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|    mark lewis to Alan Ianson    |
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|    11 Jun 16 22:15:08    |
      11 Jun 16 15:25, you wrote to Allen Prunty:               AI> I used to use the linux version of irex under kernel 2.4. When the 2.6        AI> kernel went mainstream irex stopped working. I don't know why that is        AI> exactly but I could never overcome that.              that was due to the implemention of a new way of looking up DNS addresses...       the format changed and those programs that didn't fell back to requiring IP       addresses instead of domain names... i don't recall if that was ever fixed       with a new release, though...              )\/(ark              Always Mount a Scratch Monkey              ... The Adventures Of WIN.INI The Pooh By W. Gates.       ---        * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)    |
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