> I've been rather busy lately, so I haven't had the time to reply to
> postings. I'm working on my backlog now...
>
> [Regarding warez.gameplace.com. Try it out before you read on!
> Extremely funny!]
>
> From: Graeme Hoose <graz@CFM.ICL.CO.UK>
> Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 05:08:26 +0000
>
> Hmm - wont allow me access from behind the company firewall !
> Anyone elese having the same hassle or has gatekeeper gone loopy again ?
>
> If you have trouble accessing this site, it's because you're on a
> computer that doesn't answer on any of the service ports you're trying
> to access. You see, if you look up the name warez.gameplace.com in DNS
> you will see that it translates as 127.0.0.1, which is the reserved IP
> number for the local loopback. That is, if you, say, telnet to this
> site, you're telnetting right back to your machine!
Yeah spooky , that is exactly the problem I had - I thought the firewall
was looping me back!
Is it possible to "spoof" an address like this ?
>
> I just wonder how someone could register that address...
>
Spookier !
> mikael <cardell@lysator.liu.se>
> hacker of convivial tools, anarchist, zen buddhist
> http://www.lysator.liu.se/~cardell/ (not updated)
>
Graz
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