Re: [expert] funny

[Derek Simkowiak]

> :>Try 
> :>http://www.redhat.com
> :>
> :>Many organizations when they get their domain names get com,
> :>org and net, to prevent others from using too similiar a
> :>name.  Check out whitehouse or nasa if you don't believe the
> :>problems not doing so can cause. <grin>
> ...
> 
> i know that, but redhat.org is running a mandrake .-)

        Hehehe... oh yeah?  Try accessing that site from a FreeBSD or
Solaris box.

        It resolves to 127.0.0.1, which is the "loopback" interface.  That
URL always points back to your own machine.

--Derek