Subject: Re: networking, was Mac on Lan
To: None <fredfl2@soback.kornet.net>
From: Ken Nakata <knakata@itpjp.co.jp>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 06/23/1999 14:38:23
On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 14:06:49 +0900 (KST), guy santiglia <fredfl2@soback.kornet.net> wrote:
> What do I have to do to get that number 210.217.124.187 associated with
> a name that anyone can enter like this "ftp://fredfl3.howon.ac.kr" in their
> browser and find my ftp server.
You have to ask your school's nameserver admin to add a DNS entry for
your host to their DNS database, which I doubt they would in a school
environment.
> I used to use my ISP to send and receive mail. But I was thinking, now that I have
> this connection to the network of our school and a fixed address, can't I just
> have the mail sent right to the quadra? Would it also be possible to have
> different email addressed for every user account on this NetBSD quadra?
Yes and yes. However, you'd still have to use the IP address instead
of a domain name without a DNS entry.
Ken