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From: shawn@ka.excelan.com (Shawn Nunley)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: IP Addresses for Sites
Keywords: flamefest
Message-ID: <1991Mar8.194417.19532@novell.com>
Date: 9 Mar 91 06:52:26 GMT
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References: <2770014@hparc0.HP.COM> <1991Mar7.202216.13217@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1991 19:44:17 GMT

In article <2770014@hparc0.HP.COM> doug@hparc0.HP.COM (Doug Parsons) writes:

>>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.
>

So Craig Oshima *HAD* to flame him with this...

>#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

Christ! It amazes me that not even comp.windows.ms can escape the trigger
happy flame throwers that lurk on this net! Doug had a very good suggestion
that we all TRY (meaninig 'if you can, and you remember to') to include
numeric IP addresses when talking about FTP sites. That is a GREAT suggestion
and I hope people do just that. The fact that Craig is insulted by this
helpful suggestion is f**king crazy (IMHO). I couldn't care less if Craig
is going to refuse to jot down numbers, And I hope that he has not managed
to influence others to beleive that this is not a polite request.

Sorry I had to join in thae flame fest, but if you can't beat 'em...

shawn

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