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Re: Resolving IP numbers?

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From: Andrew Ryan Chang
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 1996 00:00
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Brian Hampson <brian@asl-labs.bc.ca> wrote:
>: To get a list, you have to use the correct server.
>:  ie: "ls -d infomatch.com" won't show anything if I'm using cafe.net's dns. 
>: Anyway, to get a listing of .ca, you would have to use the ".ca" 
>: server or "internic.org". I've tried both--none of them work. It says 
>: "Query Refused."
>
>Most people won't let you do this, since this is a great starting point 
>for an attacker.  They now have the list of ALL the hosts in your domain. :(

	I don't understand why knowing the names of a lot of machines
makes for any more usefulness than knowing just one or two. 

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From: archang@sfu.ca (Andrew Ryan Chang)
Subject: Re: Resolving IP numbers?
Date: 1996/07/03
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