Greg! what were you thinking? :) Shhhhhhhhhhh...don't give away the
secret!
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On Sun, 22 Oct 2000 4:22am ,WarriorLee spake passionately in a message:
> trying to give someone a cool domain name!! how would i do this? i have the
> domain names etc!!! and have half a class c of ips!
>
> Lee
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 4:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] assigning ips to usernames. & Bind IP to user account?
>
>
> > Two messages in a row that ask for the same thing, and I'm not quite sure
> > why...
> >
> > I've never actually heard of anyone assigning IP addresses to user
> > accounts...The IP address is a protocol hardware identifier, akin to the
> MAC
> > address, but for internet use (hence: [I]nternet [P]rotocol).
> >
> > As well, unless you are on a local LAN, using private IPs that are
> isolated
> > from the internet, domain names must be registered through Internic, or
> > similar. Unless you have paid for domain names to match these IPs you
> have,
> > you can't simply, and abirtrarily, assign an FQDN to an IP in order to
> > identify a user logged into your system. Not only would you be screwing up
> > the synchronisation of your ISP's DNS server, but if your user is not
> logged
> > in, packets sent to that domain will timeout for excessive hops and e-mail
> > would be returned to sender--domain not found. And running your own DNS
> > server won't fix this 'cause no one else's ISP is going to be looking at
> > your DNS server for information.
> >
> > What are you trying to do/accomplish? Are you trying to follow something
> > some else has already done? Or, are you guessing at the possibility of
> > giving each user their own "cool" domain name?
> >
> > --Greg
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "WarriorLee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > > Hello, well the subject pritty much tells u everything u need to know :P
> > but
> > > for if u aint read it :P does anyone know how to assign ip address's to
> > > usernames?
> > >
> > > thx
> > >
> > > Lee
> > >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "cloak " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > 'lo all,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to make up a shell account that I can bind an IP to
> > > for domain names.
> > >
> > > I have no idea where to start or where to look, can someone point
> > > me in the right direction? (I have a bunch of IPs and I want to
> > > be able to do reverse DNS for a few accounts, which is why I need
> > > it to do this).
> > >
> > > TIA!
> > >
> > > Pete Jr.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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