On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 07:11:29PM +0930, Rob Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Just a quick question before I think of sending this to bugs@.
identd's job is to return _an_ answer to an ident query. man identd to see what it can return. If you start trusting what identd gives you, you're on a slippery slope :-) I'm constantly amazed when sites require identd in the belief that it actually tells them anything...(actually, it can tell them _anything_ - Who would you like to be today?). > Just playing on IRC and I am identified as '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Maybe it > because I dont understand the workings of identd but it surely answered that > I am user65, but why doesnt it tell my hostname? > [...] The hostname part is usually done by the remote site through reverse DNS lookup. The particular IRC server may determine that logging by IP is more useful than by hostname. Gordon -- Gordon Rowell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
