Re: Filters for PM (fwd)

Brian 'MegaZone' Bikowicz ((no email))
Thu, 30 Nov 1995 17:14:40 -3200 (PST)

Once upon a time David Carmean shaped the electrons to say...
> BTW, I have never tried to use domain names in filter rules,
>but even if it works, it's a bad idea. Opens up another avenue for
>attack by subverting DNS, and can't help performance either.

I strongly recommend using the IP numbers - less chance of mistakes.

But just FYI, the PM does the lookup when the filter is saved, and saves the
*numeric* values, not the text. So as long as DNS is ok when you save it,
future changes don't affect it. (Which is also something to keep in mind
if you change the IP of a host...)

-MZ

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