[IRCServices] ping timeouts..

[Tyson La Tourrette]

On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Scott Seufert wrote:

> Tyson La Tourrette wrote:
> 
> > One more question. The Server Name is not related at all to the
> > hostname or IP of the box. Correct?
> > 
> 
> host and IP are directly related ... DNS is simply assigning a name to a
> number. so for example:
> 
> My domain is flamebait.org its IP address is 208.247.194.146 of these
> two which is easier to remember for more people? ... the name is, most
> people associate things with names, like streets, friends, cars, houses
> etc ... with out DNS we would still be typing in IP's as addresses. so
> instead of http://qx.net you would type <A  HREF="http://208.235.89.10">http://208.235.89.10</A>, which
> again qx.net is easier to type and remember ... sence the internet
> revolves around numbers(IP addressing) it's easier for your computer to
> use the numbered address(IP address) and if you specify in your config
> file " services.flamebait.org " instead " 208.247.194.146 " your copy of
> services will just have to resolve it to the IP anyway ... so using the
> IP would be easier for your services ... especially if something
> happened to your DNS server.

I understand this. My question is is the Server Name (as defined 
by the ServerName entry in services.conf) related to the 
hostname/IP of the box? Convention seems to make the Server Name 
equal to the hostname but is this required?

Tyson

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