Greg A. Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : [ On , September 6, 2001 at 13:25:39 (GMT), : [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ] :> Subject: Re: Locking support :> :> Can't deny that, though I usually only foam on Mondays. : I only foam on Fridays myself..... :-) :> What is the "Usenet cross-link"? : That was just a sly reference to your real "location" (i.e. your NTNTP : client host): : $ host -a 206.246.124.51 : Name: poseidon.crosslink.net : Address: 206.246.124.51 : but it really meant you're posting to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] via the : recently (but perhaps not very wisely) resurrected mail2news gateway and : doing so with a not only obfuscated, but also invalid, e-mail address. I'm must posting to the gnu.cvs.help group from my NNTP server, which happens to be hosted by one of my ISPs (crosslink). As I said my email address used to be a crosslink address, but I have to stop using that because of spam. :> Anyway, I did just change my email :> address after six years with my old one. Six years of posting my :> email address free and clear on Usenet and I now get average of 50 :> spams a day. I just couldn't keep up. Using the .invalid extension :> is quite accepted and strongly advised. : Hmmm..... what's this all about then? : $ smail -v -bv [EMAIL PROTECTED] : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... not deliverable: unknown host : : $ host -a olagrande.org : olagrande.org does not exist, try again : : $ whois olagrande.org : : Whois Server Version 1.3 : : Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered : with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net : for detailed information. : : No match for "OLAGRANDE.ORG". : : >>> Last update of whois database: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 02:27:14 EDT <<< : : The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and : Registrars. Quite right. Thanks for pointing out the error. My domain suffix should be .net, not .org. I've fixed the problem (as you can see) -- ----------------------------------------------------- Brian Clark -- Software Design/Development Consultant| [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my open mind, | Possessing and caressing me. -- John Lennon, Across the Universe | ----------------------------------------------------------------- If your going to email a response to one of my posts, please also try to post it if you can. I'd like to keep everyone involved! _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
