[IRCServices] ping timeouts..

[Pinto, Joao Luis (J.)]

Regards, João Pinto
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tyson La Tourrette [mailto:tower at oit.pdx.edu]
Sent: quinta-feira, 9 de setembro de 1999 16:05
To: ircservices at ender.shadowfire.org
Subject: Re: [IRCServices] ping timeouts..


There is no relation nor convention between ServerName and the hostname
where the services are running,
in IRC servers names are just ID's usually according to the hostname where
they are running but that's just a organization scheme, like some one said
before most of the network's dont have a hostname equal to ServerName.
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 <A  HREF="http://qx.net">http://qx.net</A> 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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