Re: Can't connect to Web

From	Bert <bert@iphouse.com>
Newsgroups	microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, alt.comp.os.windows-xp, comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc
Subject	Re: Can't connect to Web
Date	2017-05-31 17:51 +0000
Organization	Not that you'd notice
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In news:oghre5$1ctf$1@gioia.aioe.org Stef <not@this.address.com> wrote:

> But even when I enter the server "name," I think my email and ftp
> clients lookup the IP address on first access and store them for
> future use, so it doesn't have to look it up each time

If they do, it's a bad idea. 

Many large-scale systems (and some small ones) have multiple IP
addresses and rotate the way they appear to DNS requests in order to
balance user load. 

They'll also take addresses out of rotation if systems are down.

-- 
bert@iphouse.com	St. Paul, MN

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      Re: Can't connect to Web Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2017-05-29 19:05 +0000
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    Re: Can't connect to Web VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2017-05-28 15:11 -0500
      Re: Can't connect to Web rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-29 00:20 -0400
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