defined as that is at Microsoft) since he helped standardize the body anyhow. A bit of zen - "the answers you seek were within you[r org chart] the whole time"

1. https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/...

2. https://www.iana.org/form/ports-services

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