Julian Thomas wrote:
> In , on 03/30/04 
>    at 07:26 PM, Jim Byrnes  typed:
> 
> 
>>So is this a 
>>permanent solution to futere possible dns problems or is there some 
>>gotcha in continuing to use the ip addressed instead of thd full domain 
>>address?
> 
> 
> Using the ip address is good - until it changes.  Not likely with a site
> like that (but similar sites that don't self-host may change occasionally
> if they move to a different hosting service).

Good point, thank you.

> Best bet is use it until it stops working.  At that point, use nslookup
> with a known good dns server (not that of your ISP, although they should
> be made to fix it!).
>  

I made them aware of the problem yesterday, not fixed yet.

Regards, Jim


 
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