Subject: YP names

From: vaughaog <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1993 02:39:15 -0700

Ok - I understand the timeout mechanism on the IP address translation in @@who,
and before, I had one or two numerical addresses, but now - they are all
numerical, including the machine I'm on.. this can't be right.. any ideas???

MagicDragon@MagicMOO

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From: Pavel Curtis <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1993 10:57:06 -0700

> Date:	Thu, 29 Apr 1993 02:39:15 -0700
> From:	vaughaog <[email-masked]>
> 
> Ok - I understand the timeout mechanism on the IP address translation in
> @@who, and before, I had one or two numerical addresses, but now - they are
> all numerical, including the machine I'm on.. this can't be right.. any
> ideas???

As I explained in my earlier message on this topic, once the server has had to
timeout a name-server lookup, all further lookups may fail, leaving you with
only numerical addresses.  The only fix is to reboot the server.

	Pavel