The problem with relying on DNS is you may not have control of the reverse DNS for the IP address range then you are still out of luck.
David --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Marcelo Bezerra wrote: > > > On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 10:05, kama wrote: > > > On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Florian Zschocke wrote: > > > > > > > kanarip wrote: > > > > > > > > > you should never have to put your internet > IP address in /etc/hosts. That is > > > > > malpractice! > > > > > > > > Says who? > > > > > > Actually should not need to enter the server IP > in hosts... thats why they > > > invented dns... ;p > > > > > > I have never set up the ip in the hosts-file... > nothing there but > > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.. > > > > And when dns fails? Chaos arise. :( > > Then you should worry about fixing your DNS servers. > :P If DNS fails other > hosts can't contact you. But then they can't via > /etc/hosts anyway, so it > doesn't really make a huge amount of difference. > > john > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view > the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
