--- Cameron Kaiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OpenTransport uses a nonstandard hosts file > (surprise, surprise). You > have to put it in this form: > > hostname.domain.com A dotted0.quad0.address0.here0 > > example, > > js-adex3.flycast.com A 127.0.0.1 > > This is reminiscent of a name server file you'd feed > Unix named except > that there's no TTL field. However, calling it a > hosts file is a misnomer > because amazingly Windows actually plays fair and > uses the same format as > Unix hosts would, which AFAIK is where the file > originated.
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