I've made the changes. I'll see how it goes. Thanks for the info.
Later, Kevin Traas Baan Business Systems Systems Analyst Langley, BC, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] (604) 882-8169 -----Original Message----- From: Brandon Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Kevin Traas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Date: Tuesday, August 12, 1997 11:47 AM Subject: Re: heard all the who-haha? >On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Kevin Traas wrote: > >> Is this lookup necessary? Is there a way to disable it? > >Try commenting out the PARANOID:ALL from /etc/hosts.deny (this is from >memory, so there may be typos). I'm guessing the dns info is cached(sp?) >somewhere after a ping resulting your reported behavior. The paranoid >setting requires that the users name matches their ip or something like >that. In a nutshell, it's a security feature. > >Brandon -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
