Re: Domain name server?


Subject: Re: Domain name server?
From: Andrew Dacey (frugal@hfx.eastlink.ca)
Date: Wed Feb 02 2000 - 12:47:02 MST


No, it would just be the IP address, so the email addr would be
user@130.95.128.1, it's not pretty. Better is to get a machine (host)
name registered in the dns server and then you'd be able to use that
instead for email addrs.

Frugal

Tim Long wrote:
>
> So could I use the machine's IP adress to get going for example
> '130.95.128.1.uwic.ac.uk'?
> Otherwise would I need to register the domain name by asking the IT people
> here at the university? They don't support Linux (or mac!)
>
> I know this is simple stuff but I would appreciate any help. Also does
> anyone know a good reference manual for ydl or the redhat version it uses?ò



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