"The remaining bits identify the host in that network." ...and are therefore "insignificant" to the network prefix.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rod Dorman Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Imail SPF support On Tuesday, June 29, 2004, 16:46:19, Dan Horne wrote: > "Insignificant" simply refers to the part of the network mask that > identifies the client machine. Those bits are "insignificant" to the > network mask, in which the only "significant" bits are those that > apply to the network. Common network terminology. But the number after the slash *is* the network prefix, i.e. the bits that apply to the network. The remaining bits identify the host in that network. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The avalanche has already started, it is too Rod Dorman late for the pebbles to vote." ? Ambassador Kosh To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
