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Hello,

        We finally got our Internet access.   My problem is that I
often want to mail or ftp to hosts for which I do not have their IP
addresses (they are not in my /etc/hosts and my software doesn't use
name servers).

        I tried getting a more recent version of the hosts table from
SRI-NIC but all I have found is what I think is called the Master
hosts table.  It seems to be in a format that is different than the
/etc/hosts file.

        I have access on another host to nslookup but I didn't have
any success because none of the servers I connected to seem to know
the hosts I am looking for.

        I have also heard of smail (smart mailer), pathalias and uucp
maps but I am not sure what problems they fix.

So here are my questions:

1-        Where and how can I get the most recent /etc/hosts file ?

2-        How do I find the name of the name server for the host  I am
seeking ?  I thought we were supposed to drop everything up to the
first period; e.g. "drev.dnd.ca" beeing the name server for
"asterix.drev.dnd.ca".  But what about for hosts like "unisoft.com" ?

3-        Do uucp maps describe only uucp connections or all connections
to the Internet ?

4-        Would smail/pathalias/uucp maps solve my problems even though
my link to the Internet is not through uucp ?

5-        How do I publish my host name and address so people can reach
me without me including my dot address in all my Email ?

6-        Any other suggestions on how to find these IP addresses ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

                                        Louis Demers

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