On Tue, Sep 07, 1999 at 10:32:52AM -0400, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > > I know that resolving of IP address is time consuming and thats why > > there is option to switch online resolving off and resolve addresses > > later. But later > > there is much less chance to resolve address at all. > > Why? DNS is not a transient thing. On the contrary, it is very very transient. The PTR records can change on a regular basis. In fact with dynamic DNS, the PTR record could be changed (and on some networks are) when a dial-up user connects or diconnects. Regards, -- Peter Galbavy Knowledge Matters Ltd http://www.knowledge.com/