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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: libc.so.3.0 ????? Where the hell can i get this library?
Date: 30 Sep 1996 20:16:10 +0100
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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David M. Fogarty (chaos@wsg.net) wrote:
: Ken Bigelow wrote:

: > > > please email to
: > > >
: > > > tom@205.179.167.58
: > 
: > I tried to send it both ways as requested, but got a "host unknown"
: > response and my e-mail returned.

: You can't really e-mail to an ip from most systems as it will try to
: look up the host _name_ 205.179.167.58 which will obviously fail since
: it's not a name....  There are some that will deliver directly to an IP
: if all else fails but unless yours is configured to do so...It's a no
: go.

On the contrary !  sendmail grok's user@[ipnumber] - ie. my address
is brian@[158.152.17.1] !

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....