Where is rlz.ne.mediaone.net?

Kris kancer at kancer.978.org
Tue Nov 30 21:07:29 EST 1999


> MediaOne has been changing hostnames to MAC addresses for those accounts
> that have the same name on both system and email.  This is being done, if
> I remember correctly, as a security precaution (if you know an email
> address, you can get the system name, thus can attack that persons system
> directly).  This 'fix' did affect quite a number of people, and Rob was
> most likely one of them.  MediaOne will restore the original name if you
> ask, so he should be back soon.
> 
> MarkG


Bingo -I work for m1, so I guess I would know sort of..  Send e-mails to
hostname at mediaone.net and it will auto reply with directions to fix it. As
for the "no server policy" this is something I never heard be acted apon,
hell I have been running many domains and servers for 2+ years(shhhh ;).

 -Kris
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discalimer I am in No way a m1 rep


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