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(...) Sure, but it's not a good idea. If you're making fake domains, don't use a real top-level. It's better to do something like "jamie.local" and "imndiot.local". I notice that imndiot.com is one of the few actually available .com domains -- (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) if only a few hosts are supposed to access those "domains", why bother with dns at all? just set up the hosts file on all the computers to point those domains to whatever IP you need... Dan (the other one, I guess :) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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"Jamie Obrien" <jamien@interworx.com.au> wrote in message news:GA8CAH.57C@lugnet.com... (...) Just set up your DNS as authoritative for these domains. To prevent it trying to access the global root servers whenever you try and access a domain (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Nope, MapInfo is in Troy, NY. (Actually it's in North Greenbush.) (...) I might have to refresh my memory of DenebaCad... (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) This statement is coming from an individual who forgets passwords that must be changed every 30 days.[1] Aren't most passwords acquired through human engineering anyway? Chris 1. Now, I ask someone else to do the stuff on the system that (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I suspect that lockouts after password retries aren't to secure the system, they're to secure the user. Draconian measures tend to reinforce the idea that passwords are _important_, and you should _remember_ them. [0] Oh, and we (system (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) nodnod... just because I'm going stale doesn't mean everyone else needs to :) btw, have you tried the 7.1 betas yet? are they usable? I figure I'll have to get over my 7.0 block and start getting into that... Dan (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) uhh.... have a valid login and remember it's password? ;) or, get your admin to set the lockout to 30 minutes or so, so at least you don't have to bother him every time your forget :P Dan (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Or netfilter/iptables, to keep up with the cutting edge. (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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