Re: [hobbit] [BB] bb-hosts, DNS name for BBDISPLAY?

[David Gore <David.Gore (at) mci.com>]

David Gore wrote:

> Is there any reason you would want anything more than one line in your 
> bb-hosts file on the client?  Does the client have to have an IP 
> address, or could you use the DNS name?  If I can use the DNS name, 
> why wouldn't I want to do that?   It almost looks like if I set the 
> address to 0.0.0.0, it will use the DNS name?  Or at least the name I 
> have in bb-hosts.  Obviously, if DNS is down that is a problem, any 
> others?
>
> # insert real IP below
> 127.0.0.1    hobbit                     # BBNET BBPAGER BBDISPLAY

Sorry, that is anything but clear.  I am talking about an entry like 
this which I think forces the BB client to use DNS.

0.0.0.0   hobbit   # BBNET BBPAGER BBDISPLAY

~David