2008/8/24 Christian Weisgerber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ropers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I only recently learned that when addressing an Internet server/host >> by IPv4 address, it is possible to not use the standard dotted decimal >> notation (abc.def.uvw.xyz) but instead use any of a number of >> alternative formats; for example it is possible to specify the IP >> address in all-decimal dword format, or as an octal or hexadecimal >> number, etc. > > Yes, see inet(3).
THANK YOU! :) Once again, OpenBSD's man pages own. Shame I didn't find that earlier. Many thanks and regards, --ropers
