[lug] ftp problem

[D. Stimits]

"Harris, James" wrote:
> 
> Can you do a reverse lookup on your dialup IP?

If the ISP has it set up to do so you can. I can do nslookup on my local
IP just fine, I'm using a 56k modem.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Karns [mailto:jkarns at csd.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 10:59
> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject: [lug] ftp problem
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I just tried to connect to an ftp server (ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/unix/httpd,
> via Netscape 4.77) and received the following msg
> 
>         ------------------------------
> 
> Could not login to FTP server
> 
> Sorry, you must allow reverse DNS lookups.
> Contact your system administrator.
> 
>         ------------------------------
> 
> Is this an ISP issue? ... or an ident issue?  My hosts.allow has:
> 
> ALL : in.identd
> 
> and hosts.deny:
> 
> ALL : ALL EXCEPT in.identd
> 
> I don't run DNS, and have dialup internet access.
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> John Karns                                        jkarns at csd.net
> 
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