On Tue, 13 Jun 2000 04:47:30 -0400 (EDT), Thomas Mueller wrote:
>> They don't change their servers as much as a "dynamic DNS"
> sounds like. Its really so they don't have to tell windows users the
> address; it gets it automatically. All you need to know is the
> modem number, username and password. Windows can
> apparently even get things like proxy server info as well, etc.
> How come Windows can get DNS address while other OSes can't? What special
> ability does Windows have in this regard?
It's not windoze itself that's doing it.
The programs which can get the DNS numbers automatically are
(currently), only available for the windoze environment.
Not to worry (too much longer), it's only a matter of time before
someone writes such a program for DOS.
Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA
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