* An ongoing debate between Kevin Klement and mark lewis rages on ...   
      
    >> supported by the newer libs... it works just fine with IP   
    >> numbers, though... especially since there is no DNS lookup   
    KK> I thought it works with IP numbers, (Linux) Some people say it does   
    KK> and some say it doesn't.   
      
   As a beta tester (retired) for irex I can confirm that normal FTP, mail, BinkP   
   and directory transfers work fine in the linux version, though ONLY using IP   
   numbers. If you try to bring up the FTP server it will crash the first time it   
   does a DNS lookup (which it will). This problem is confined to Linux btw, DOS   
   & Wins are fine.   
      
   On a previous note, at one time I was informed by Charles he had lost a drive   
   with irex source on it and dubious backup or something to that effect.   
   Evidently he recovered everything important as newer verions kept coming at   
   the time, so rumors of lost source are unfounded IMHO.   
      
      
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