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From: coshima@s.psych.uiuc.edu (Craig Oshima)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: IP Addresses for Sites
Message-ID: <1991Mar7.202235.13374@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 7 Mar 91 20:22:35 GMT
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In article <2770014@hparc0.HP.COM> doug@hparc0.HP.COM (Doug Parsons) writes:
>**Flame on**
>
>Can we all try to make it a habit of including the ip address in
>numeric form whenever we specify a site?
>
>For example, "you can get it on cica.cica.indiana.edu (129.79.20.22)".
>
>I get so frustrated when I read a note that doesn't include the numeric
>address.  Please don't assume that everyone reading your response has
>access to a lookup table or that their system knows about the site by
>name alone.

#include<counterflame.h>

Yes, let's *not* assume that everyone else knows the numeric address.  
Frankly, I couldn't tell you the numeric address for my own host, let
alone sites elsewhere...and I see the numeric address here every time
I log on.  Sorry, but I have no intention of keeping track of the numbers
just so I can include them every time I mention a site.

Craig