On Thu, 23 Oct 1997, Shyeah right.  What am I gonna do with a gun rack? wrote:

> What's the number after the slash in those IP addresses, i.e.:
> 
> 158.152.1.222/32.....193.195.224.1/32 .... 193.195.224.1/24

A new fangled short-hand notation to describe the netmask.  /24 is the
same as 255.255.255.0, /32 ==> 255.255.255.255.

This is the new, preferred way of doing things in the CIDR world.

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> 
> 
> 				--*greywolf;
> --
> # greywolf@starwolf.com
> # "...to raise a signal means to turn the light on; ... Responding to a
> #  signal means turning the light off (and, under System V, hoping the bulb
> #  won't blow when it's next turned on)..." -- Dan Bernstein
> 

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