On Thu, 7 Jan 1999, Steve Lamb wrote: > On Thu, 7 Jan 1999 20:44:36 -0500 (EST), Brandon Mitchell wrote: > > >128.239.214.7 hobbes.resnet.wm.edu hobbes > > >The loopback address may be better for you (127.0.0.1). > > Isn't loopback always supposed to be "localhost" else it breaks > some programs?
localhost is on the loopback line as well. I don't think there is a limit to the number of symbolic names you can have on a line. Thanks for pointing it out though, that may not be obvious to others. Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | The above is a completely random sequence of bits, any relation to | | an actual message is purely accidental. |
