On 13 Apr 2000, 15:53, Martin J. Lang wrote:
> Hey, thanks a bunch; that HAS sped up the process.
>
> I still don't always get through...but it's much faster when I do
> connect. And if it's not going to connect, well, it seems to figure that
> out much faster too!
Yes, I just went through my dozen or more Yahoo accounts. Most had the
IP address of: 128.11.68.130 . The host "pop.mail.yahoo.com" used to
resolve to two IP's: 128.11.68.130 and 205.180.60.42 . I always just
used the first one showing. Now the host there only resolves to the
205.180.60.42 IP.
> How did you translate (I guess "resolve" is the technical term) the name
> service to an IP address? And can/should I do the same for yahoo's smtp
> server? And how do you find out when they change?
Use a nslookup utility. I always recommend a freeware Internet Utility
that does an DNS lookup and a lot more:
NetLab
http://members.xoom.com/adanil/NetLab/
Visit that page and read all the cool things this utility will do for
you. You are going to need these tools through the course of your
Internet experience.
Alan
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