Re: [freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-12-01 Thread kaboom
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Fri, 29 Nov 2002 14:33:12 -0800 Matthew Toseland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 01:51:20PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 07:24:40AM +, Roger Hayter wrote: >> > Surely it should at least try to get a hostname in

[freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-12-01 Thread kab...@hush.com
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Fri, 29 Nov 2002 14:33:12 -0800 Matthew Toseland wrote: >On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 01:51:20PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 07:24:40AM +, Roger Hayter wrote: >> > Surely it should at least try to get a hostname in case of a >dynamic

[freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-29 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 01:51:20PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 07:24:40AM +, Roger Hayter wrote: > > Surely it should at least try to get a hostname in case of a dynamic IP > > address? > > In the case of a dynamic IP address, I don't think a reverse DNS lookup > will

[freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-29 Thread David 'Bombe' Roden
On Friday 29 November 2002 15:35, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 03:26:28PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > > When the distribution servlet tells me the url that I should instruct > > others to visit, it is using my hostname (looks like it is doing a > > reverse DNS lookup on my IP a

Re: [freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-29 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 01:51:20PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 07:24:40AM +, Roger Hayter wrote: > > Surely it should at least try to get a hostname in case of a dynamic IP > > address? > > In the case of a dynamic IP address, I don't think a reverse DNS lookup > will

[freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-29 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 03:29:42PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > While I am griping about the distribution servlet, I note that the > distribution page makes a number of references to "trojans". Most of > our users won't have the foggiest idea what we mean by "trojan" - we > should be careful to s

[freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-29 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 03:26:28PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > When the distribution servlet tells me the url that I should instruct > others to visit, it is using my hostname (looks like it is doing a > reverse DNS lookup on my IP address). Since reverse DNS lookups don't > always work, I would

Re: [freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-29 Thread Ian Clarke
On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 07:24:40AM +, Roger Hayter wrote: > Surely it should at least try to get a hostname in case of a dynamic IP > address? In the case of a dynamic IP address, I don't think a reverse DNS lookup will ever get the correct hostname anyway. Ian. -- Ian Clarke

[freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-29 Thread Ian Clarke
On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 07:24:40AM +, Roger Hayter wrote: > Surely it should at least try to get a hostname in case of a dynamic IP > address? In the case of a dynamic IP address, I don't think a reverse DNS lookup will ever get the correct hostname anyway. Ian. -- Ian Clarke

Re: [freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-29 Thread David 'Bombe' Roden
On Friday 29 November 2002 15:35, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 03:26:28PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > > When the distribution servlet tells me the url that I should instruct > > others to visit, it is using my hostname (looks like it is doing a > > reverse DNS lookup on my IP a

[freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-29 Thread Roger Hayter
In message <20021128232628.GA26808 at freenetproject.org>, Ian Clarke writes >When the distribution servlet tells me the url that I should instruct >others to visit, it is using my hostname (looks like it is doing a >reverse DNS lookup on my IP address). Since reverse DNS lookups don't >always w

Re: [freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-29 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 03:29:42PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > While I am griping about the distribution servlet, I note that the > distribution page makes a number of references to "trojans". Most of > our users won't have the foggiest idea what we mean by "trojan" - we > should be careful to s

Re: [freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-29 Thread Matthew Toseland
On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 03:26:28PM -0800, Ian Clarke wrote: > When the distribution servlet tells me the url that I should instruct > others to visit, it is using my hostname (looks like it is doing a > reverse DNS lookup on my IP address). Since reverse DNS lookups don't > always work, I would

Re: [freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-28 Thread Roger Hayter
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ian Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes When the distribution servlet tells me the url that I should instruct others to visit, it is using my hostname (looks like it is doing a reverse DNS lookup on my IP address). Since reverse DNS lookups don't always work, I would

Re: [freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-28 Thread Ian Clarke
While I am griping about the distribution servlet, I note that the distribution page makes a number of references to "trojans". Most of our users won't have the foggiest idea what we mean by "trojan" - we should be careful to stick to language and terminology that a non-techie will understand.

[freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-28 Thread Ian Clarke
While I am griping about the distribution servlet, I note that the distribution page makes a number of references to "trojans". Most of our users won't have the foggiest idea what we mean by "trojan" - we should be careful to stick to language and terminology that a non-techie will understand.

[freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-28 Thread Ian Clarke
When the distribution servlet tells me the url that I should instruct others to visit, it is using my hostname (looks like it is doing a reverse DNS lookup on my IP address). Since reverse DNS lookups don't always work, I would suggest just using the IP address straight. Ian. -- Ian Clarke

[freenet-dev] Distribution servlet bug

2002-11-28 Thread Ian Clarke
When the distribution servlet tells me the url that I should instruct others to visit, it is using my hostname (looks like it is doing a reverse DNS lookup on my IP address). Since reverse DNS lookups don't always work, I would suggest just using the IP address straight. Ian. -- Ian Clarke